Humax DRT800 DVD-R/RW Recorder/TiVo Series2 DVR Combo
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List Price: $499.99
Features
• Digitally records up to 80 hours of programming onto the 80-GB hard drive
• Playback for DVD, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, A/V CD
• Control live TV by pausing and rewinding it, and create slow-motion and instant replays of any channel at any time
• Season Pass function automatically records every episode of a favorite program all season long
• Browse up to 14 days of program data with the Electronic Program Guide |
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Humax DRT800 DVD-R/RW Recorder/TiVo Series2 DVR Combo Customer Reviews
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Purchased 3 Tivo's...
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...This one is my favorite. The problem that most people run in to with DVR's _and_ Tivo, is a full drive. A larger hard drive just means more old shows to sift through when space is needed, before going on vacation, for instance. The Humax Tivo Series2 DVR Recorder allows me to archive those shows to watch later. Or even watch on my laptop while sitting in the airport!
There are many DVR's available these days that can handle the "Wait-what was that?" and "What did he say?" moments when watching live TV. They can also record shows for watching later, and even set up a subscription, aka Season Pass, to record all episodes of a show. But there is SO MUCH MORE to Tivo.
"Tivo Suggestions" are recorded when there are no scheduled shows to record, and they are based on your viewing habits. Also, the online scheduling ability is very useful, especially when at work or on vacation. ("Darn! I forgot to record the Grammy's!") But my favorite Tivo feature is the local network sharing.
I purchased a Tivo Series2 DVR and a Humax Tivo Series2 DVR Recorder for my home. I have a wireless network and, not wanting to run phone lines all over, I purchased a [[ASIN:B000ER5G6C TiVo AG0100 Wireless G USB Network Adapter for TiVo Series2 & Series3 DVRs]] for each Tivo. The nightly programming updates are now downloaded over my wireless network instead of tying up my phone line.
The network setup and configuration was fairly straightforward, though I did have a problem with my network password. (The Tivo online support forums had the answer. The network password needs to be the hex-equivalent password for an Apple Airport network.) Immediately after completing the setup for the wireless network, I was able to transfer and watch shows already recorded. No compatibility issues at all.
We have put this setup and the Humax through its paces. Simultaneous transfers between the systems are slower, but minimally so. It's only noticeable when trying to watch a show while a simultaneous transfer is underway. (Giving the transfer a few minutes headstart before watching generally solves that problem.) On one particularly busy day, I was simultaneously transferring shows between the two Tivo's, watching a show live, that was also being recorded, and burning a DVD. Not only didn't the Humax choke; it didn't even blink.
Recording shows to DVD is very simple, though I did stumble and purchase the wrong type of DVD's the first time. (I bought DVD+RW instead of the required DVD-RW (or DVD-R).) After inserting the DVD, you only need to select the check-boxes in the order you want them to record. The Tivo automatically calculates the percentage of space each show will require and crosses out any shows that won't fit in the available free space.
Two items of note. First, the Tivo Series2 DVR and the Humax Tivo Series2 DVR Recorder record in different formats. Although I can transfer and watch shows from one to the other, I cannot burn shows originally recorded on the Tivo Series2 DVR. Second, I can't pause in the middle of the DVD burning setup. Doing so requires me to restart the burning process with a new, unused, DVD.
I love my Tivo's. But this one is my favorite. Shhhh!
HTH,
-chrystal |
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