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TiVo TCD652160 HD Digital Video Recorder | 
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| Brand: TiVo
Category: CE
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Avg. Customer Rating:  204 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15
Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 16.5 x 3.4
MPN: TCD652160
Model: TCD652160
UPC: 851342000742
EAN: 0893835000815
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Controls cable TV with record, pause, rewind and fast-forward in HD | | • | Records two HD channels at once, while watching another recorded show | | • | Records up to 20 hours of high definition programming (or 180 hours of standard definition) | | • | Video output modes include: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i | | • | Sources supported: Digital cable, Analog cable, Digital antenna (ATSC), Analog antenna and broadband content |
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Product Description
TiVo HD is a smart addition to any high-definition TV, combining the clarity of high definition with the smart, easy-to-use TiVo Service. It works with any cable set-up. It connects to any home network, so you get access to the best of both broadcast and broadband content. It downloads the latest movies straight from the Internet to your living room. It can pause, rewind, and slow-motion your favorite moments with razor-sharp HD clarity. Plus, TiVo HD connects to virtually any cable service via CableCARDs1, so it replaces your existing cable box.TiVo HD Features
Search for HD movies and sports: With our intelligent search features, you can easily find a specific director, actor, player, or team among the world of both broadcast and broadband content. Prefer to see a movie in high definition? Do a WishListTM search and the TiVo service will automatically record the HD version and place it in your Now Playing List. Record movies in HD: When recording with TiVo HD, you have the option of capturing shows in standard or high definition. Plus, when you play them back, you can easily pause or rewind HD instant replays without ever sacrificing their original razor-sharp HD resolution. Download movies from the Internet: Don't see any great movies in your cable program guide? You can easily select a classic or new release from the world's largest movie library, order them with a click of your remote control, and have them downloaded directly to your TiVo box. Access your music library with the remote: When you connect your TiVo DVR to your home network, your HDTV can connect right to millions of songs and playlists available over the Internet. You can now enjoy digital music on the best sound system in the house. Schedule an HD premiere: With TiVo, you can do your TV scheduling from any computer when you are away from home. Log onto TiVo.com, click on a show, and you're done.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 199 more reviews...
 TiVo HD is a great entry level HD DVRs!!!! August 21, 2007
199 out of 215 found this review helpful
I bought one of these a few weeks ago and have been waiting for Amazon to 'release' it so I could comment on it. Initially there were some known issues such as macroblocking/pixelation on digital channels (particularly channels showing HD content) with cablecards, but TiVo worked quickly to release two revisions to the TiVo HD software already and 98% of the issues have been resolved. My only complaints about the TiVo HD:
1.) Internal HDD only records 20 hours of HD content. It is equipped with an eSATA port, but as of now it is not enabled on the THD. (The Series3 HD has the eSATA port enabled, TiVo expects to enable it later in the year, possibly at the same time as a TiVo-branded eSATA HDD) 20 hours is ok if all you're recording is a day's worth of shows and watching through them daily, but I sometimes go up to a week without being able to watch shows, and if you record a few movies in HD, it fills up quick. Also on season passes the minimum you can set for programs to keep is 5, with the smaller hard drive it'd be nice if you could set it to 1 for things like news broadcasts (to set it to record daily and just delete yesterdays if you didn't get to it when it records todays)
2.) No built-in WiFi. I know the story is the same as Microsoft's "technology changes so quickly so adding in a wireless-g compliant adapter would limit it if a wireless-n standard comes along." but come on now, I hate having to add a bunch of items to the box, I'd rather it be built in.
3.) Basic remote. The Series3 comes with a glow remote and this one does not. You can buy a white or black one from TiVo for $50, but it is the newest TiVo DVR, they could include the better glow remote.
