TiVo TCD540040 Series2 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Outstanding Product, Worth Every Penny!
I was surprised by some of the reviews here.  Tivo is probably the single best purchase I have ever made.  Before I had it, I thought it was a little expensive, but after using it for the past year, let me tell you that it is worth every penny and  more. <br /> <br />Some of the other reviews here talk about installation being \\"too complicated\\" or the interface being \\"unfriendly\\". I couldnt disagree more.  I  am a novice electronics/computer user and had it up and running in one hour.  It is a customer's dream.    <br /> <br />They include every possible part you will need for the installation no matter what your current cable/dish setup is as well as a step by step installation guide for every type of set up.   The unit is color coded with the cabes. Honestly, I cant think of how it could be EASIER. <br /> <br />The interface is one of its best features.  Three words; Simple, Simple, Simple.  My six-year old can use Tivo.  It is very intuituve.  You can easily search for programs by  time, keyword, actor, theme, etc. You can program it to record whole seasons of shows with just a few steps. <br /> <br />Like I said, I have had my unit for about a year and I have had no problems whatsoever with it.  It is quiet and stays cool  despite being in a cabinet with my cable box. <br /> <br />People say Tivo changes their life, it does.  I no longer watch \\"live tv\\".  I watch nearly everything through Tivo.  I programmed all my \\"favorites\\",leave Tivo to record them and just watch them at my convenience.  When I am watching live tv, I usually pause a program for the first 15 minutes, so that I can fast forward through all the commercials.  Bottom line, TV no longer dictates when I do the things I want to do.  I am not stuck to making that phone call at the commercial or stuck sitting through hours of commercials every fourth quarter.   <br /> <br />Get a Tivo, you will never, ever look back.