TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder (*TiVo Service Fee Not Included)
What VCRS should have been - but never were...
Years ago, we bought a VCR and thought we'd learn how to program it to tape shows when we were out of the house. But we never got the hang of the instruction manual (does anyone?!). But Tivo is like a VCR taken to the next level- easy to install and use, allowing viewers to watch their favorite shows anytime they want...while skipping those annoying commercials. Plus, there are features that VCRs NEVER had. Feel like watching a marathon of West Wing or Law and Order shows? Simply use Tivo's &quot;Season Pass&quot; and it will record those shows every week for you, so you can play them back in one giant sitting - if you want. You can even save them on Tivo or transfer them to videotape for more permanent storage.<br />  Other major advantages of Tivo:<br />1. Before getting a Tivo, I missed some of my favorite shows because many came on BEFORE My kids went to bed but I rarely got to see them because I was busy cooking dinner or helping the kids with homework or other activities. But with Tivo, I can simply record what I want to see and watch it when I want. I can spend nights with my kids yet know I'm not missing anything I might want to watch on television.<br />2. Far too often, it was hit or miss as to whether I'd find shows I truly wanted to watch when I turned on the television - even though we have both cable and regular tv. With Tivo, I can count on having a selection of shows I want to watch at the touch of a button. I look at the week's schedule of tv programs, tell Tivo what I want to record and have the shows ready when I'm ready to watch them.<br />3. Some of the best shows come on early in the morning or during the workday or late at night - not good for a working person's schedule. But Tivo records what I want while I'm working or sleeping and I can watch the shows at times that fit MY schedule.<br />4. I can keep a few kids' shows pre-recorded and ready to use if I really have to get some housework done and the kids are bored out of their heads. While I rarely use the tv as a &quot;babysitter&quot; it is nice to have a few shows on hand for times when the weather is bad, the kids are stuck inside with nothing to do and I have work that has to get done.<br />4. Finally, I like to work out while watching televsion (well, sometimes..) and I can record shows that hold my interest while exercising.<br />  With Tivo, I feel like I have more choices about what I can watch. If nothing is on that I like on &quot;live&quot; Television, I'll simply go to my Tivo &quot;library&quot; and select what I want.ly use the tv as a &quot;babysitter&quot; it is nice to have a few shows on hand for times when the weather is bad, the kids are stuck inside with nothing to do and I have work that has to get done. <BR>4. Finally, I like to work out while watching televsion (well, sometimes..) and I can record shows that hold my interest while exercising. <BR>   With Tivo, I feel like I have more choices about what I can watch. If nothing is on that I like on &quot;live&quot; Television, I'll simply go to my Tivo &quot;library&quot; and select what I want.