Philips TiVo PTV 300 Digital Recorder

Pros: Amazingly simple to operate
Cons: It could come in better colors

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that TiVO would have such an impact on my television enjoyment. I initially thought it would just be like a VCR....boy was I ever wrong.

TiVO pays attention to the shows you like to watch, and...

Pros: Easy to operate, good recording quality, great technology, MEDIUM Quality or higher recording quality looks great
Cons: Can't think of any!

ATTENTION WORLD--THE 'TIVO-LUTION' HAS BEGUN!

No more worries! 1) "Did I set my VCR?" 2) "Do I have enough video tape left to record my shows?" 3)"What did Chandler just say to Monica (on Friends)?"

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Pros: Simple, time saver, flexibility in your life!
Cons: I still haven't figured out how to transfer the tivo file to a video tape.

Last Christmas we bought a Tivo 30 hour unit. My husband works in the disk drive industry and had done so prototype testing on them. He was very excited to show me a new gadget that I was sure we didn't need. I was skeptical because our house has more...

Pros: Almost everything
Cons: Modem is sensitive to noise and surge

I bought my first TiVo for several reasons:
1. I was tired of missing quality TV programs because of some network suit arbitrarily playing musical programs with my favorite shows.
2. I work from dusk til dawn, which precludes me from...

Pros: Innovative features, enhances TV watching
Cons: Wish it had higher capacity

My husband and I bought the 30-hour Tivo (Sony recorder) three weeks ago, and it has completely changed the way we watch TV. This is an excellent product that has exceeded all my expectations about how it would work.

I had been interested in...

Pros: watch what you want, when you want
Cons: if show run over, you may miss it.

TiVolution is coming. “What are you talking about?”. Simple! The way we watch TV is changing before our vary eyes. No longer are we tied to the network’s schedules. Tivo and its main competitor Replay TV have developed an...

Pros: Easy to use; easy to set up
Cons: a bit expensive

Having 2 small children makes watching TV a hit-or-miss activity. Most shows are interrupted several times, and some are missed entirely. Phones ring, bathrooms call, kids scream -- it's nerve wracking.

Enter Tivo. It makes time go away....

Pros: YOU are in control of your TV!
Cons: Expensive to buy plus additional fees

A month ago I had barely heard of TiVo and now after using it for a couple of days I can’t imagine not having one. Let me tell you how I ended up with a TiVo.

I was reading the following review by Peter Weisenberg (pweisenberg):

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Pros: Super easy to use
Cons: Somewhat difficult to set up

I love my TiVo. There's no other way to say it. Imagine having a machine that rewinds without a mechanical pause. Imagine stopping a live show to go to the bathroom, then clicking a remote to end up exactly where you left off. The convenience is...

Pros: Revolutionizes Television
Cons: None

I bought this wonderful device two months ago and must say that it has completely changed the way I watch television. The most important factor for me was the ease of recording programs. You search by name or genre, and then get a choice between...

Pros: Changes the way you watch TV... Totally
Cons: Don't buy a 14hr unit

Don't make the mistake of viewing TiVo as a glorified VCR. It's anything but.

Sure, TiVo can tape a show for you when you're out, but that's not its primary purpose. Instead, TiVo is meant to keep you from watching live TV. As strange as it...

Pros: Simplicity of use
Cons: Watch more TV, but higher quality

I had watched the price falling on Tivos for a while and I knew that only the 30 hour version would do for me. When it hit $399 at circuit city with a $100 rebate, I had no reason not to buy it any more.

Although the setup was long, it...

Pros: Flexible, adaptable, smart, and even hackable (thanks to open source)
Cons: A little slow in bringing up menus sometimes; limited storage capacity on the lower model (easily fixed with a second drive)

I must admit that the first time I ever heard of the TiVo I thought "Oh, how pointless. So you can pause live TV. Big deal." I wondered what the point was on spending all that money on a VCR that had no removable media and a decidedly...

Pros: performs exactly as described
Cons: yet another remote

We bought the TiVo for a couple of reasons. First of all, I suppose, we are geeks. We like technology, and the TiVo is a nifty gadget. Secondly, despite having digital cable, the way TV works is, all the things you might want to watch are on at the same...

Pros: TV the Way you want it! Never have to worry about Tapes again!
Cons: Set up is tricky with more than 4 devices connected to TV.

I don't think there has been a technology that has come along since the PC and the Internet that has changed the way I handle my time and life. TiVo will totally change how you watch TV.

With the Season Pass feature, you will be able to set...