Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Feb 03 '02
Pros: Two Tuners and WebTV ready!
Cons: WebTV is limited to a 56K modem speed!
Summary: The RCA DWD490RE is one of the most complete Satellite receivers I have seen. This receiver has two tuners built-in so you can use your picture-in-picture feature on your TV to watch two different channels from the satellite. The receiver can also record...
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Jun 15 '04
Pros: Easy setup, Great features, worth a look !
Cons: None !!!
Summary: I purchased this unit off the clearance rack at Circuit City, and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made ! For $99 I thought that I was taking a chance, but over the last 3 months, its proved to be a brilliant piece of electronics.
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Feb 14 '04
Pros: 2 tuners, Record 2 shows at once, Pause live TV, Instant replay.
Cons: Not currently available through retail. WEB TV connection is slow
Summary: For the life of me I can't figure out why Microsoft stopped making this product! It has all of the features that I was looking for in a DVR. What Microsoft has to say about this product: UltimateTV is digitally recorded television. It's what? ...
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Jul 10 '03
Pros: Automatically records and indexes your favorite shows. You'll never miss an episode!
Cons: Limitation of recording time(35 to 40 hours).
Summary: There are two topics here: (1) The Ultimate TV Service and (2)The RCA "Box." I've read all of the r ...
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Nov 12 '02
Pros: Great picture - even recorded!
Cons: Buggy, can't disable sounds
Summary: OK - at least the Tivo I have seen. I recently purchased my first home (yeah!!!) and the previous owner already had DirecTV. I was pretty fed up with digital cable - both the cost and the quality - which I found to be lacking. So, I knew I was heading ...
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Feb 25 '02
Pros: Picture-in-picture, simultaneous view and record, easy to program recordings
Cons: WebTV a nuisance unless you need it
Summary: My wife and I are discriminating TV viewers, but our schedule required us to use our VCR to watch our favorite programs. However, when we switched from cable to DirecTV, our VCR+ features were no longer usable, and we had to go back to manual recording...
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Nov 24 '01
Pros: Makes a VCR all but obsolete, very easy to use.
Cons: Monthly fee, internet functionality is slow and difficult
Summary: This Review covers the RCA DirecTV receiver with UltimateTV Digital Video Recorder. This review does not cover the DirecTV service or Web TV.
I've had DirecTV since the days when they only sold it in small towns. RCA and...
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Aug 16 '01
Pros: Two tuner capability, recording up to 35 hours of TV, no loss of video quality
Cons: No ability to archive shows permanently (yet), interface is a bit sluggish at times
Summary: It's a shame that epinions has buried the UltimateTV receivers in with all the other Satellite receivers, because this is truly a unique item. I purchased mine as soon as it was available, and I couldn't be happier! (I returned my Tivo within a week of...
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Nov 08 '06
Pros: Ultimate TV is a good product.
Cons: Comes with Directv service. Directv sucks.
Summary: As far as receivers go this one is not bad. The RCAs are far better than the Philips models. However, most models perform about the same, and have the same features. More importantly consider the SERVICE. Directv has some of the most horrific
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Jul 20 '05
Pros: more functions, better image quality, easy to navigate
Cons: no longer being updated by Microsoft
Summary: What a shame that Microsoft decided to abandon support of Ultimate TV. I own 2 boxes, both purchased in 2001. Two months ago DirecTV incented me with an offer to give TiVo a shot, for free with a one-year service extension. I took the bait and it was
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