Toshiba SD-H400 Combination Progressive-Scan DVD Player and TiVo Digital Media Server
Great product for the money
Let me start this review by saying that I ran across this item at a QVC Outlet store and it was EXTREMELY inexpensive - about $70. I had never had TiVo before so I figured for that price - \\"what the hell?\\" That said, since then I've added another Series2 TiVo to my home and just love TiVo...<br /><br />The Good:<br />- I've seen other reviews of this product that criticize the remote, but I really like it. It is fairly large, but the layout of the nav and select buttons is very intuitive. That said, there are about 20 buttons that I never use.<br />- TiVo in general, rules. Not so much specific to this product, but I, like numerous others before me, agree that \\"TiVo will change your life\\". The days of scheduling time home for your own \\"must see TV\\" are over - watch it when you have time, skip the filler and commercials!<br />- Wireless TiVo (Home Media Option) is excellent - I had NO PROBLEMS getting this set up on my wireless network (unlike some other reviewers). One key is to follow TiVo's recommendation for  wireless adapters TO THE LETTER. Plain-jane USB wireless adapters won't work - buy one of the recommended models. Once set up, you can stream music from your PC and view your digital pictures through the TiVo, two excellent features.<br />- My unit has worked flawlessly since I got it - no freezes, crashes or other problems.<br /><br />The Bad:<br />- I'm really irritated by the DVD copy protection setup on this unit. If you want to watch a DVD, you can't have a VCR inline or the Macrovision copy protection is triggered, brightening and darkening the screen to deter taping of DVD's. Problem is, there's a good chance you might want to tape some shows from your TiVo, which means you need to jury-rig a setup to work around this nasty little problem. It's kind of moronic, which is typical of the Movie industry.<br />- Switching from TiVo mode to DVD mode takes too long.<br />- It's a fairly large unit, depthwise, and you may want to measure your cabinets beforepurchase. Mine was slightly too shallow and I needed to get the drill out for \\"modifications\\" in order to make it fit.<br />- This is one of the few TiVo models that has \\"Basic TiVo\\" built-in. Admittedly, Basic TiVo is an extremely hobbled version of the full TiVo service, but if you don't want to spend the money each month, this can be a nice feature. In addition, it gives you time to get used to the TiVo and its main functions before setting up the full service.<br /><br />All in all, I'm very, very satisfied with the product and service.