TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder

Average customer rating: 4.5

TiVo Series3 HD
We are card carrying members of the "TiVolution."
Hey, it's a TiVo!
expensive but worth it
Series 3....soon to be 3.5

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TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder

Manufacturer: TiVo
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000I661J0

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Product Description

TIVO TCD648250B TiVo(R) Series3(TM) HD 300-Hour DVR Worlds first THX(R)-certified digital video recorder; Delivers high-quality home theater A/V experience with 300-hour recording capacity; Easily connects to home network with built-in Ethernet and USB ports; Records 2 live digital cable channels at once, while user watches a pre-recorded show; Finds and records shows by title, actor, sports team or keyword; Schedules recordings anywhere from the Web; Includes remote TiVo(R) Series3(TM) HD 300-Hour DVR

Customer Reviews:

TiVo Series3 HD.......2007-06-12

I've owned a TiVo recorder since its inception in 1999. It still works and it still does what it's supposed to do: record TV programs! The Series3 TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder is my second TiVo unit, and this one adds the ability to record in high definition, both from digital cable and from an antenna. I now have everything I want in a DVR: flawless performance, outstanding picture quality, native output, all local channels in high definition and a big hard drive. The price is the one thing that held me back from buying the Series3, but now that I have it, I am extremely happy!

We are card carrying members of the "TiVolution.".......2007-06-11

My husband talked me into TiVo when we got our first one, about 5 years ago. I was a skeptic, but was brought into the light of dvr technology within hours of owning it. We were dedicated TiVo people for 3.5 years. We finally got a high definition TV, and our little TiVo couldn't manage it, so it went to live with my parents, and they became TiVotees too. For 18 LOOOOOOONG months I suffered with a cable company issued HD DVR. And I do mean SUFFERED. It was like night and day.

We decided to splurge, and for a combination of gift-giving holidays, we bought the Series 3, and walked back into the light. I had no idea how much I missed my TiVo. Sniff! I got a little emotional when the little antennaed-footed TV started dancing for me in the orientation clips. TiVo has a personality about it, in addition to being the friendliest user interface and highest available software heuristic DVR on the market.

Save up your money if you have to, and BY THIS DVR.

Hey, it's a TiVo!.......2007-06-10

After moving to HD and a Comcast cable box I was in love with the HD images. I missed my TiVo however. Cable companies and their cable boxes are the most awfully engineered devices on planet earth. They're useless and no better than having to hold a tv guide and set up a vcr.

Although expensive, I couldn't take it any more. Now I'm back in "Tivo Heaven"!!

After only a week, my TiVo has over 40 shows recorded from season passes, wishlist, and TiVo suggestions.

There's always something to watch again.

With my comcast box...there was maybe 4 recordings ever because you have to manually browse for every single program you want to record. It's no different then flipping through a tv guide. Tivo: whenever John Wayne is in a movie, no matter the time or channel, record it. Done!

expensive but worth it.......2007-06-09

It's TIVO, it does HD magnificently - there's nothing more you need to know

Series 3....soon to be 3.5.......2007-06-04

I have owned a series 1, series 2 and now a series 3 Tivo. All have had lifetime service.

The series 3 is an excellent compliment to a new HDTV set. It has all the output options you would need, and even ships with a HDMI cable. The remote has been improved over the already fantastic Tivo remote. Instead of blinking lights, you get an additional status panel on the front of the tivo that displays information. If anything, I dont' think it's potential is being fully utilized.

Why would you buy one of these over a cable-supplied or directTV supplied DVR? There is the much lauded user experience and program search capabilities. Tivo still has the best. I have had a lot to compare it against -- I have gone through several home PC-based DVR setups (snapstream, mythtv, etc) and decided that I just wanted an appliance, which the Tivo is.

But for myself, there was one more reason. Simply put, I did a reality check, and decided that paying for TV was dumb. I just don't watch it enough to justify it's expense. So, I bought a Winegard MS-2000 antenna and put it on my roof. YMMV, but in my case all the the over the air broadcasters that were broadcasting digital television were within the range of this antenna. It is not the absolute best, but it doesn't need to be pointed since it's omnidirectional.

So, I am a happy camper. I get great looking television. It is all broadcast, and there are enough things available that I don't miss satellite at all. I certainly don't miss the bill.

My hunch is that there is a lot of extra functionality locked in this box that hasn't been tapped just yet -- more than just Amazon unboxed.

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