TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder (2008 Model)
This is the best TiVo yet.
I'll talk about the cons first which other reviewers have mentioned.    Thumbs Down:    - There's no TiVoToGo or multi-room viewing (you can always keep your TiVo 2 active for the TiVoToGo)  - You cannot record HD from a Satellite receiver or cable box.  - One reviewer mentioned sound drop-out when flipping around the guide.  This happens to me also.  - Press thumbs-up to record causes problems for me (rebooting is the worst of the problems).  I've opened a ticket with TiVo for this and will avoid that feature for now.  - Also, my TiVo rebooted every time it hit a particular part of an HD recording where the signal was dropping out.  I've also opened a ticket with TiVo.  The problem has only happened once.  - I will have to open a 3rd ticket with TiVo because I cannot access the broadband features like Yahoo.   I had the same problem with my series 2 which required a software update to correct.  - Cable card installation was finicky, but not as bad as the other reviewer mentioned.  This was the first HD TiVo the tech had encountered, but the problems with the cable cards were with the company, not the TiVo.   Both cards were working fine by the time he left.  - Finally, the $800 price-tag is extreme; especially given some of the problems I've experience.    - TiVo's lifetime subscription is no longer available to new customers.  (Even the offer for existing customers expires 12/31).    Thumbs Up:    - Being a TiVo customer since 2001, my experience tells me they will resolve all the technical problems mentioned above.  - This is TiVo!!! Any of you who have TiVo know what that means.  I was waiting for this TiVo before upgrading to HD and I'm glad I did wait.  - If you have a current lifetime subscription on a series 1 or 2 TiVo and can afford to drop $1000.   You should get this unit for the $800 + another $200 to transfer your lifetime service.  This means no monthly fees and your old TiVo will still be active for a year.  - This TiVo's set-up does not require a phone connection like previous TiVos.  The whole initial set-up took 20 minutes over my home network.  - The remote is backlit and has a couple new buttons, but is the familiar TiVo remote.  (I use a logitech harmony remote though, which I love)  - Recording from 2 tuners!   The new series 2 also can record 2 shows, but it's a definite plus made available on the series 3.  Press live tv to switch between tuners.  - You can hook up an antenna to record HD content from your local stations for free.  - 5.1 sound!!!!  It's great that TiVo records the digital sound along with the HD picture.   Watching football last Sunday sounded almost like being in the stadium.  - 480i content through the HDMI output is crystal clear.  - The front display has control buttons, a clock, and displays the name of the show it's recording.  - It is quieter than previous TiVos.    Overall, if you're a current TiVo customer and you don't want to lose the interface you love when you switch to HD, you will want this box.  If you're new to TiVo, you will be amazed at it's functionality.   TiVo can record based on season passes or word-search wishlists and parents will love scheduling approved content for your children's TV time.   Some of you may want to wait for the price to come down and for TiVo to resolve some of the kinks before you buy.