Sony SVR-2000 Digital Video Recorder

Average customer rating:

Perfect TiVo

Tivo rocks, Sony is the worst company in the world!!

It will change your life or at least your tv viewing!

Avoid the Sony SVR-2000!

Comments on previous review

Sony SVR-2000 Digital Video Recorder

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Play, pause, fast-forward, or rewind "live" television broadcasts as you're watching them

30 hours' recording time; uses the TiVo hard-disk recorder platform

Designed to work with standard-definition terrestrial broadcasts as well as with digital satellite systems and cable programming services

TiVo service offers: recommendations for shows that match your interests, exclusive editorial programming that includes

Monthly subscription to the TiVo service is available for $12.95; a lifetime subscription to the TiVo service (without monthly fees) can be purchased with a single payment of $299 [contact TiVo at (877) 367-8486 for more information]

ASIN: B00005I9R3

Product Description

Imagine coming home from work and turning on your television. Instead of surfing through all those channels, looking in vain for something you might like, imagine accessing a menu of your favorite TV shows already recorded for your convenience! That's the magic of the Sony SVR-2000 Digital Network Recorder with TiVo Service. It's the foolproof way to manage and enjoy the hundreds of channels in today's TV landscape. Now you can enjoy the very best that television has to offer, every single time you turn it on!The Sony SVR-2000 digitally records up to 30 hours of programming without videotape. By employing hard disk technology, the new network recorder enables consumers to play, pause, fast-forward or rewind "live" television broadcasts as they are being watched. It is designed to work with standard definition terrestrial broadcasts, as well as digital satellite systems and cable programming services.

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy up to 30 hours of tapeless digital recording alongside the ability to pause live television and perform slow-motion and instant-replay commands with Sony's SVR-2000 digital video recorder. The unit offers simultaneous record and playback directly from its built-in hard disk drive. Conduct high-speed search at 3x, 18x, and 60x normal speed in both forward and reverse, as well as forward and reverse frame advance.

Benefits of TiVo service include but are by no means limited to: Season Pass (TiVo automatically finds and records every episode of a series all season long, even if the network schedule changes); TiVo Suggestions (the unit finds and records shows similar to your favorites); WishList (TiVo finds and records programs that feature your favorite actor, director, team, or even topic); Smart Recording (TiVo detects line-up changes for you and suggests programs to match your interests, if desired); Showcases (exclusive entertainment plus recording shortcuts from some of the most popular networks on TV); and TiVo Live TV guide (which provides listings for 14 days of programming).

For playback, a handy status bar shows you right where you are in a recorded program. A supplied multibrand remote operates key features on many brands of TVs and audio/video receivers. Connections include two sets of AV outputs, a single S-video output, and an RF (threaded coaxial) video input for cable or a local antenna. The unit is even software-upgradeable for compatibility with future features.

What's in the Box
SVR-2000 DVR, RMT-V303 wireless remote control, two AA batteries, 5-foot stereo RCA audio and composite-video cable, 25-foot RJ-11 phone cord, RJ-11 phone splitter, 64-inch S-video cable, 10-foot serial control cable (stereo .125-inch minijack to 9-pin male RS-232 serial-port connector), 81-inch IR blaster cable, two pieces of double-sided tape, installation guide, easy set-up guide, TiVo viewer's guide, and owner registration card/questionnaire.

Note: Paid TiVo service is required to use this product.

Customer Reviews:

Perfect TiVo.......2004-02-21

No problems -- ever. Easy to use and easy to upgrade and/or add larger hard drives.
I liked it so much I just bought another...the SVR-3000.
Hopefully, Sony will continue to make DVRs with the latest technology.

Tivo rocks, Sony is the worst company in the world!!.......2003-12-27

Do not buy a Sony DVR!!! I've been on the phone for hours with 4 operators in India who have no idea what a DVR is. Yet, they work for Sony as technicians who are supposed to fix your DVR?!. Call a number, (nice) Indian operator who has no idea what you are talking about tries to help. She has no clue, so she gives you a new tele number to call. Next tech is just as clueless. I now go to buy ReplayTV because my friend loves his.

It will change your life or at least your tv viewing!.......2003-12-09

Tivo is one of the best products I have ever purchased. It's not only a great product but a life changing one. Before you think this is all hype, let me explain. By using a "season pass", you can record all episodes of your favorite shows automatically. So instead of recording shows each time, it does it for you. The result is that you have all your shows just waiting for you to watch when you come home. You get to spend more time watching what you like and there's no anxiety over missing a show. Because it records on a hard disk, there are no tapes to purchase or replace. I got purchased one without really understanding the benefits. Both my wife and I were blown away by this product. Once you get one, you'll never ever understand how you got by without it.

Avoid the Sony SVR-2000!.......2003-10-05

First let me say, the TiVo service is great! Best thing since color TV.
The Sony SVR-2000 is a piece of junk, and I'm not alone in that opinion. My SVR-2000 died after about 9 months - it would hang up then refuse to reboot. I called Sony tech support and (after waiting for hours on hold) they had me (repeatedly) cycle the power and reset the system, which did not help. Duh! They finally told me to send it back to Sony for repairs. It was still under warranty, but Sony charged me $92 for labor and shipping! When I got it back I discovered that Sony had replaced the hard drive and the motherboard. Mind you, the SVR-2000 only contains three components: the hard drive, the motherboard and the power supply. Sony did refund my $92 service charge, which seemed nice at the time. The warranty expired a month after Sony sent it back. Three months after they sent it back, it died again. I am NOT paying Sony to fix what is obviously a defective product. My SVR-2000 is now sitting in my office gathering dust. I paid for the lifetime TiVo subscription, so now I'm out around $400. I will never buy another Sony product!
I've read a lot of other reviews of the SVR-2000 (on other web sites) and a lot of them tell exactly the same story.

Comments on previous review.......2003-09-21

I've owned one of the Sony Tivo's for about two years and I love it. I was reading the reviews here and had to comment on one that said the remote was horrible and that Tivo was useless unless you could record one channel and watch another at the same time.

First, the remote is the best remote I have ever used. The Sony Tivo remote has garnered almost universal praise from reviewers and I agree. It nestles in the palm so that your thumb falls right on top of the most frequent controls. Clearly the person who wrote that review doesn't like it, but that is not the experience of 99% of the people who have one.

Secondly, I disagree strongly that the single tuner Tivo is usless because you can't record one channel and record another at the same time. I used mine that way for more than a year and it was still the best single piece of TV-watching technology I ever purchased. After I finally got a $5 signal splitter I now can record and watch at the same time it is a bit nicer. However, calling Tivo useless without this ability is absurd.

I can't comment on Sony service for Tivo's because I have never had a single problem with mine.

I plan on always having a Tivo and can't wait for the HDTV version due out later this year (2003). The inability to display or record HDTV is a big drawback with this unit.

Product Description

Mounting location right side of dash radio cavity. InDash custom mount eliminates exposed holes in vehicle. For clean, easy, nearly invisible phone mount installation. Complete instructions included.

Product Description

You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery. This Rechargeable Battery 100% fits and is properly matching !

Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery (originally packaged factory-new merchandise)

This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the original rechargeable battery included in delivery of the unit. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply.

Features of this rechargeable battery:

safety due to heat and overcharge protection
more power than the original
excellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessory
the standard battery charger can still be used

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