Most Circuit City locations now have the $299 TivoHD in stock. It is now on sale at $258.99.
The $219 deal is over as of 7/01, it's back to $299 before the coupon.
Use the $40 off $199 Circuit City coupon to get it for $259.99 + tax. Circuit City coupon right here. This coupon expires 8/31. YMMV.
You can check local availability by adding the TivoHD to your cart at CircuitCity.com and selecting local pickup.
Both the TivoHD and Series3 share the same essential features. Both are dual-tuner HDTV DVRs with the ability to record two different HD or SD channels simultaneously, at 100% original quality, while you watch a third, previously-recorded HD program. Both boxes seamlessly integrate analog cable, digital cable, and OTA into a single guide and let you record from multiple sources at once. Both boxes support MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 SD and HD. Both boxes provide a variety of output options, including a native mode. Neither box supports VOD or SDV. Neither box supports DirecTV or Dish Network, both of which have refused Tivo access to their encryption systems.
The TivoHD doesn't connect to your cable box, it replaces your cable box. With digital cable, you acquire one MCARD or two older CableCards from your cable company and you've got access to all digital cable channels (except those delivered using SDV). You aren't limited to unencrypted or QAM channels like HTPC solutions.
No cable subscription is required, so if you want, you can use the TivoHD as a dual-tuner DVR for OTA SD and HD channels from an antenna. If you've got basic cable, you can connect it to the TivoHD to get the basic analog channels, plus the local HD channels via cable. The Tivo will automatically combine basic channels from cable with OTA HD channels from an antenna into the same guide, including those from an adjacent market (i.e. Baltimore + DC HD locals in the same guide).
TivoHD Review
According to the reviews, MRV (streaming of recordings between Tivos), TivoToGo (transfer of "copy freely" flagged recordings to a PC or portable media player), and official support for eSATA drive expansion are coming later this year.
A Tivo subscription is required, which starts at about $8/mo. Unfortunately, the days of free guide data are coming to an end.
For those who have never used a Tivo, below is a screenshot comparison of the Tivo interface compared to the standard Comcast DVR interface. The first three shots are Tivo, next three shots are Motorola.
Comcast DVR vs TivoHD
The $219 deal is over as of 7/01, it's back to $299 before the coupon.
Use the $40 off $199 Circuit City coupon to get it for $259.99 + tax. Circuit City coupon right here. This coupon expires 8/31. YMMV.
You can check local availability by adding the TivoHD to your cart at CircuitCity.com and selecting local pickup.
Both the TivoHD and Series3 share the same essential features. Both are dual-tuner HDTV DVRs with the ability to record two different HD or SD channels simultaneously, at 100% original quality, while you watch a third, previously-recorded HD program. Both boxes seamlessly integrate analog cable, digital cable, and OTA into a single guide and let you record from multiple sources at once. Both boxes support MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 SD and HD. Both boxes provide a variety of output options, including a native mode. Neither box supports VOD or SDV. Neither box supports DirecTV or Dish Network, both of which have refused Tivo access to their encryption systems.
The TivoHD doesn't connect to your cable box, it replaces your cable box. With digital cable, you acquire one MCARD or two older CableCards from your cable company and you've got access to all digital cable channels (except those delivered using SDV). You aren't limited to unencrypted or QAM channels like HTPC solutions.
No cable subscription is required, so if you want, you can use the TivoHD as a dual-tuner DVR for OTA SD and HD channels from an antenna. If you've got basic cable, you can connect it to the TivoHD to get the basic analog channels, plus the local HD channels via cable. The Tivo will automatically combine basic channels from cable with OTA HD channels from an antenna into the same guide, including those from an adjacent market (i.e. Baltimore + DC HD locals in the same guide).
TivoHD Review
According to the reviews, MRV (streaming of recordings between Tivos), TivoToGo (transfer of "copy freely" flagged recordings to a PC or portable media player), and official support for eSATA drive expansion are coming later this year.
A Tivo subscription is required, which starts at about $8/mo. Unfortunately, the days of free guide data are coming to an end.
For those who have never used a Tivo, below is a screenshot comparison of the Tivo interface compared to the standard Comcast DVR interface. The first three shots are Tivo, next three shots are Motorola.
Comcast DVR vs TivoHD