TiVo TCD540140 Series2 140-Hour Digital Video Recorder | 
| Brand: TiVo
Category: CE
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $299.95
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Seller: mr-miscellaneous
Rating:  187 reviews
Sales Rank: 51302
Platform: Linux
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Size: 140 Hour
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.5
Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 15 x 3.3
MPN: R24004A
Model: R24004A
UPC: 851342000551
EAN: 0851342000551
ASIN: B0002A0206
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Up to 140 hours of digital audio/video recording capacity (NTSC); works with antenna, cable, digital cable, satellite, and combinations | | • | 2 USB ports offer broadband connectivity and the ability to stream digital music and photos from a computer to TiVo | | • | TiVo service includes Season Pass, WishList, program guide, digital music, digital photos, and online scheduling | | • | Everything required for installation is supplied; subscription to TiVo service is additional requirement | | • | Measures 15 x 3 x 11.5 inches (W x H x D) |
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Product Description
TIVO R54014 140-Hour TiVo Series2 DVR
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 187
 5 year nightmare has ended December 2, 2009
G. Razo (Vault City, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I owned this Tivo for far too long. I have battled with countless inconveniences and my own denial. NO MORE! My nightmare has ended and I have ordered a DVR from my satellite provider which arrives tomorrow.
PROBLEM #1: Won't change channels or changes to the WRONG channel!!!!
The direct line from Tivo to my cable box gave out after 3 months. They provide an infared eye device that you can tape (thats right TAPE!!) over the eye on your cable box to basically trick the thing into changing to the right channel. Sometimes it wont change the channel or will change to the wrong channel. No fun when you get in your comfy chair to watch a show you THOUGHT you were going to watch, only to find your Tivo sent you to the wrong channel for 2 hours.
PROBLEM #2: Must have a landline telephone connection (THIS WAS THE DEAL BREAKER).
This is a hidden problem that pounces on you without notice. The Tivo must contact the mothership periodically to update the channel listings and times. If for some reason it doesnt update...you will get a "To Be Announced" notice on your TV guide. Which means that you might as well not even have that channel. Your favorite TV shows wont get recorded because Tivo doesnt know they are even on!!! This is a problem you have absolutely NO control over. If Tivo cant talk over the phone line for whatever reason....you're screwed. This did it for me. The dang thing couldn't communicate over the phone and I lost ALL of my channel lineups for weeks to come. That means the Tivo will just sit there and record nothing even if the show you want is playing.
PROBLEM #3: Forced commercials
So there you are...watching your show minding your own business when Tivo wants to change the channel to receive "Enhanced Content". Whoa that sounds important, I guess I should let it change the channel right? Well, welcome to a few hours of infomercials. Yep thats right, Enhanced Content is infomercials. If you are up at 2am, then you can override the Tivo to watch something else, but while you sleep, guess what your Tivo is doing? Bringing video junk mail to your fingertips.
PROBLEM #4: Failure to record.
After depending on a Tivo for a while, you begin to forget when your favorite shows come on. Thereby forgetting when its due to be recorded. Should you discover one of your favorite shows didn't record, you can do research on "Recording History" to find out what happened. A few times (not too often) the Tivo JUST DIDN'T RECORD IT!!! No reason given.
Do yourself a favor, skip this albatross and get a DVR from your cable or satellite company. It may cost a few bucks a month, but you are paying for peace of mind. It wont be long before this Tivo goes the way of the Beta-max, the 8 trach and Blockbuster Video stores.
 We don't watch TV, we watch TIVO September 16, 2009
Ryan Kerry (Philly, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We've had a TIVO since they first came out. When I'm somewhere without one I'm lost and just don't watch TV. It really lets you watch what you want when you want, and no commercials. The free downloadabl programs are always getting better. Ironically the best part of TIVO is the remote. I've considered getting a different DVR, because it's the same basic function, but the TIVO remote is simple and easy to use. We've been using the same one for 7 years, there are no indicators on it anymore, but it doesn't matter, it works great.
Cancellation August 10, 2009
Ryan D. Ellis (Los Angeles)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I cancelled my TIVO service 11 months ago and TIVO continued charging me and now is claiming that they will only reimburse me for up to 3 months. What a ripoff company. BEWARE!
Bait and switch July 3, 2009
Alliance For Generational Equity (US)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you don't know what TiVo is, you may be surprised to learn that it is a second rate monthly subscription that won't work one quarter as well as Windows Media Center. You pay $200-300 for the DVR. Then -- and this is not stated on the box or other sales materials -- you have to pay $13 a month to activate it. Otherwise it is a useless piece of junk. (Actually, even with the service, it is pretty useless.) TiVo may have been a breakthrough product in its day -- which is how I came to ask for one for my b-day. But it has been overtaken by far more useful and less costly technologies. Buyer beware.
Easy to use May 28, 2009
K. Brotchie
I absolutely love my TiVo! It is very user friendly compared to some cable and sattlelite options I have seen. Even my 88 year old grandma can operate it. Also, it never lets me down and always records scheduled shows. I would not hesitate to purchase this over other copycat options out there!
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