TiVo Debuts Series3 High Definition Digital Media Recorder

[Shane]

TiVo Inc., the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced today the launch of the high end TiVo® Series3™ HD Digital Media Recorder - the first stand-alone TiVo product that is HD compatible. Available beginning mid-September, the TiVo Series3 HD box is the world's first THX®-certified, digital video recorder, delivering audio and video that truly maintains the fidelity of the original broadcast. Once again, TiVo is

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[jhecondevsys]

How much?

Jim Harrigan
Redondo Beach

[robertwadebrown]

Tivo spends all this time and end up introducing a product that that only stores 32 hours of HD and has only 2 HD tuners. My DVR from my local cable company already has 2 HD tuners and stores a lot of HD programs and only costs $15/mo, and I can trade it in on a newer model, which I've done, twice. Also, everything that is really in programming features isn't on the debut version, and some things which are currently offered aren't there. I'm beginning to question if the genius that brought us Tivo in the first place has drifted into dementia.

[Shane]

<strike>Rumored at $799</strike>

Confirmed on TiVo site for $799.99 USD.

- Shane

[WINGZZ]

will we be able to use the USB ports to add more HDD storage?? or can it use the ethernet connection to store programs on a NAS, guestions that need to be answered before I give up my 120+ hours of HD I can record on my STB with an added USB drive

[Shane]

It has an "E-SATA" port "for future use" listed in the specifications. I assume this is an external SATA port for adding additional storage, but have not confirmed it.

- Shane

[doug booth]

Anybody know how this sucker works with DirectTV relative to dual tuners, etc.?

[WynsWrld98]

I believe it's aimed at cable TV companies that provide CableCards, not satellite, especially since DirecTV severed their ties to Tivo.