I'm a longtime Tivo user since 2000.  I bought this Premiere when it was first released during March 2010 to replace my older Tivo box.  This is my third Tivo and overall experience through the years has been stellar.  I was excited this new Premiere box offered HD and dual tuner.  It does connect to local WiFi, but requires an adapter to do so.  I also like watching NetFlix through the unit, but it is limited to only movies already added to the NetFlix Instant Queue.  I also like the built-in YouTube functionality which makes it easy to search and watch YouTube videos on the big screen.
The SeasonPass Manager is very flexible and easy to setup.  This is my favorite feature and with dual-tuning and more stations becoming competitive during prime time, I can still catch my favorite shows.
While I love the Tivo features and the ease of use, this new box has actually been somewhat disappointing.  My Premiere box crashes and resets itself several times each month while watching or recording shows.  It takes about 3 minutes to reboot and start itself which drives me crazy!  I've never had a Tivo box crash prior to this new model.  The menus can be sluggish as the unit is constantly checking the internet to load thumbnail pictures and program info.  If internet connection goes down, I can't even watch my recorded shows which is insane.  Customer service experience is not anything like it used to be years ago which is also very disappointing.
Tivo recently released a software update for the Premiere box which has improved some of the issues and took better advantage of HD capabilities, but it didn't resolve the sporadic crashing.
Overall, I do like my Tivo Premiere, but the dependability of the product did take a step down.

Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 299.00