TiVo review03 Premiere: 57 25/03/2010, Nilay Patel, amazon video on demand, amazonvideoondemand, Blockbuster, DVR, hands, hands, Hands, Netflix, premi

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When I heard rumors of new hardware from TiVo in April 2009, our imagination began to run. The current HD and TiVo HD XL DVR have been the best in the market all their three races a year, and while they have received updates of important roles in that time, the overall experience of using a TiVo simply has not kept with the explosion of online content and revised viewing habits of consumers - in fact, the interface has remained unchanged for nearly a decade. So while the real TiVo hardware has actually gotten smaller and simpler, is the software received a major makeover this time - who emigrated to Flash, and the main elements have been completely redesigned for high definition displays and invisible integration of online video services. Is it enough to keep TiVo afloat in a sea of cheap Cablecar DVRs? It's worth the upgrade from an existing TiVo HD? There is only one way to find out - to read our full review.

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