TiVo Series3 High Definition box!

[MarrkDaviid]

I live in Australia, TiVo sucks over here, we cannot get the TiVo Series 4.

[samhester]

Not enough tuners. Our s3 at a certain time in the evening could do with 4 tuners

[samhester]

she needs a spankin 

[TRMPITAS]

If you have a cable provider , just rent the HD digital box with them , its only 10 bucks ! And it worth every single penny , one day HD will be free for everyone !!!

[Paulnathan]

I love my Tivo and that Tivo spokesmodel is smoking hot. Smart and sexy.

[csm10495]

I have a TiVo and its great but the price was steep i got a lifetime subscription but cablevision charges me $4 a month for cable cards so im paying less now per month but it will take a bout 20 yrs to get my money back

[BADASSEDWIN]

So tivo is used for recording and all that stuff.

so if you are recording a regular SD channel and hook up the hdmi cable on tivo it will make the SD recording into HD?? yes i have a plasma.

[secrettrance]

Everyone whining about the price, these can be had for a limited time for $349 from Tivo as a refurb model. They are also offering the Lifetime subscription package again at 399 so w/shipping about 770 and never pay another dime. Add a slingbox pro to it an now you can watch everything from your Tivo on your iPhone. Oh and WD came out with a Bookdrive to give an additional 65 hours of High def playback..

[rendezvous65]

I have seen them new for 499 USD. You could get an HD and upgrade the HDD. Of course they now have a Tivo HD XL model for 599 USD. The HD XL has the series 3 features. They took the HD added a 1 TB HDD, THX certification, and added the glow remote.

[rendezvous65]

Edit:  $399.00.

[Zenon2006]

Shes hot

[nigelarthur74]

Hope this is the version coming to Australia soon!

[adstaylor77]

For the price they're asking, it should come with a night with "Tivo Shanan."

[PantheraLeo]

Shanan, you look absolutely stunning in that dress! Totally hot!!! All these tech related comments and questions and you barely get noticed. That's wrong.

[jaycoxt]

I have Comcast as many do. I pay $9.00 per month for the rental of the box and they will upgrade it anytime with a free subscription to the TV Guide. Now, the $9.00 is only $5.00 more than their regular digital box...Ok, now you want over $800.00 for the HD Tivo and $199.00 to transfer the subscription... at $800.00 I could pay the Comcast rental for 13 years before I would break even. Are the Tivo folks getting this? NOT

[sylentsy]

$199 would have seemed fair to purchase the new series 3 box. Seeing that I already purchased this lifetime pass TWICE i feel that $799 + $199 offer is a direct slap in the face. Tivo should be ashamed of themselves for treating their "supposed to be valued" customers this way!! Outrageous!!

[mkulkis]

That TiVo chick is HOT!!!

[Paulnathan]

Her name is Tivo Shanan. Very Hot. She is wearing a Corset made by Dark Garden which just makes her hotter.

[n8andm]

While I'm sure the price will come down on the series-3 it's hard for me to justify the $800 cost despite how much I hate my cable PVR. Plus I have Comcast, which is going to provided TiVo eventually anyway. I'm sure they will allow me to lease the hardware for a low monthly fee. In the two years it'll take to pay $800 there will be some new techology out anyhow.

[wicketr]

A Series 3 cost $799. Sorry, but that's rediculous. I can build a MythTV for much cheaper and upgrade the components whenever I want.

I'm a Tivo 2 user, but at that price, there's no way I'm spending $800 just for HD compatibility.

[jeffislouie]

comcast is supposed to be rolling out the tivo software on their DVR's in the next 6-8 months (so I am told) so the HD dvr nightmare box they have out now will be usuable. Tivo has been pissin' me off lately, pushing out faulty updates that slow down the box.

[LiberalViewer]

Awesome!!! I've been waiting :-)

[rcuniverse]

My current cable company HD DVR is dreadful. The $800 is almost worth it to get out from under that thing. My concern is that I want to hook the HDMI up to my receiver and then off to the TV but with my other equipment I usually get the HD Copy block which stinks because I have to hook the HDMI up to the HD TV set and then another optical to my AV equipment for sound.

[mr821907]

$1000+? Kind of much for the unit and transfer. I really thought that the $199 was for the transfer and the unit! Ha boy was I let down. How much do you guys think this is really worth? I think:

Unit= $400

Transfer= Free (who I'am I kidding)

[Kristoffr]

So, when is it coming out with a built in DVD player so you can transfer copies, HD or otherwise onto disks??

[MarkAndreasen]

Won't upgrade until they have the built in DVD feature ... get with it TIVO ... for $800 bones you should include the DVD recorder and 100 free disc.

[jetmet]

CAN THIS UNIT BE USED WITH A NON HD TV?

[Kristoffr]

Yes, I am told it can.

[bacteriaboy]

Yes, it can record 300 hours of standard def and it has a S-video output as well as HD outputs.

[alanpgh11]

I hope to buy a Series 3 for less than $799. during the holiday season. Hope there will be some discount pricing at retailers, such as Best Buy or Circuit City, or a special discount for current subscribers via tivo.com. I have been a Tivo user since 12/01.

Thanks,

Alan

[Anubis68]

Alangpgh - - Yes, but you have to buy directly from TiVo (per tivo dot com slash vip) before 12/31. You then have to call a special number (listed on that page) to transfer the lifetime service.

[alanpgh11]

Two questions:

1. Will there be a version from another manufacturer that will let me burn DVD's? For the past few years, I have had a Series 2 RS-TX20 that let's me burn DVD's. Very convenient.

2. I understand I can transfer my Series 1 Lifetime subscription to the Series 3 for $199. if I purchase before the end of 2006. Is this correct?

Thanks,

Alan

[alanpgh11]

I hope to buy a Series 3 for less than $799. during the holiday season. Hope there will be some discount pricing at retailers, such as Best Buy or Circuit City, or a special discount for current subscribers via tivo.com. I have been a Tivo user since 12/01.

Thanks,

Alan

[bacteriaboy]

1) don't know, but don't count on it. A blu-ray or HD DVD recorder would be nice though (hint)

2) yes, AND tivo is dumping the lifetime subscription for the new recorders (bummer, but I understand). So this does sound good. HD Tivo ans PS3 this year? ouch. Time to take out another mortgage :)

[christoc]

Alphawolf, it said it was Cable provider compatible, not Satellite.

I personally would order one today, if it wasn't $800!

[Alphawolf69]

Looks & sounds great. Except for 1 problem. Actually I can think of 2. First problem, Am I to understand you do need a HDTV in order to use this, Right? And the 2nd possible problem is, Is it compatable with the DirecTV receiver we now have. When we up-graded to the Series2 Tivo, It's wouldn't work with our DirectV receiver. We had to replace our receiver.

[Moonpies]

From what I have read it will NOT work with DirecTV or Dish Network. It will only work with digital cable.

[Anubis68]

I've read that all of the outputs work simultaneously, so it can be connected to a standard TV via composite or s-video cable (no RF output). It will still be able to record the hi-def video, taking up more space, but the video should be way clearer. One thing to note is it only has input to accept a cable or antenna signal...it does not work with a set top box, so it cannot support satellite. DirecTV customers already have a TiVo box that works only for their system anyway.