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This is going to be new for TiVo? I've had a regular DVR box from my cable company for almost a year now and it allows you to record two shows in the same time slot... I thought TiVos were supposed to be better?

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This has been a great feature of DirecTiVos (DirecTV TiVos since their inception; I've enjoyed it for nearly 3 years. The drag? DirecTiVos can't be networked.

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I bought my tivo box in september, but if I bought the lifetime subsrcription, does anyone know that if I bought this box I could just use my subscription so I didn't have to pay?

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HUH? I have a Direct TV TIVO DVR (its an actual TIVO brnad) and I've been recording 2 shows at once for 2 years! Are you telling me that regular TIVO doesn't allow that, but the Direct TV Tivo does?

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I've also been able to record 2 shows at the same time for about a year with my Dish Network DVR. I'm flabbergasted a jury found Dish's DVR borrowed from Tivo. Prob'ly the OJ jury on a comeback tour.

From what I've read I would NEVER want a Tivo DVR. I've had Dish's DVR for almost 6 years and had ZERO complaints. More than I can say for my friends with Tivo

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I have a HD DVR provided by the cable company plus a TiVo unit. Nothing compares to TiVo....it doesn't have the ability to record HD (not to mention two HD channels like my HD DVR), but I would give up my HD DVR in a heartbeat before I would my TiVo. That says a lot about what a superior interface it has.

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The Direct TiVo's have a Dual Tuner built in that allows you to tape 2 channels. I thought the Series 2 also had this, but I guess not.

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Wow, I thought Tivo was better than this. Sky+ in the UK, has been doing this since it launched!

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I have an HD-DVR from Scientific Atlanta and it allows me to record two shows at once and watch a third previously recorded program at the same time. Scientific Atlanta has already released an HD-DVR with 4 tuners, but my cable company doesn't offer them yet.

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HAHA!! Everyone should just get Beyond TV for their computer, I can record as many shows as I want if I just install more TV tuners in my computer. Plus, there's no monthly fees...JUST A ONE TIME FEE!!! Only 69.99 for the software, and you're set for life. I find it crazy people buying Tivo's and stuff, when there's things out there for the home computer that do the exact same thing at a fraction of the price. And yes you can easily hook it up to your TV. It's the only way to go!!!

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Don't let the lack of dual recording lead you to believe that a non-TiVo DVR is of the same calibur as TiVo. You may be able to record two shows at once, but with quality, reliability and features, TiVo remains number one. This will just add a new dimension to their superiority.

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#2 The lifetime subscription goes with and is only for the box that it was originally purchased for. The "lifetime" in lifetime subscription means the lifetime of the box, not the owner.

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Aaron....I've been thinking about doing the HTPC since we have two spare computers sitting around. What about recording HD? Is that possible?

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Carissa, i have to agree with you. I rent a DVR thru Comcast, and even though it allows you to record 2 shows at once (a really nice feature, btw), i've had several problems with it. In fact, i just had the box replaced for the 3rd time in 2 years.

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Carissa must work for Tivo. Dish updates their DVRs and I have yet to miss a show- the DVR records shows when they changes nights/times. I have 7-8 friends with Tivo who prefer my DVR- no sub fees, phony lifetime (BOX) guarantee. Dish also has DVR's that record HD- just not enough HD out there for me to make the move.
I know they were first, doesn't follow they're the best.

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The ability to record two shows at the same time has been around with Tivo 4ever. My Series 2, and dual LMB satellite, has done this for the last 2 years flawlessly... you can even watch a 3rd show from your Now Playing list. I am not sure what the news here is.

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#13 Aaron: I can record HD to my Mac mini by connecting my cable box directly to it with a firewire cable. The software I use to record came in the free download of Apple's Firewire SDK.

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Angel it is possible to record HD TV easily you just need to get an HD tuner for about 70 bucks. If your spare computers are decent, and they have a reasonably sized hard drive. Then build your own DVR, it's the best because of no recurring fees. NONE AT ALL!

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