TiVo says it's reinventing the DVR, but all it's really done from a consumer perspective is add some nice new (slow) menus to the TiVo HD.
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The TiVo Premiere is a good upgrade if you're already a TiVo HD or Series3 user, and an even-better upgrade if you still have an older Series2 TiVo DVR. If you're satisfied with the service on your cable company's DVR, however, that's likely to be a more-convenient and less-expensive choice. quote
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Though not as polished as it should be, the TiVo Premiere is still the best DVR on the market and leagues better than the typical DVR from your cable company.
Read the full review →The TiVo Premiere is a good upgrade if you're already a TiVo HD or Series3 user, and an even-better upgrade if you still have an older Series2 TiVo DVR. If you're satisfied with the service on your cable company's DVR, however, that's likely to be a more-convenient and less-expensive choice.
Read the full review →...the Premiere is still the best turnkey set top DVR I've ever used—TiVo has me there. As a self-contained package that combines your cable subscription with goodies on the internet, it's very intuitive, natural and, ultimately, successful.
Read the full review →The TiVo Premiere HD DVR is simply loaded with features. TiVo has tweaked its interface to better suit HDTVs while still retaining those elements that have long made it the de facto choice in DVR technology. The box also has a larger hard drive than the company's previous entry-level HD DVR, and it...
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asharachal
My main complaint, aside from Tivo needing to finish updating the GUI to the new HD interface, is that if your network is down, the thing sits there spinning its wheels for the longest time and you cannot do anything.
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reverman
Since I'm a cord cutting antennae only user Tivo had a great deal for antennae only users. Service is only $10 a month great deal compared to my $70 satellite bill which i was only getting about $10 of value from. Love the Tivo software Only one real complaint is while Tivo has amazon and...
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yzerman19
Great device. It has many online services and features built in that you can take advantage of. I wish there a way to lower the recording quality of digital shows. I used to record certain analog shows in low resolution, but since my cable company went all digital, there is only 1 resolution...
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jjerome
The Tivo Premiere has been a great purchase for us. I know it's had it its critics, so I figured I would write a summary of our setup and why we like it so much. Our setup: Over-The-Air (OTA) antenna (no cable/satellite) Classic original interface (as opposed to the newer HD interface)...
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jason4800
I have owned just about every Tivo product over the years. So I was excited when Tivo announced the new premiere unit. I purchased one right away. The unit arrived and I make an appointment with the cable company to come out and install the required mutli-stream card. The cable company came to my...
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rhayden
The only issue is controlling external devices. Can't do it. and Only HDMI!
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justmeon12
After a few months with my Tivo Premiere, I have decided that it is my overall preferred living room box over similar devices like Apple TV, Roku and others. PROS: The Tivo DVR software is the best available and a huge improvement over my Comcast DVR (crap). This device connects to my wifi...
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