TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder (*TiVo Service Fee Not Included)
Picture Quality Lower Than Before
Already the proud owner of 3 TiVo personal vido recorders I was very excited to buy the new Series2. However, I was disappointed in the picture quality. I record at Basic Quality so as to get the most hours of recording time and found that the TiVo Series2 60-hr picture quality was not nearly as good as the previous Philips 60-hr machine. Pixellation was constantly a problem and the overall picture was grainier, so I finally returned the Series2 and bought another Philips. Unfortunately, Philips has discontinued their 60-hr model.  If you aren't used to the better quality, or if you record at a higher quality level, you might not notice the difference, but it was very apparent to me. Quite disappointing, since I was expecting a quality improvement in the newer model.