TiVo TCD649080 Series2 80-Hour Dual-Tuner Digital Video Recorder

If you purchase this with a Tivo Service gift card, the card is ONLY good for starting a new account, but you do not recieve the card until two weeks after your box arrives. Still fighting with Tivo, Three months now, they say gift card has been voided, not their problem?!
I've tried posting this warning before. No suprise it never makes it to the list.

When I received my new TiVo I rushed right in to install and play with my new "toy". The instructions were clear and I followed them to the letter. Unfortunately, I was unable to get the second of the "dual-tuner" channels working. After many hours and much fiddling I gave up and called customer service. As it turned out my RF input was not working properly; however, I found out something extremely important. New laws require that all signals be digital beginning in 2009. Many providers are currently in the process of changing over now, and according to the customer service rep. the second channel of the "dual channel" system is analog only and therefore useless in the new digital environment. I was not made aware of this fact when I purchased the unit as it would have made a definite difference in my decision to purchase it.

TiVo TCD649080 Series2 80-Hour Dual-Tuner Digital Video RecorderI gave the TiVo Series2 to my mother and father for a Xmas present. They love surfing TV listing this way. My mother is 71 and still works. She'll never miss another television program again. I can't wait until entertainment technology takes us in a new direction. Vincent

I was trying to record some spanish shows on Telemundo, and the english closed caption is on CC3, which the traditional VCR doesn't support. So I was looking for a DVR/PVR that supports recording CC3. I have heard that Tivo can record based on the TV guide schedule, but I wasn't interested in it, I was only simply looking for a solution to my CC3 recording, and I did not want to pay monthly fee. After 2 months of straggle, I finally got Tivo since there is no alternative option left. After I play around with Tivo for 3 hours, I already have at least 10 season passes lined up on my Tivo and I am starting to worry I will be out of recording space soon. Tivo is addictive and amazin. Believe me, it is more than just a digitalized VCR machine.

After being told that my TiVO would not work with Dish Network, from Dish Network Support, I still bought the TiVO and find out that it works just fine. I am still trying to figure out the dual tuner feature but so far I am happy that I can record, step away, and go to bed on time without thinking twice of what am I missing.

One draw back to far, if a program time if off you might lose some of what you are watching because TiVO some how doesn't know that the program started late and ended beyond the allotted time.