TiVo TCD540040 Series2 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
It's really nice ...but it's not perfect !!
I have to admit that Tivo has made my television viewing habits different. Although Tivo could improve in some areas, it's still quite enjoyable and remarkable.  <br /> <br />I will not explain what Tivo does or what it is. I believe you can get that from the product description provided by amazon.com. Instead I will briefly tell you what I like most and what I like least about Tivo.  <br /> <br />HERE IS WHAT I LIKE AND YOU WILL TOO.... <br /> <br />Season Pass Manager- With this cool feature you can record every episode of your favorite program regardless on what channel it is playing on. The best part is you don't have to search for it, since Tivo does it for you. Of course this does not come free; you have to be a Tivo subscriber for around $12 a month. For example, I like to watch \\"Will and Grace\\" and at the end of the work day all the episodes that aired that day from all five channels that air it are recorded in one folder for me to view. Best part no repeats of the same episode.  <br /> <br />Music, Photos. And More- Okay, you have to connect your Tivo box to an internet connection, but if you do you will enjoy your Tivo much more than having it connected to your phone line. With my internet connected to my Tivo Box I can listen to thousands of radio stations on my Tivo and best part is most of them, if not all are commercial free. And I'm almost sure you will find something you will enjoy.  You can also view pictures that are saved on your computer on your television. With yahoo weather you can view the weather for the next few days and also see traffic in your area. There are many cool features in the category, but the one I use most is music and Yahoo weather and traffic.  <br /> <br />HERE IS WHAT I DON'T LIKE  <br /> <br />Okay Tivo is not perfect, but if it was we would be in heaven.. <br /> <br />Well one of the things I hate most about Tivo is the channel changing takes likes 3 seconds. I understand that Tivo is suppose to stop you from channel surfing but at times you will need or like to change the channel and it's horrible. I like to watch the news and for me to change from CNN to Fox News, to MSNBC it will have taken me like 10 seconds to have changed all three channels. Yeah¡ it's really annoying, so if you are going to channel surf, Tivo is not the product for you. <br /> <br />Another thing I hate about Tivo is you can not tell just how much recording time you have left. I know, one would think that would be one of the most important features, but its not there. You have to calculate it yourself, but it becomes difficult because if you have programs recorded at Best quality it tends to use more disk space than low quality and I have a hard time remembering what my Tivo saved as poor and high quality. Anyway, I really hate that about my Tivo¡Kand one would think that they would implement such a change soon. <br /> <br />There a few more things I like and don't like, but they are minor. Over all I am happy with my Tivo. I have not had the problem with my Tivo like many other people have about having their Tivo locking up. I can understand their frustration because Tivo can take up to 10 minutes to boot up, which can be very annoying.  <br /> <br />Good luck in whatever your choice may be in this product.  <br />