New Series 2 TiVo with Dual Tuners and Built In Ethernet!
Dave Zatz (digg link) is the first to report that TiVo is offering a new 180 hour Series 2 TiVo (TCD649180) with built-in ethernet and dual-tuners! A number of sites including Amazon
Amazon.com lists the following specs:
- Does not support recording from two digital cable or satellite channels at once
- Record shows from two basic cable channels, or one basic cable and one digital cable channel, at once.
- Up to 180 hours recording capacity
- Includes Ethernet and USB ports, so connecting to your home network is a snap
- Only TiVo offers exclusive features like WishList searches, Season Pass recordings, TiVoToGo transfers, plus new online services like music, photos, and more!
This is truly a dream come true for all you TiVo users who would like a TiVo with dual-tuners. I definetly didn’t expect TiVo to offer an updated version of the Series 2 TiVo. Just two days ago I put up a post saying that TiVo should release a lightweight version of the Series 3 TiVo for those users who don’t need all the features that the Series 3 TiVo will provide. Apparently this update is exactly what I was asking for….
I’m not sure that I am going to buy one because I am waiting for the Series 3 TiVo. If however, you want dual-tuners and don’t care about HD support then I would recommend going with this DVR. Amazon
Update (4:49PM): Amazon also has an 80 hour
Stay tuned to this site for more news and information on the new dual-tuner TiVo. As soon as I hear more I will let everybody know…
March 26th, 2006 at 4:37 pm |
Nice!
March 26th, 2006 at 6:30 pm |
Still won’t touch it with their new pricing policy. They’ve lost me as a future customer.
March 26th, 2006 at 7:04 pm |
Mark V,
As I said here, what about the new pricing plan don’t you like? You can still get a TiVo for $12.95 ($6.95 multiple units)/month. The only difference that I’m not crazy about is the inability to get a lifetime subscription which I haven’t taken advantage of anyways.
March 26th, 2006 at 8:54 pm |
[...] Zatz Not Funny (and others) have some interesting details on an apparent new TiVo that has appeared on Amazon. As of yet, no official announcement. Dual tuners and built in ethernet are nice features, but I was hoping for that cable card option. Will this have an impact on the Series 3 Tivo? Certainly a long overdue upgrade. [...]
March 27th, 2006 at 7:54 am |
So if you get this two tuner Tivo how do you make it work in practice with a cable STB? Don’t the STB’s only let you watch one channel at a time? So would you need two STB’s from your cable company do record two shows simultaneously on the tivo?
March 27th, 2006 at 11:00 am |
EnergyGuru,
I believe the tuner inside will take care of “splitting” the signal. I used to have a DVR from Insight Communications here in Indy. It only required one cable going into it. Guess it would be the same with the DT Tivo.
So happy they are finally releasing this though. Especially with the built-in ethernet!
March 28th, 2006 at 3:13 pm |
Don’t know if anyone has already noted this, but the Amazon listing says:
“Date first available at Amazon.com: May 15, 2006″
March 29th, 2006 at 1:44 am |
After having a Series 2 Tivo with a DVD burner for almost 18 months, I wouldn’t consider buying another Tivo (Series 2, 3, Dual Tuner, etc.) if it did not have a DVD burner. This has proved to be a very useful feature of my Toshiba RS-TX20.