Hot on the heels of their renewed DirecTV relations , TiVo unveils a new stand-alone unit for cable (or OTA antenna) customers. The $600 TiVo HD XL will be available from TiVo.com today, followed by appearances at Amazon.com and Magnolia stores in the coming weeks.
I recently spent some time with a production TiVo HD XL unit and, as you can see, it looks quite similar to the existing TiVo HD. The obvious differences are the inclusion of a Glo Remote and a significantly higher capacity 1 terabyte drive - over 150 hours of HD recording, versus 20 provided by a standard TiVo HD. The XL’s $300 premium also gets you THX certification - something previously seen on the TiVo Series3 ( RIP ) and perhaps a draw for the higher-end consumer (think CEDIA ) they’re targeting with this model.
The internals appear pretty much the same, although I did notice some model number and chip manufacturer variations. And despite the larger (...
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