TiVo - Digital Video Recorder Review

I have four Tivos in my house and can't imagine living without one.  Everyone else has listed all the great features that the Tivo has, but no one has yet mentioned the 30-second jump feature.  It's a well-known "bug" that isn't documented anywhere in the Tivo literature, but if you ask any Tivo owner, he or she will tell you the 30-second jump is fantastic!  With one push of a button, you can jump 30 seconds forward on a recorded show (or a live show if you're watching the 30-minute cache).  It can get you through an endless commercial break in just moments.

Here's how you get access to this feature.  On your remote, push the following combination:

select, play, select, 3, 0, select

You'll hear the Tivo ding three times and you'll know the 30-second jump feature is now active.  Just push the small button that's just above the keypad and to the left of the 'slow' button while watching a recorded show and watch your Tivo skip ahead 30 seconds!

If your Tivo ever loses power (you unplug it, the power goes out, etc.), you'll have to reprogram your remote with the same combination from above.

Enjoy your skipping through commercials or boring parts of a tv show!