4.) No TiVo-To-Go or Multiple room viewing. Not so important on the MRV for me since I sold my Series2 to help pay for my THD, but I can see how this bothers people with 3-4 TiVos. I can appreciate that HD content is much larger and would probably take forever to transfer and take an enormous amount of hard drive space, but I liked transfering recordings to my laptop and taking them to my girlfriend's place who doesn't have cable or TV reception and catch her up on CSI etc. Rumor says it'll be enabled eventually, and I can at least appreciate that they put it on the back burner to fix release issues like the pixelation/cablecard issues.
5.) Menus, searching for programs, scheduling recordings, etc all do take a little longer than on my Series2. I'm hoping this goes away with a software fix soon. Hitting the 'record' button takes 10-15 seconds to start recording the show. (even though it still caches 30 mins of live recording and it does keep all of it, but one would think it could process the request faster)
6.) For the cost of TiVo service, one would think the software would have been completely release-worthy. On some of the forums, people have been complaining of issues with cablecards etc for a month and I think the least TiVo could do is give a few months free service to anyone who buys a TiVo HD so we don't feel like we're paying full price to be beta testers. Also, since it is a monthly fee, I don't think we should be subject to any sort of menu advertising. The guide is still ad-free, but in the menu, there is still a selection that can be any number of things (right now it is an option to learn more about the TiVo HD, but I've seen it be an ad for GM trucks etc) and one time when a program finished and it brought up the screen to choose between deleting the program or keeping it, there was a 3rd option to learn more about some program sponsor. This was one of the things that pissed me off about cable companies cable boxes.
All in all, despite the quirks, the picture is amazing and I'm glad I get to have HD content on my TiVo. I work swing shift and always miss all the good prime time shows and once I got an HDTV, the only show on in HD when I get home is Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and now when I get home I get to see all of my favorite shows in HD and commercial free. Life is easy again. Now if only I could add a 750GB eSATA drive, I can go back to storing large quantities of programs I may never get to watching. :) Nobody even comes close to TiVo, and the cable company's DVRs are all lousy.
HD recording from antenna is a breeze. August 24, 2007
151 out of 156 found this review helpful
First, I need to inform you that all of my home television programming comes from an antenna on my roof. No cable or satellite whatsoever.
When the Series 3 debuted earlier this year, I contacted TiVo about recording two HD channels at the same time from an antenna and was told that would not occur. That one would be in HD and the other in standard definition. That, along with the price made me pass on this unit.
When the TiVo HD came along, I contacted TiVo again and was told by one technician that it WOULD record two HD shows and by another that it would not. With the cheaper price, I decided to give it a try and am glad that I did so.
I am happy to report that this unit will definitely record two high definition programs at the same time from an antenna. No splitters, amplifiers or other hardware. Just plug it into the Antenna connector on back of the box.
Setup and activation was easy. The most difficult part was figuring out the maze of cables behind my TV and Stereo amplifier, but that is hardly TiVo's fault. I already had it set up when I called to activate the box. When I got off the phone and turned it on, it was ready to download the Guide. Very hassle free.
The remote, while nothing fancy, has a good layout of buttons and is programmable so that it will turn my TV on and allow me to change its inputs while the volume and mute buttons control my amplifier. About the only other thing I need for it to do is actually turn the stereo on. But getting up once to turn on the stereo is a small price to pay for being able to record HD programs and pause live TV.
On some forums users have been reporting macro-blocking and pixelation when using some cable cards. I have no experience with that, but can report that I have not seen this problem using an antenna. In fact, I see no difference at all in the quality of the broadcast than I did when the signal went directly to my television.
After a bit over a week's use I have no complaints at all with the product or service and would recommend it to others.
I <3 TiVo September 24, 2007
90 out of 100 found this review helpful
We recently switched to Comcast just to get HD. For some reason, in civilized areas, Comcast offers a Motorola cable box but not in our area. In our area, they only give Scientific Atlanta (they need to get out of this business) boxes, which are beyond terrible. I don't have a modern TV with an HD source only to look at a GUI out of 1986. Not to mention, it performed terrible and was poorly logically organized. It was so bad, we opted to spend the money to buy the TiVo and pay the money for the service.
