Tivo HD
July 24, 2007 by Lauren
Tivo HD has been released, and the verdict is a good one. I suppose now would be a good time for me to stop with the "Right after I get TiVo" joke.
This is built on the Series3 platform, but it isn't really an update. To compare the two, Series3 has a 250GB drive (300 hours standard-def video & 32 hours HD) while Mr. TiVo HD has just a 160GB drive (180 hours SD & 20 hours HD). In place of Series3's glowing OLED display, TiVo HD has an array of multicolored status-indicator LEDs and a standard TiVo remote.
It's not THX certified, but it's got the coaxial cable and antenna inputs, plus HDMI, component, S-Video and composite.You also get an optical audio out. You can record two shows at once with the duel CableCARD (while watching a third show, if you like).
The actual software hasn't really undergone any changes. Also, TiVoToGo isn't available in TiVo HD, just to clear that up. TiVo has the a monthly fee as always that can get around $17 bucks a month if you won't agree to more than a year. However, if you pay the $299 for three years of service, you can get $9 bucks a month. They're accepting preorders right now. If you're interested, some other fetures include:
• Movie & TV Downloads - In partnership with Amazon.com, TiVo brings you Amazon Unbox™
on TiVo®, allowing you to download thousands of movies and TV shows
straight to your TiVo DVR. Amazon Unbox on TiVo allows you to rent or
buy movies from Amazon Unbox using your remote, download them to your
TiVo box over your home network, and enjoy them right on your television set whenever you want. The movies you want are always in
stock and new releases are available for purchase the same day they
arrive on DVD. Best of all, order with your TiVo remote from the
comfort of your living room and your rentals and purchases end up in
your Now Playing list, right where you'd expect them to be. It's like
having an entire video store connected to your TV.
• Universal Swivel™ Search - Exclusive to the TiVo service,
universal Swivel search lets you quickly find everything you want in
the world of broadcast and broadband television with a single, powerful
search. It's the first truly TV centric onscreen search tool that
allows subscribers to explore and discover broadcast, cable, and
broadband content in an easy-to-use experience. TiVo subscribers can
search using the way they intuitively think about television; that is,
by starting with a program they currently enjoy and using elements of
that program to find more of what they like. Universal Swivel search
allows viewers to seamlessly link from descriptions of one program to
all others that have common elements, including program name, actors,
or suggestions based on other viewers' feedback.
• TiVoCast - TiVoCast delivers original video programming directly to
your TiVo box over your broadband Internet connection from a variety of
media brands and producers, including the New York Times, CNET,
iVillage, The Onion, and many others. The content appears in your Now
Playing List, alongside regular broadcast programming as well as your
Amazon Unbox rentals and purchases and even Home Movies. It's all
seamlessly integrated into the entire TiVo experience.
• Home Movie Sharing - Instead of burning your home movies to DVD
and mailing them to friends and family, now you can share them through
a private TiVo channel of your own. Simply upload your video footage or
photographs to One True Media
(www.OneTrueMedia.com), get a channel code, and send the code out to
your audience. Your home videos will show up right in the Now Playing
list on their TiVo boxes, so they can enjoy them on their own TV. No
need to huddle around a computer screen anymore, home movie sharing
delivers those precious moments directly to the TV.
• Online Services - With your TiVo box connected to your broadband
home network, you can access a variety of online services right on your
TV, including Yahoo! Traffic and Weather, Fandango movie tickets, live
radio, podcasts, games and more.
• TiVo KidZone - Only TiVo-branded DVRs give you total control over
what your kids see on TV. With TiVo KidZone, you get to choose which
shows your children can watch and record. It also helps you discover
great new shows for them through recommendations from leading national
children's organizations. TiVo KidZone provides a customized Now
Playing List for your children that displays only the shows you
pre-approve, keeping their shows separate from your own shows. TiVo
KidZone relies on your own personal settings and password to ensure
your kids only see what you want them to see, keeping TV as safe as
possible.
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