TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder (2008 Model)
Finally TiVo in HD
I have been waiting for this product for quite some time and it is finally here. It has all the great TiVo functionality and ease of use with stunning sound and video. No longer are there artifacts when recording digital cable channels, the picture quality is spectacular, and the ability to record two channels at once exactly what I have been looking for. It has been a long time in coming, and it isn't inexpensive -- but the software is far superior, TiVo lets you transfer your lifetime subscription (for a not insignificant fee) to this new device, and it is loaded with unexpected niceties. The CableCard order was the hardest thing, but I received the units before the TiVo and it only took a few minutes of my time to have the cable company provision my card and I was up and running. Also paying $1.50 a month for each card beats the $13.95 I was paying just for the HD cable box -- without a DVR and no hopes of ever purchasing one at any price and thus always being at the mercy of the cable company and their yearly equipment rental fee increases. All of the DVRs I have seen other than TiVo are less than user friendly and lack adequate storage -- and whenever the cable company decides to change the software you loose all of your programming, parental controls, etc. TiVo gives you great software support as well as a superior product, despite the price it gets an A+ from me. Also given the future potential expansion with the external SATA interface this is a product that cannot be beat.