We called up Comcast to see if we could pick up cable cards and we could not. They would have to come and install them. When they came to install the cards, they only brought two. Neither one of them worked. Apparently, this is a common issue with cable cards and TiVo boxes. I suspect some of it is by design since cable companies really want you to use their equipment. The next day one technician returned with a handful of cable cards and started the install. I believe he went through 5 cards before he found 2 that worked properly....while he was here.
Now that I've had the box for about a month now, here are my observations about it.
*The organization of programming is AWESOME. Now when my TiVo records the 17 South Park episodes, it places them in a file to access, as opposed to littering them across my "Now Playing" list.
*The cards `reset' themselves sometimes. I've had this box for about a month, and already it's happened several times. I'll get a gray screen, but then when I push any button, it goes away and the card works fine. When it does this, it doesn't affect recording, so I don't know what it is. I fear calling Comcast about it because I could have a more informative conversation with my cat. I don't know if it's a Comcast/card problem or a TiVo problem, but considering the cards are prone to issues, I'm assuming it's the card.
*There's a high rate of pixilation/broken frames. This rarely happened when using the craptastic SA box, but it happens often on the TiVo. I don't know why. I don't know if it's the cards, the cable, etc. ***I just read another review about the software update fixing these problems. They haven't fixed my problems. It's annoying, but not as annoying as the SA box to me.
*Downloading movies from Amazon is a great feature.
*My major gripe about the box is that it's slow to recognizing the remote and slow when navigating through menus. There's no way you can become kung-fu master on this. Your thumb will be 7 clicks ahead of where the menu is. On my old DirecTV TiVo, I could navigate with no missteps. On this, I constantly misstep. And while I'll accept that much of it is my impatience and user error, I believe this indicative of the box not having enough memory.
*Save to VCR...WTH? Why is this even an option? OK, maybe there are those still hoping for the return of the tape are using this function. Having the function is fine, but why not also have an option to burn to DVD and/or send to specified device? Why can't it just be "Save to..." and give us the option. Hopefully this is addressed in the $600 version.
*Can't PnP!! Well, we can't. It may just be our TV (Samsung LNT series w/o HD cable tuner).
*No WiFi! There's really no excuse for this. We're going on what? the 5th year of widely distributed WiFi? Furthermore, the WiFi adapter is huge. They make WiFi adapters that are like, the size of my pinky now. And I could have gotten one, but I wanted the TiVo recommended adapter.
*Oh, and the moving TiVo smiley is cute and can be distracting after a couple...few...some drinks.
All in all, even with the defects, I'd suggest this over the cable boxes provided.
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Update: After kirking out on a few people at Comcast and threatening to terminate my service, they sent someone with one multi-stream card (We'd had two single streamers) and I haven't had any of the problem's I'd been experiencing. Apparently, this card was straight out of the box. So, w00t!
And two more complaints:
* The inability to delete whole folders from the now playing list.
* The only button to the Now Playing List is the TiVo button, which means that to access the Now Playing list is two steps on a laggy system.
TiVo HD - Complete, Hands On Video Review October 30, 2007
67 out of 68 found this review helpful
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 Mine has to be broken. October 18, 2007
41 out of 48 found this review helpful
For starters, I love Tivo. I have three of them now, generation one, two, and now the HD Tivo. So you've got someone who loves them, Tivo is basically the Macintosh of TV to the cable company's PC.
My Tivo is slow as dirt. So unbelievably slow that I keep calling customer service because I can't see what's wrong with it. It often does not respond to remote commands until you press it for the thousanth time. I rebooted, I change remotes, I got the latest software, and the thing is still slow. It seems like trying to run a modern game program on a 286 PC.
I just have no idea what is wrong with this thing. I am going to give Tivo one more shot then I'm done with it. Seems I'm a minority here but I had to say something.
- Updated Dec 2007: They sent me a replacement unit and I'm good now. Took four visits from Comcast to get the cards running but I'm online now. The HD Tivo is a hair slower than the regular Tivo but still worth buying.
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