JonHB
join:2007-09-18
Huntington Beach, CA | Tivo is the best DVR you can get - no comparison Wow - amazing at the number of Tivo haters here.
When you compare the usability of a Tivo to any of the cable company DVR's, it is night and day. I've had DTV, Time Warner and Verizon FIOS DVR's and they are all crap. If you've ever compared any of them to Tivo, you would know. |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | The question is, do other DVRs suck because TiVo's patent portfolio prevents other companies from improving theirs, because they have to use complicated and less usable workarounds?
Then again, my guess is that at least Verizon's DVRs suck because of general incompetence on the part of Motorola, as I had similar issues with both a VZ DVR and a Comcast DVR that were both from Motorola (looked almost identical on the outside too) |
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 djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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If you've ever compared any of them to Tivo, you would know.
Not really.
I've had TiVo for many years - starting with a 20 hour SA TiVo bought with lifetime service in November of 2000 (still in use today), and graduating up to 3 DirecTV+TiVo combo units. I also use a Series3 HD CableCard unit regularly (bought one for my Mom).
TiVo's a great DVR, but with the exception of a couple glitches, I was just as happy with the Motorola 6416 from Comcast. Season passes? Check. Pausing/rewiding live TV? Check. Recordings being made reliably? Check. Dual tuners? Check. What else do I really need? Wishlists and suggestions are nice but not a necessity. TiVo costs way too much now. Lifteime is gone (or on special at a sky high price), and the monthly fees are sometimes more than what you'd pay to rent a DVR from your provider.
The impressive thing about TiVo is is that they got it right on the first try. The only critical thing missing in the originally released version was the ability to prioritize season passes. Everything else worked smoothly and consistently, just as it does today.
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JonHB
join:2007-09-18
Huntington Beach, CA | I hear you - yes the cable co DVR's usually have some of the same basic features, but in my opinion, Tivo implements those same feature much better. Mostly because the cable co DVR's are so slow and awkward to accomplish the same task.
Other things that set Tivo's apart and may not matter for many people are the ability to use "Tivo to Go" and download your recorded content onto a computer or mobile device for viewing away from your Tivo box. Also the ability to subscribe to webcast downloads, use web based movie PPV, multi-room viewing, web scheduling, photo/movie/music viewer for your own content, expandable recording capacity, etc. etc.
For me, the Tivo is much easier to use than the cable co DVR's and all the other benefits are a bonus. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
kudos:1 Reviews:
·Verizon Wireless..
·RoadRunner Cable
·AT&T U-Verse
·VOIPo
·PHONE POWER
| I actually found my Motorola box faster than TiVo for the most part. You could press the "Day +/-" buttons to jump a full day foward and backward in the grid guide. Very handy for scheduling recordings around prime time. In general, the Comcast grid guide moved faster and with less delay. I could also re-order its season passes without that blasted "Please wait...". Ooh that was always my peeve with TiVo. The list of recordings came up instantly instead of after a long delay (they finally fixed this on TiVo when they added folders, but the fix was WAY WAY overdue).
Don't have much need for TiVoToGo. The broadband/HMO integrated functions might be interesting but I've always had a MediaCenter PC attached to my TV so I don't really need those either.
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 JoeG4
join:2001-12-16
945941 | I like the Dish DVRs, they're pretty simple, linux based goodies. XD |
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