TiVo Series2

usability, price, image quality, size, design

reliability

80% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

For TV junkies, a TiVo or similar device is a must. And if you just want to record TV and don't want the expense or complexity of a Media Center Edition PC, a TiVo is the way to go.

Get for interfacing with movies downloaded on a PC

Tivo sucks at keeping up with any changes you cable provider may make to your channel line up, even if you inform them of all of the changes. I still have several channels missing that were added changed over a year ago

Best recorder on the market for regular definition TV. Easy to use. Best search features. Price is great for a Tivo. Has Tivo unique features like scheduling via the web and shaing content with your PC via a network

Does not do high definition. Only works with a few models of wireless USB LAN devices. Besure to check before buying if you are going that way

Great at what it does. If you buy the service you will have all features listed and they all seem to work well. Interface is smooth and simple, the device seems to do what it does well

You CANNOT record a show to the hard drive without purchasing TiVo's service, although I can't see why this is necessary. Also, rebates on this item from TiVo generally require activation of the service, which must be activated for at least a year to...

Great at what it does.

You CANNOT record a show to the hard drive without purchasing TiVo's service, although I can't see why this is necessary.

Greatest DVR interface of all.

I've had 5 Tivos in a year and a half, 4 of them either didn't work rght out of the box or died shortly after setup.

It's TiVo, so there isn't too much to be said. Regarding this model specifically - the Series2's new features are very useful, especially TiVo Desktop. Operations in general are very straight forward and easy to work with

The only cons in my opinion are paid subscription for scheduling and (relatively weak and non-invasive) DRM on shows transferred from TiVo with TiVo2Go ; But, those are very small negatives against a very mature and well-done product

room for more complex functions, very user friendly, many hours of enjoyment. can record from dvr to vcr

monthly subscription required. if you cancel the subscription the box is useless