Toshiba RS-TX60 DVD Recorder with 160 GB TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder
Beware - TIVO and HDTV don't mix!
While I am quite sure this unit is a great TIVO box, the problem is a TIVO issue. I had done a lot of research and was very surprised (and disappointed) this point never came out in any reviews. If you want to record HDTV - forget TIVO and these high priced (soon to be obsolete) DVRs. You may want to check into a non-TIVO recorder like Toshiba RD XS52, or a less expensive TIVO box to hold you a year or so until they catch up to HDTV. That is the decision I face this weekend. <br /> <br />I have a new Sony KDF- 42WE655 HDTV with cablecard and high definition cable channels. I was looking forward to recording them on my new TIVO to watch at my leisure. - wrong! <br /> <br />The cable company came out and installed the cable and cablecard on Wednesday, great High definition pictures. Thursday the Toshiba DVR box came. I thought is was odd there were no HiDef video outputs. Friday I started the TIVO setup. When I got to the part where it is supposed to find my channels, it only found about half of them - so I called TIVO support. <br /> <br />The TIVO rep explained two things: <br /> <br />1) TIVO does not work with cablecard. I still have to get one on those cable boxes, even though my TV doesn't need it! This adds another piece to my full system (and of course more wires) that I was trying to avoid by buying a TV that used cablecards. <br />2) TIVO cannot record High Definition channels. Period. What a disappointment! <br /> <br />Both of these things should be working next year (2006) sometime (???), but you will need a new DVR, not just a firmware upgrade. So, it is worth the money for this box that I will probably give away next year? Or do I send it back and go for one of the options noted above? <br />