Philips TiVo PTV 300 Digital Recorder

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: Makes TV 2x as good, Cool, WOW factor, It is the future
Cons: If you dont use TV, there is no point

Pause your TV. Rewind your TV. Watch TV without commercials. Have your VCR tape shows that you don't even know are on, shows that you end up liking but you didn't even know it. Whoa. Stop Salivating. This can be yours AND MORE, from TiVo, the...

Pros: Great freedom from tv schedules
Cons: Collects anonymous database to be sold to marketers

Even though we all know that the ads shown on tv end up sponsoring and paying for our favorite football games or shows, we still have a hard time with these commercial breaks. How many times do we get turned off by these refrains, "we must take a...

Pros: Really changes TV for the better, especially for those who like television the least.
Cons: This may be an intermediate technology and the hardware quality is mediocre.

So you’ve read about the “TiVolution” and seen the infomercials and it sounds interesting, in theory. Yet maybe you’re not really looking to start a revolution but just want to replace that aging VCR (which the Smithsonian wants) or just want to set up...

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: convenience, convenience, convenience
Cons: price, setup can be a challenge

In my opinion Tivo is one of the best products that people don't know about or don't understand.

First, no one is really sure what to call these widgets. Is it a digital VCR? Is it a personal television server? Is it a digital network...

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: World class interface, tech jump
Cons: Needs more storage in stock unit

I am an avid fan of the video medium albeit of late in regards to television I was becoming more and more irritated by the preponderance of advertising, bad programming, etc. Then came TIVO.

I was an early adopter, paying 1200.00 including...

Pros: Change your TV habits forever
Cons: Almost easy to use

You need a Tivo. Stop reading this review now, and go buy one. What? You're still reading? OK, so you're not willing to spend a few hundred bucks instantly on the advice of a total stranger. I can live with that. But, please believe me when I say...

Pros: Life changing in terms of TV.
Cons: Is a little expensive.

Philips Tivo HD31202

What does it do? It totally changes the way you watch TV. Never miss your favorite program, no searching for blank videotapes to record on. Stop letting a station manager at the networks decide when you see what....

Pros: It's so easy, anyone can use it. 30 hours is a lot of time.
Cons: You may end up fighting for your share of the 30 hours.

I have had my TiVo for 6 months and have never regretted getting it.I have it hooked up to my Digital Cable and it works very well. I had minor problems early on with the channel changing accuracy, but it was just a matter of changing codes. It does what...

Pros: easy to use, "surprise" shows
Cons: multiple tapings, addictive

I don't mean to offend anyone with the title of this review. I know that there are many gadget-loving women out there, but I'm not one of them. In fact, I don't even like television! Part of the problem might be that I'm lacking a degree in rocket...

Pros: TV when you want it without the hassle, relatively inexpensive to buy, easy to use
Cons: Long installation process, can't record a show while watching another on at same time

It's here, people! Revolutionary television! Yes indeedy... after years of hearing the whispers amongst computer and gadget geeks across the globe, computerized television has arrived. And as someone who loves TV, let me just say, THANK THE LORD!!!...

Pros: Pause live tv; great guide; better use of your tv time
Cons: "Tivo Suggests" goes a little nuts sometimes; Slightly unstable

Do you, like I, have a "scratch" VCR tape or two that you use to record shows you don't want to keep, but don't want to miss? Do you forget when your favourite shows are on? Do you wish you could pause, quickly review or fast forward live tv?...

Pros: get hooked easily, easy to set up
Cons: have to pay for a subscription

Two weeks ago, I had never heard of TIVO. Today, I love it. My son bought me a Philips Tivo 30 hour personal video recorder last week and I am already hooked. When he brought it over to my house, I said, “get ride of that. I don’t need another...