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Awesome Feature List:

• 2 ATSC Tuners
• 2 NTSC Tuners
• 2 Cable Tuners
• 2 Tuners - each capable of ASTC, NTSC, or Cable.
• Component Video Out
• 2 Composite Out (for archaic VHS record I guess)
• 1 S-Video Out
• 1 TOS/Link Digital Audio Out
• 1 HDMI Out (supports 480i/p, 720p, 1080i)
• Ethernet (10/100)
• 2 USB (2.0)
• 1 External SATA
• VFD/LCD LED Panel on front showing currently recording show(s).
• Backlit remote

Disappointing features:

• SATA Drive is removable per se, but is not usable in another system, like a PC.
• Only records on 2 out of 6 tuners at a time. Sounds like the CPU is underpowered or the main bridge is a bit underwhelming. Looks like there's only 2 tuners, each with a load of codec and standards, so it's not a bridge issue.
• Only a 250GB drive as default. We need at least 400+ now. 300 GB drive. It'd be nice to have more though.

Color me somewhat impressed. Tivo has stepped up to the bar and wow'd me with their new DVR series. It's capable of alot of things which are really enticing. Check out that backpanel connectors shot. It's like pornography to me.

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