TiVo TCD540040 Series2 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Cool machine, but one flaw
When I bought my Tivo, I have to say I do love the features that come with the recorder. The onscreen guide and easy to program settings are pretty helpful. There are however, a couple of things that prevent me from giving it 5 stars.<br /><br />First, if you're a Mac user, forget trying to use the Multimedia features (Photos, Music, etc.) Apparently, their software doesn't yet support the Mac OS system. Bummer, I look forward to using some of those features.<br /><br />My other gripe is in regards to their \\"Lifetime Subscription\\" service. Buyer beware on this one. When they say lifetime, they mean lifetime of the recorder that you purchase. So if yours goes up, you have to buy a brand new lifetime subscription (another $300 bucks) along with that new recorder. The average lifespan of these machines from what I've seen is 2 years.  My recommendation is to do it year to year ($155 each year for service)