Sony SVR 3000 - DVR - TiVo - 80 hour(s)

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• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• ASIN: B00007FON9
• Item model number: 3000
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 9, 2006

Product Description

Product Description
Record up to 80 hours of television programming with this Sony's digital network recorder with TiVo service. Add the SVR-3000 to your entertainment system and wash away fears of interruption during your favorite program as you watch what you want when you want. Pause live TV and watch instant replays at the touch of a button. Additional features include high-speed picture search, frame-by-frame advance in forward and reverse, and a status bar that displays your location in a recorded program. The Season Pass function records every episode automatically, and TiVo's suggestions record programs similar to your favorites. Sony and TiVo put the power of the hour in your hands. Take control of your TV using the DNR with TiVo service - you won't miss a show.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sony unit a delight to operate and look at & very QUIET !!, January 29, 2003

By	Kenneth A. Edelstein (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sleek and attractive it sits there. Complete with controls on the front panel in case you can't find the remote at the moment.
The fan is internal so it's very quiet. There is room inside for 2 drives unlike some other Series 2 units. The usual Sony quality is apparent. From the manual to the "better than other Tivo's" remote control - it just feels good. It also works great. It does cost a bit more. The difference is worth it.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Had to send the unit for repairs, May 15, 2003

By A Customer

Tivo is a great service when it works, as is this DVR.
Unfortunately, the service stopped receiving program information after 10 days and now I am having to send the machine back to Sony for repair. Actually, Tivo says it is a Sony hardware problem. Sony says it is a server problem or some other Tivo service problem. But Sony will still let me send the unit to them to check. Now I am wishing I had a Tivo unit so they would not be able to pass the buck.
UPDATE: Sony Customer Service said it would take 6 days to get it back from repair. It actually took 4 weeks. (Tivo give me a one month credit for their service). I had to pay to send it to the only Sony Service Center in the country that repairs it.
But the good news, it does work now. So, I am happy and keeping my fingers crossed that it will keep working. The Sony Service Center said they made an "electrical adjustment".

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little unit, April 24, 2003

By	Mike (CA) - See all my reviews

I am currently getting digital cable and when I got this unit back in January 2003 my ONLY option was to use the infrared sensor. The infrared sensor is similar to a remote control as it transmits a signal to the cable box to change channels, etc. It is taped to the cable box so the tivo unit can change the channels on the cable box. The infrared sensor had SERIOUS problems with my cable. I missed about 25% of my shows due to the faulty infrared sensor set up. It mostly recorded the wrong channels. For example if I want to record channel 536, it might record, 53, 56, or 36, etc. (simply missing one of the digits).

The other option is the serial cable connection where it connects to the back of the cable box (if you have a serial port) and is able to change channels directly. This option only became available (for cable) in April 2003 when the new software for Home Media Option came out. Now I've switched to the serial connection and things are MUCH better. I never miss a show anymore and when I change channels using the remote control I can go through the channels MUCH faster.

If you are interested in getting this unit I would strongly urge you to use the serial connection as opposed to the infrared sensor (The difference between 5 stars and 2 stars). If you have cable or direct TV make sure you have a box with a serial port in the back of the box. For Direct TV, I've seen the serial port on some of the high end units (i.e. the HD direct TV receivers all have them). If you have to settle with the free (with rebates) direct TV receiver, it probably does not have the serial port and you might want to upgrade to one that does before you get this.

If you are using the serial connection, this unit gets 5 stars. The only drawback I see now is that the remote does not have a TV/VIDEO button. With the remote you are able to turn on the TV, turn up the volume, mute, but you can't switch VIDEO1 and VIDEO2, with the included remote. This is a big headache when I sit down after someone has just watched a DVD and I have to find another remote to change to VIDEO1.

Others commented on installing 2 hard drives to add to the memory. Understand that doing this voids the warranty and if you are a lifetime subscriber you will probably have to pay the fee ($249) again if something goes wrong with your unit. If you are still under warranty you might want to atleast wait until the initial warranty is up before installing another drive and voiding the warranty.

I would recommend this unit...