TiVo TCD540040 Series2 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
TiVo Died within an hour of installing
I like the concept of this technology and was very excited for it to be delivered. With the Superbowl this weekend I wanted to record the game and other coverage. I hooked up TiVo and started through the set up process after about 45-50 minutes i had completed the setup, and a message said i would have to wait 4-8 hours for the unit to process the download, but during that time i could watch live tv and pause, rewind, etc. after maybe 10 minutes the screen started freezing for up to 2 minutes. the unit started making clicking sounds and then the power to the unit was accidently switched off by me, I had mistakenly plugged the TiVo into one of those outlets that is controlled by a light switch. I turned the switch back on then realized i would have to turn it off to unplug it and put it in a power strip.  After all that i turned the unit on and it did the powering up screen then to a preparing for service update screen then it shut itself off after about a minute then comes right back on like a restart on Windows.  It has been doing this for the past 22 hours now.  I call TiVo tech support. they say that it shouldn't be doing this, it's defective.  So I am here to order a replacement. Of course it won't be here in time for the Super Bowl so i am back to the VCR technology.  Perhaps i am being to hard, but i order something and i expect it to work. Amazon is a place for great deals, if you have the patience for returning the missing or devective items I frequently end up with.