Editorial Review:Product Description:TIVO TCD658000 TIVO(R) HD XL DVRUP TO 150 HOURS OF HD SHOWS WITH 1 TERABYTE OF STORAGE;THX(R) CERTIFIED FOR EXCEPTIONAL SOUND and VIDEO QUALITY;PAUSE LIVE TV, PLUS REWIND, SLOW MOTION and INSTANT REPLAY ANY CHANNEL, ANY TIME; DOWNLOAD MOVIES and TV SHOWS FROM THE WEB, STREAM MUSIC, WATCH YOUTUBE(TM) ON TIVO(R) and MORE*;*BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED
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I love Tivo
I have been a tivo user for a couple of years now. It is so nice to have a tivo with both HD and tons of storage space. The worse thing about the cable DVR was the limited space when you watch HD. I no longer have to watch everthing in a week. Now I need one for the other room, so I can transfer the HD recording.
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Tivi HD XL
I recently purchased the TiVo TCD658000 HD XL DVR and have found it to do what TiVo says it will. The best part is being able to record a program and transfer it to my computer for storage. There are down sides, any HD program more than a half hour has not transferred in full yet. Half Hour show has worked. Other downsides are that you cannot tell how much room you have left on the 1TB hard drive, having to pay for the TIVO service and getting advertisements on the menu screen and the price of the TiVo unit.
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Wonderful !!
My new Tivo HD-XL has saved the day! I still use an 8300HD for my cable channels but thanks to Amazon & Tivo, I now I have a recorder dedicated to over-the-air HD recording and the quality could not be better! Since I work nights it is not unusual for me to want to record up four shows at the same time (I rarely watch live TV) and at lease for this TV Junkie {me} - this Tivo is a must have! Sure, it has not solved my problem of finding the time to watch everything but having up to 150 hours of HD available, well let's just say I am in heaven!
The build quality is superb and the unit is nice and quiet. I also really appreciate the ability to put the Tivo in Standby mode which I am sure will extend the life of the unit considerably. I've only owned the unit for a few weeks now but looking back I don't know how I survived without it. Broadcast TV meets most of my needs so I don't have to fuss with cable-cards but it is nice to know that the option is always there. Another benefit is that the Tivo shares the load with my 8300HD and because the bulk of my recording is done on the Tivo, my 8300HD is much less buggy - no more lost or cable-glitched recordings.
I give the Tivo HD XL my highest recommendation!
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Tivo HD XL
I was just about to purchase a Tivo HD when the product announcement came out about this unit. I was a bit hesitant because of the price, buying a tivo HD with the external drive, it is cheaper. But this has a much larger capacity. I figured I would kick myself over the $200 difference eventually. So I pulled the trigger. I couldn't be happier. Installation went without a hitch. Charter cable came in 3 days, with a M-card. Put it in and called it in. Bingo. All the channels. No problems.
Now that I have had it for a month or so it is Awesome. I never watched that much HD tv before since my old Tivo was just standard. Pretty much everything I watch is in HD now. Finally I realize why I paid all that money for my big TV. The Tivo service is as good as ever. This is my 3rd Tivo over that last 8 years, all with lifetime and all still running well in my house. The original series one upgraded is now my kids. It is kind of fun seeing what teenagers will watch and we all enjoy a lot of it together
The new Tivo now Knows me and is recording all kinds of suggestions. The beauty is that it is recording many many suggestions in HD. So if I can't find something to watch that I chose I can peruse the HD section. I currently have all of my recorded shows, plus over 200 suggestions of which over 30 are in HD, and the drive isn't close to full yet.
All in all I give it 3 thumbs up!
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All the Gotchas
If you're too lazy to do more research aside from looking at this page, then you may be a bit surprised when you open the box. Here's what you need to know:
1) This TiVo requires a CableCard. It does NOT work with your cable box. It in fact replaces your cable box, so things like On Demand won't work anymore. Cable TV companies are required by the FCC to give you a CableCard on request, but they will likely charge fees for installation and for using the CableCard. It also (at least for me) can be a giant pain to get to a representative who can actually help you. I wasted hours trying to deal with my cable company. Also, try to get them to let you install it yourself, as it's really, really easy and shouldn't cost you twenty bucks to have someone else slide a card into a slot. Seriously, your blind, senile great-grandmother could do this.
2) The TiVo DOES have an Ethernet jack on the back along with the telephone jack. If you can use a wired network connection, then you don't need to shell out extra for the wireless adapter. I'm now returning mine to Amazon for a refund.
3) Lifetime service (totally worth it in my opinion) now costs $399 up from $299, but you can get it for only $299 with a multi-service discount if you already have another TiVo. Even better, you can resell your TiVo in the future with the lifetime service and transfer the service to the new owner. You can't do that with a monthly or yearly plan!
4) The remote is awful compared to the old remotes. Plus, they switched around the buttons! It also now uses 4 AAAs rather than 2 AAs. However, old remotes should work with this TiVo, too. (I haven't bothered trying.)
Nonetheless, don't let this scare you off. The TiVo HD XL is a really solid product, and TiVo is definitely still the king of DVRs. The XL is a bit pricey, but if you do the math, you'll realize this is actually the best way to go. You really won't save money or time by rolling your own or by buying the cheaper one and attaching an external hard drive.
