 JohnnyPremium
join:2001-06-27
Atlanta, GA
kudos:1 | Sold At $299 I'm getting it. I already pay the $12.95 TiVo series 2 fee and need to get rid of this disaster called the Motorola 3416, along with its crappy interface and confusing remote.
Advantages the TiVo has over the Motorola:
- can use broadband and the web to schedule
- can see your Now Playing list on your computer over the network
- has a interface that actually makes sense and responds immediately
- doesn't forget the programs it recorded
- programs by name, not by time slot
- lists the programs on "To Do" list all on one screen
- can download recorded programs over the home network to the computer
- remote control is 100x better than the Moto
- has automatic 8-second rewind after fast forward
- entering text to specify a title or actor name is 10x better than the Moto's kludgy system |
 yomama11X M For The Masses
join:2002-11-01
Sharpsburg, GA | Not everyone wants these "advantages"
All I need is a VCR type experience to record HD OTA.
NO fees...NO program guide...just manual scheduling.
I know what I want to record.
I have Directivo and its nice and handy to have all the bells and whistles, but there should be a bare bones option after spending $300 on an electronic device to be able to use it VCR style.
Tivos are way over rated and over priced.
Some day people will wise up.
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DirecTv convert since Nov'03 Charter sux Tivo Rules »www.xmfan.com/index.php |
JohnnyPremium
join:2001-06-27
Atlanta, GA
kudos:1 | I'm paying $11.95 now for the Comcast Motorola unit. It blows.
I'm paying $12.95 a month for my Series 2 TiVo. It's not HD, and only has a single tuner, but it's responsive, doesn't lose the program guide, doesn't freeze up, doesn't erase programs that I recorded, doesn't erase the programs I scheduled it to record, and has that nifty automatic 8-second rewind when you let go of the fast forward. It also uses broadband, not the cable, to get its program guide, and I can schedule programs and download recordings from my computer in my office.
Next week I am ordering a TiVo HD. That will give me about 2-3 weeks to get any kinks worked out (especially with the hostile Comcast cableCARD installation) in time for the new TV season.
And I will be paying $299 for 36 months, $8.31 a month, instead of $24.90 a month.
And I won't have to mirror every recorded show onto a separate unit like I do now (since the Moto 3416 forgets what it recorded). |
