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4.5 stars
"The DVR for now and the future, a very good investment."
Pros: It's everything you need to control your HD programs, watch High Definition shows on your schedule.
Cons: TV Guide on Screen a little troublesome with some digital cable providers, no compoent in video.
Summary: I owned Tivo since it first hit the market and fell in love with it from day one. The only drawback was when I began to invest in HDTV's and not having the resources to enjoy my favorite recordings in HD. Sony has solved this problem plus more.
Fast forward, rewind, or pause HD with the push of a button. The remote is simple and not overwhelming, with very intuiative button placement for seamless intergration of thumb and machine. The cablecard interface allows for the convience of cable programming without the monthly fees of a set top box. There is a minimal charge for the cablecard though, contact your local cable company for availibity and pricing.
The only drawback in the beginning is the set up process, as it does take a while to get all your Tv listings broadcast over and analog channel. It requires the unit to be turned off for several hours to download data, leaving us electronic geeks salavating with anticipation to start recording our first HD recording.
You can't miss buying this unit now as it also records analog programming as well. So if you can find one get it, the holidays are coming soon and believe me when I say Santa will be busy delivering these high end units all winter long.
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I don't own this DVR myself but I wish I did. I agree that this product looks like a great investment for the future. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you hook up this DVR to an HDTv with integrated ATSC tuner and Cablecard slot of its own, you can record one program while watching another, making it equal to your cable company's DVRs. The way it was explained to me, you'd need two cablecards. Those horrible STBs would finally become things of the past. I'm holding out for more companies to offer more competition by introducing their own versions of DVD Recorders with ATSC tuners and cablecard capabilities. In a few years, those tv guide quirks will have been ironed out, and prices are bound to drop.
