TiVo - Digital Video Recorder Reviews

TiVO Digital Video Recorder

TiVO sets you free, allowing you to watch any show when YOU want to watch it. It records your programs digitally, and saves them on a hard drive. It has lots of other tricks that are unbelievably cool, and it's all for a small monthly fee, plus the cost of the box. Here are the TiVO features that will change your life:

1. TiVO allows you to search for programming by title, time, channel, keyword, even Actor or Director (film junkies will love this feature).
2. You can set up "Season Passes" for all your favorite shows and save the shows as long as you like. Never again miss...

TIVO is the best invention EVER!!!!!!!!It is my favorite possesion! Much easer and user friendly than the other DVRS.  I am reliant on my TIVO while at work and on the go!  I am  a busy person, an Every day computer user, and a woman who enjoys quality. I am a technology lover, a pet owner and expect good, fair service. I am not rich, but am technically savvy.I am a pc-and mac user.I am value conscious and am impressed with this product, and glad to have it. I am willing to pay for quality service. I am not  afraid of technology. I am budget conscious  and am  loving this product....

My Tivo knows me. There are certain shows I watch regularly. On occasion, the show has a 2 hour special. No problem, Tivo records it and I didn't have to do a thing. Its automatic. On occasion, a show plays at a different time, no problem, Tivo records it. It also has the option to put your shows in order of priority. If there is a conflict between shows, it will record the show that I have listed as higher in priority. My shows are there waiting for me so I can go out and live life. When I am ready to be a couch potato, its ready for me. I can search for movies, comedy, sci fi shows, anything...

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...

I hate commercials.  They are taking over television, taking more time than the program.  Tivo releases you from this bondage.  By eliminating the commercials, this cuts the amount of running time of the program.

I Tivo-record cartoons for my grandchildren, National Geographic and Travel shows for me, nature shows for all of us; really I Tivo anything that looks interesting.  Then at our leisure we watch our selection, fast-forwarding through the commercials. 

But, if we ever do want to watch unrecorded TV, we are totally spoiled and ruined because we are constantly trying to speed through...

I have had my TiVo digital recorder for a few years now and I still love it!!  I think back to the days where I would tape things on the VCR (always a pain in the butt!) and laugh at how easy it is to use my TiVo.  I love its basic functions like recording shows and fastforwarding through commercials, but I also love how it takes recording up a notch with its other features.  Season pass is awesome.  It will record all the new episodes of my favorite shows without me having to remind it weekly.  I also like the TiVo suggestions, which is where it will look at what I like to watch and record...

My Tivo has allowed me to catch all of the great programs offered on TV. I have been a happy user since about 1999 when my daughter lived in Des Moines. She would call me during prime time every evening. I had previously videotaped the shows I would miss, but it would get so confusing.


We bought a Tivo when we got satellite service and I have been a great fan ever since. Now, I think my favorite feature is the Suggestions capability. During the presidential campaign, I would have missed many opportunities to record programs I would ultimately add to my nominee collection.


I am currently using...

Oops, I think this was actually a gift for my husband, but he lucked out because my daughter and I have taken over.

We have had this model for over 5 years.  It is the greatest thing.  I am no longer scheduling plans around my favorite shows or disappointed that I missed an episode.  Now the shows are planned around my schedule.

My only regret is this: upon receiving the item as a christmas present we had to activate the service.... (Cheers to Tivo they were open on Christmas Day) and I was given 2 payment options.... $12.95 per month or $295.00 one time for life of machine.   Due to...