TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder (*TiVo Service Fee Not Included)
Finally -- an intelligent way to watch TV
TiVo has definitely changed the way I watched TV.  I spend much less time \\"channel surfing\\" and more time watching what I like.  Case in point -- last weekend my wife and I sat down in front of the TV without a plan.  Instead of flipping channels until we found something interesting, we just looked at the list of shows the TiVo had recorded.  The hardest part was picking which one to watch.  Since we could fast-forward through commercials, we watch a 2-hour movie in less than 90 minutes.  The \\"live-TV\\" options are just as cool.  If the phone rings while you're watching a show, just hit pause.  You can resume after you hang up, then catch up to real time during the commercial.<br />There are two \\"negatives\\" that I want to mention (however, these don't change my rating...it's still a 5-star in my book):<BR>1. The service does not adjust recording time if a show gets delayed (say when a football game runs long).<BR>2. If you want to connect to a wireless network using a Linksys WUSB11 Wireless-B adapter version 2.8, you'll have to wait for the next software update (or sign up for the beta version).  According to TiVo customer support (which was very helpful once I reached a real person), Linksys originally told them that version 2.6 and higher would work.  However, when 2.8 came out, it didn't work with TiVo DVRs.  They are working on a solution.