Tivo HD, wow, incredible

Tivo has just announced its new Tivo HD box. This is the little brother to the Tivo Series 3.

The Series 3:

• World's only Digital Media Recorder with THX®-certification


• Control live HDTV and record 2 digital cable shows at once*


• 300 hours of standard recording time or up to 32 in HD


• NEW backlit, programmable TiVo® remote, easy to configure to your TV


• cost $799

Tivo HD

• Control live HDTV and record 2 digital cable shows at once*


• 180 hours of standard recording time or up to 20 in HD


• ordinary old style Tivo remote


• cost $299

Both units support up to 2 cablecards to allow for the recording of two shows at once. The units also support over the air (OTA) HDTV via an antenna.

I love the price point of the Tivo HD and would jump on it except that a subscription is still required. I hate the idea of paying an additional $100 a year to subscribe to Tivo.

For now I'm going to continue playing with my Microsoft Media Center Edition box.