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Summary: TiVo's a must have!
Review: This product is really amazing. It's totally changed the way I watch television. The interface is really easy-to-use and intuitive. I've used a Replay box before and found it's interface very limiting for a power user. TiVo's personalization scheme actually works pretty well. Once you have rated shows, the box started recording all sorts of things that were interesting. Setup was really simple.I can't wait to see what the company does next with this product.
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Summary: Changed our life
Review: Bought the 30-hour version 1 month ago ... easy set-up ... easy use ... no more lost shows ... no more searching through VHS tapes ... Easy for the entire family to use ... perfect for reviewing controversial referee calls on sporting events ... simply put, the best piece of video gear ever ... I rave about it to anyone who will listen ... THIS IS THE FUTURE!
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Summary: VCR, what's a VCR?
Review: Well, after using the TiVo for about a month now, all I can say is . . . .WOW. Recording your favorite television shows & movies has never been easier. The Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down rating system teaches TiVo they type of programming you enjoy watching. TiVo then uses these preferences to record programming it thinks you'll like . . . and, if trained properly, those suggestions are usually dead-on.
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Summary: Tivo ROCKS!
Review: I've had TIVO now for 2 months and I couldn't be happier with it! It truly is a personal television receiver. I watch what I want, when I want! It's that simple. I have to admit that I am a soap junkie, as well as a movie buff. Used to be tough getting everything set up on my VCR, but not anymore! Tivo is great! You too should join the TIVOLUTION! I promise - you'll never go back! -Christy, MCSE
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Summary: Every TV needs TIVO!
Review: Great product. Easy to use. Invaluable to have. FANTASTIC phone technical support and service!
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Summary: It is the most amazing product ever
Review: I buy every gadget that is available. 90% do not become part of my daily routine and are put in basement. I purchased TiVo not knowing what to expect. This device is the most amazing gadget to ever come around. If TiVo sudendly costed $10,000 and ours broke I would replace it without thinking twice. Once you watch TV through Tivo you never ever will go back. I don't watch much network TV and mostly watch financial stuff, MoneyLine, NBR, football game. With this device I watch these shows when I feel like it. I never miss them. I watch the football game in 1 1/4 hours using fastforward. I have 5 kids under 8 and they store their Pokemon on the device and no longer is there any rewiding, finding a tape. It is a revolutionairy device. This device will be standard part of a TV at some point, everyone will have one. Our TiVo has worked perfectly and has never needed to be rebooted. Only improvement is that it can't handle two season passes that conflict from time to time and it records every ER when you really only want the one at 9:00 on Thursdays. You have to manually put in the time and channel. I bet both of these will be fixed through software at some time. It does automatic software updates at night over the phoneline so no hassle.
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Summary: What you WANT to watch, WHEN you want to watch it!
Review: TiVo is the greatest! I was skeptical at first, not even being a huge television watcher myself and now- just try to take my TiVo away! The things I love about TiVo are- *Ease of use- you can record programs at the touch of a button on the TiVo remote, there are no tapes, crouching on the floor in front of the tv- difficult settings, etc. It literally takes a few seconds to set the TiVo to record an entire season worth of shows with the 'season pass' feature. *Maximizing your viewing time- I record the shows I like to watch when I have the time to watch them. That means no more coming home and surfing channels and settling on something just-okay. I get to watch my favorite shows when I have time to watch them. I can also zip right through commercials with the fast forward button. *The on-screen tv guide is another great feature- you can always find out what will be on or when a show will be over without messing around trying to find the tv guide. *Unlike a VCR you can watch things you have previously recorded while recording another show! I set the TiVo up myself and the actual hardware hook-up took me about 5 minutes. TiVo comes with every possible connector you could need, I think- so there was no running to Radio Shack to pick up a coax cable or what have you. I had no problems programming the remote to my television or making the set-up call, etc. It was very easy to do. I highly recommend this product. It is well worth the price.
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Summary: Tivo is Revolutionary!
