TiVo TCD540080 Series 2 80 Hour Digital Video Recorder

Customer Reviews

Tivo

2008-06-19
TiVo TCD649080 Series2 80-Hour Dual-Tuner Digital Video Recorder Arrived in good condition.Easy to set up and easy to operate.Now we know what we have been missing over the years. So easy to record or set up recordings.

NO TIVO SUBSCRIPTION: NO RECORD CAPABILITY

2008-03-31
We purchase a Series2 Tivo when they were first avialable and quite happy with the cababilities and reliability of the unit. We purchased a Series3 Jan 2007 for HD and two channel recording capability, as well as increased hard drive capacity and we're pleased to find it quiet enough for the bedroom.

Tivo, at the time of our purchase, offered (for $199) to transfer the lifetime subscription we had on the Series2 to the new Series3 unit. This offer included the continuation of subscription service on the old unit for one year.

Because the old unit is in our guest room and rarely used now, I intended to allow the subscription service to lapse and record by time and channel. To my surprise, I find now that one year has gone by that, unless I pay a monthly subscription fee, the Series2 Tivo unit is useless. That is because Tivo software now blocks any manner of recording with the Series2 unit.

I truly love my TiVo!

2008-03-10
I have had my TiVo unit for almost 4 years now and I don't know what I would do with out. It records all of my shows even while I'm at work. I've considered cancelling and getting the DVR that my cable company offers but I have tried it and Tivo's interaction features are 100% better. You can select and search movies by director, movie title, actor and/or category.

I've already spread the word around my family and they've all ordered Tivo and have been nothing but satisfied.

I also want to mention that the unit I've had for 4 years was purchased refurbished from Tivo directly and have not had any problems besides the occasional glitch where it says it's recording one show but is really recording another (and I believe that has to do with the constant line up changes from my cable company)

If I was to recommend one thing to any random person in the street it would be to buy a Tivo unit and just let the good times roll.

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME

2007-12-30
Go through your cable company instead if you want a dvr. Tivo has the worst customer service and I don't know about anyone else, but my Tivo was more trouble than it was worth to hook up. I got our new computer up and running 2x's faster than tivo. If you don't have a phone jack close buy you better have a wireless internet router for your home( the network adapter isn't included at $30-$50 a piece) or it won't work, then you better hope there are no problems connecting to it, after 8 hours of phone calls and dirrent hookup configuratons I cancelled my subsription and took this piece of krap back to the store.

Tivo is great

2007-10-09
This is my 2nd Tivo I Brought it works so well I'm am sure I will buy a 3rd one.

Love TiVO

2007-09-26
This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the nation's transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322) or visit the Commission's digital television Web site at: www.dtv.gov.

I love TIVO, BUT...

2007-09-02
I love TIVO...I don't know what I did without it before. I got the 40-hr one first (like 6 or 7 years ago), which is still working fine. I then bought the 140 hr model in 2005 (when it came out...so, I paid over $400). Just a little over a year, it broke down...Had to replace it for $50 and got a refurbished machine (same model)...it lasted for 2 years and same thing again...just hangs...Meanwhile, I bought the 80 hr Dual tuner, which I love also...but I am frusttrated about this 140-hr machine as it's the biggest I had and yet, keeps failing. I am in the process of getting a new one, but will make sure to get some sort of extended warranty thru a store or something as I just do not want to have one fail again.

However, TIVO itself was the best invention ever....

All or Nothing

2007-08-28
I bought this machine to replace a VCR that died. I thought this would be easier than using tapes, but I have to say I'm gravely disappointed. Pausing live TV is really cool, and skipping commercials is great! But the unit itself does not seem to be very stable. I've had it for only 24 hours now, and have already had to unplug it twice to reset due to it either locking up, or a loss of some basic functionality that was only restored with a restart. Maybe this was just a fluke - time will tell.

But here's the real kicker; you can't use this thing like a VCR unless you sign up for the TiVo service. I'm really not interested in downloading program guides, advanced searching, season pass recording and all that. I just want to be able to record shows, and watch them later. But the record function is completely disabled unless you sign up for the whole service. So on top of the price of the unit, I have to pay $16 a month just to be able to push the record button! That's ridiculous! Who would do that? The TiVo service is not needed in any way for me to simply record the show I'm currently watching. That would be like buying a DVD player, and being required to pay a monthly fee just to be able to push play. I can understand if your life revolves around television and you want all the bells and whistles the TiVo service offers. But if you just want to record shows once in a while, you're much better off with a $30 VCR. I had no idea this is how these things worked. Guess I should have done some research first.

TIVO THE BEST

2007-08-23
I have 5 TIVOS and I can't remember when I used my vcr last, I bet I couldn,t find my remote for the vcr if i had to.

TiVo TCD540080 Series 2 80-Hour Digital Video Recorder

2007-06-27
Like everyone else says, "How did we ever live wihtout this?". Very easy to use after a little practice, much easier than most VCR's. It's wonderful to set up some "Season Passes" and come home at night to find that Tivo has programs recorded waiting for you! My only complaint, and the Tivo Customer Service says they haven't heard this much, is that when the Tivo calls in on my phone line to update, it knocks me off the Internet. Yes, I have the filter on the phone line. I have DSL Internet and this is not supposed to happen. I've had to unplug the Tivo when I'm on the Internet and I know that it's going to call in to update. Other than that, no problems. With the rebate, it was literally free!

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