On 01/07/02 19:17.34, DBDElectronics said...
Tivo is very problematic and takes a long time
to set up, that is why they are selling so inexpensively.
If you want reliability and good customer service,
use replay or ultimate TV
Tivo problematic? That was spoken like a diehard UTV subscriber.
Before I took the plunge, I was ready to buy UTV, but I made sure I researched the issues for several weeks, before buying. In my research, I saw ALOT more complaints about UTV than with Tivo and now, UTV has somewhat of a showstopper for quite a few people, as there are problems with UTV and the new spotbeam satellite, Directv just brought online(see this thread for details:
[Link: remotecentral.com]).
I ended up going with a Hughes Directivo unit and could not be happier. I have recorded just about everything I could and have yet to have any problems.
Do some research and you will see that Tivo is the better way to go. You can buy Hughes/Philips units online and you can find the Sony units for about $100 more atBrick and Mortar stores. They all have the same internals, but the Sony adds a better remote(universal) and a VCR control.
This message was edited by Chuck_IV on 01/10/02 14:43.11.