Review: I bought the TiVo machine with the thought that it would be a fun toy, another gadget to play with. As it turns out, it has become a "need" rather than just a "want." We don't use our VCR anymore to record programs or movies from our TV. TiVo has taken its place. We still use the VCR for playing movies we rent in tape form, but for taping shows that broadcast during hours we are not home, TiVo has become our TV library. It is very easy to use. You program it with the remote to record what you want. You can then bring up a screen with the remote which lists all the shows that have been recorded and you click on the show you want; no rewinding tape and waiting and trying to find the spot where that show starts and this show ends on your videotape. You just click on the show from the list TiVo brings up, like you would for bringing up a file from your computer. TiVo also gives you a complete TV guide with descriptions of shows. It also is great for watching live TV shows. If you want to take a break from watching a show that is being broadcast live, (you have to go to the bathroom, or one of the kids is crying, or someone calls or comes to your door, or whatever), TiVo will allow you to record the show you are watching live with a click of the remote and you can come back a half hour later and begin watching the show from where you left off. This machine does so many things that we have gotten used to using, that I believe, eventually everyone will have one as another part of the TV accessories. I am sure this machine/service will become part of the TV/internet/telephone combination being established. One complaint is the remote for those that have a cable box is a little slower than the remote you are given by the cable companies. Otherwise, TiVo is a major thumbs up and something you will enjoy immensely. I don't have time to watch a lot of TV with three kids and a busy schedule, but when I do I want to be able to watch what I want rather than what is being put out by the different broadcasters and TiVo makes it really easy to paly the shows I want when I have the time. Devices like this that save us time or make our free time more enjoyable are worth their weight in gold.
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Summary: Making satellite TV almost too easy
Review: TIVO will increase the number of hours you spend watching TV. Using the Showcases you now can choose from all those programs you never knew existed and you'll never miss an episode of shows you already know about, like E.R. The Showcase feature is great and lets you zero in on upcoming programming on the channels you want without sifting through a lot of repetitive junk in the unabridged listings. We have a home theater/satellite system and universal remote that my wife never used by herself because she felt it was too complicated. With TIVO, it's so much simpler she uses it all the time. Even if you have a unified remote already, you'll end up using the TIVO remote because it lets you mute the audio/stereo, turn on the TV and change channels and alternate between satellite and broadcast/cable without flipping modes on the remote. Very cool, but they should change the shape of the remote so you can't pick it up upside down so easily. Record quality is great -- way better than a VCR. The only minor glitches I've had are that for one or two of my season passes it records the same episodes multiple times, although most season passes work correctly. Also, the channel lineup wasn't completely up to date right away when DirecTV switched over to broadcasting local channels. The other minor complaint I have is that there should be a commercial zapper that instantly goes forward 30 seconds or 1 minute like they do for reverse, rather than make you watch for the end of the commercial break. Other than that, it has worked flawlessly. When I show it to someone who comes over, their jaw drops when they realize what the technology can now do. The only drawback of TIVO is now I spend way more time watching TV. Beware of couch potato-itis if you buy this unit -- you'll be hooked. And so will others in your family, so be prepared to negotiate who gets to watch the TIVO.
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Summary: For once, a product that lives up to its ad slogans
Review: TiVo's claim that they'll change the way you watch TV is completely true. Being able to pause or replay whatever you're currently watching to grab a snack, answer a call, etc. is great. You can't imagine how helpful it is to have almost two weeks of programming information available to pick and chose what to record for the next few days. I'd recommend the 30hr unit over the 14hr if you can afford it. After you start searching the two week guide by program name, channel name, favorite channels, or by time of day you'll quickly find plenty of things you want to record. DirecTV viewers will especially find this useful...it makes all those channels much more manageable, and I prefer the TiVo on-screen guide to the one my DSS box provided. All of the TiVo menus are well thought out, attractive, and *very* easy to use. They include lots of cables - including S-Video, a phone jack splitter (nice touch), and other goodies so almost anyone will find everything they need to hook TiVo up right out of the box. The User's Guide is helpful too, for people who are a little less sure of themselves around stuff like this. I picked TiVo over ReplayTV because of their close alliance with DirecTV (DirecTV has invested in them), and from reading other people's comments in newsgroups and other forums. After I spent about half an hour going through the program guide and giving various programs 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down' ratings (one of the cooler features of TiVo), it came up with a whole bunch of other programs it suggested I might like. I'm probably sounding like a company spokesperson, but I'm not, I'm just a *very* happy new user of TiVo!
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