Philips TiVo PTV 300 Digital Recorder

Pros: Watch TV when you want to.
Cons: Have to watch what you are taping

This is the greatest invention since sliced bread. I have the Phillips 30 hour recorder. I wish it was a 60 hour because if you want to record in high quality it only tapes 9 1/2 hours. You can tape in medium quality for 19 hours and low is the 30...

Pros: Extremely easy to use, never miss your favorite shows
Cons: May cause you to ignore other parts of your life

I got a TiVo to easily record all of the soccer games I used to miss out on. The interface makes it simple to find what you want to record and with a few clicks of the remote you're all set to go. I set up a keyword for soccer which allows me to see...

Pros: No rewinding, on screen program listings, Multiple recording Quality levels
Cons: FRAGILE MODEM/Hardware, price, subscription to Tivo Service REQUIRED

My recent jolt of electronic coolness has taken the form of a Phillips Personal Television Recorder, or a Tivo for short.
Having purchased an open box 14 hour unit (an old 100 model) for a mere $90, I was hooked very easily/quickly.
Ah, but...

Pros: Watch what you want, when you want. No commercials!
Cons: Monthly fee or large payment to Tivo

I love my Tivo!! Worth every dime, don't know how I ever lived without one! If non-Tivo owners realized the benefits EVERYONE would have one! The interface is very well done and the remote has just the right number of features and fits well in the hand....

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: Life-changing TV experience in a box. Let TiVo "seek and record" your favorite shows.
Cons: TiVo sometimes freezes and has to be rebooted. 30 hours isn't enough space.

There's an English idiom about being the best thing since sliced bread. In my opinion, TiVo is better than sliced bread.

TiVo really isn't all that revolutionary from a technological perspective, in fact, it's a natural "product" of several...

Pros: Changes the way you watch TV. Really!
Cons: None!!!

I bought my Tivo about a month ago, after succumbing to all of my friend’s constant pressure to buy one. Yes, in my group of people, I was the last to buy a Tivo. They were asking me how I could possibly watch T.V. without one, and I would always...

Pros: Really changes TV viewing
Cons: Product placement can be tricky and those extra fees!

I decided to buy this TiVo thing after my wife saw one in action at her friend's house. We both work and sometimes when we get home from work, we have better things to do than watch tv. Well, if we do this, we end up missing shows we would otherwise...

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: Record any show any time
Cons: too Much TV

Actually I don't have TiVo, i was given one and had it for about a month and just got fed up with it. The fact that you can record any show at any time and watch it whenever you want is just ridiculous. Really who needs that much TV??? I have a...

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: new technology makes tv recording automatic.
Cons: Stalling, 3 defective units, Tivo is dishonest!

I am on my 3rd unit in 90 days. The first one was dead in days. The second one took over 10 hours to make it's daily call. The technical support people were un-educated to say the least. Even though I clearly told them my phone line was plugged...

Pros: Easy to Use, Fun to Navigate, Always See What You want
Cons: Somewhat slower menus when system is working, long setup.

I can remember when I first about Tivo. It was the CES show 1 year before the product came out, and it was one thing people were talking about. The problem was, was that when the product was launched, it was around $1000 for the unit. Ever since, the...

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: 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...