TiVo TCD540040
40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Features
- Up to 40 hours of digital audio/video recording capacity (NTSC); works with antenna, cable, digital cable, satellite, and combinations
- 2 USB ports offer broadband connectivity and the ability to stream digital music and photos from a computer to TiVo
- TiVo service includes Season Pass, WishList, program guide, digital music, digital photos, and online scheduling
- Everything required for installation is supplied; subscription to TiVo service is additional requirement
- Measures 15 x 3 x 11.5 inches (W x H x D)
Product Description from Amazon:
TiVo's Series2 DVR delivers plenty of recording capacity in addition to offering entertainment services like digital music, digital photos, remote scheduling, and hassle-free favorites recording. All this and the famed luxury of being able to pause and view instant replays of live television, too.
TiVo DVRs record television programming directly to an onboard digital ATA/IDE hard drive, eliminating the hassles of videotape (imprecise tape searching, head cleaning, steadily degrading picture, fuzzy sound, etc.). This Series2 TiVo, model TDC540040, offers 40 GB storage for up to 40 hours of recording time in TiVo's best-looking chassis yet.
Specifications
| Model: | TDC540040 |
| Hard-drive type: | ATA/IDE |
| Hard-drive storage capacity: | 40 GB |
| Maximum recording time: | 40 hours |
| Buffer length: | 30 minutes |
| Monthly fee: | $12.95 (or 1-time fee of $299) |
| Built-in satellite receiver: | No |
| Progressive scan: | No |
| Closed captioning: | Yes |
| Reception: | NTSC |
| Records favorites: | Yes (and wish list) |
| Custom channels: | No |
| Advance programming: | 3 days |
| Channel-block capability: | No |
| Archiving: | Yes |
| Auto clock set: | Yes |
| Factory reset: | Yes |
| Favorite channel memory: | Yes |
| Games included: | No |
| Infrared port: | No |
| Instant messaging: | Yes |
| Instant replay time: | 8 seconds |
| Interactive television: |
Yes (capable) |
| Internet capability: | Yes (remote scheduling ability when using the TiVo Home Media Option) |
| Keyword search: | Yes |
| Movies on demand: | Possibly in the future |
| One-touch recording: | Yes |
| Picture-in-picture (PIP): | Yes (and tiling) |
| Program recommendations: | Yes |
| Number of programs recorded at once: | 1 |
| Recording conflict warning: | No |
| Serial port: | 0 |
| Slow motion: | Yes |
| Analog phone jack: | 1 RJ-11 |
| Composite video inputs: | 1 |
| Composite video outputs: | 2 |
| Headphone jack: | 2 |
| Audio inputs: | 1 |
| Audio outputs: | 2 |
| S-video input: | 1 |
| S-video output: | 1 |
| RF coaxial inputs: | 1 |
| RF coaxial outputs: | 1 |
| USB port: | 2 |
| IR blaster: | Yes (via included cable) |
| Universal remote included: | Yes |
| Web-based control: | No |
| Live TV buffering: | Yes |
| Onscreen magazine: | No |
| Pause live TV: | Yes |
| Program information: | Yes |
| Total days of programming: | 2 weeks (looking out) |
| Power input: | AC 120V, 60 Hz |
| Power consumption: | 40 watts |
| Item width: | 15 inches |
| Item height: | 3 inches |
| Item depth: | 11.5 inches |
| Item weight: | 8 pounds |
| Warranty: | 1 year parts, 90 days labor |
| In the box: | TiVo DVR, user's manual, 1 stereo analog audio/video interconnect, 1 RJ-11 phone "Y" splitter, 1 dual IR blaster cable, 1 AC power cord, one 25-foot RJ-11 telephone cable, 2 AA batteries, 1 RG-6 coaxial cable, 1 DB-9 serial cable, a user's manual, and warranty information |