With up to 20 hours of program recording capacity, the Philips HDR212 is a personal TV recorder that's a tapeless alternative to analog VCRs. The HDR212 uses a 2 GB hard drive and TiVo technology to store compressed audio and video data. This server can pause live broadcasts and resume a program where you left off or return to real time. The remote allows you to rewind and fast-forward pretaped shows or skip recorded commercials.
Setup cables included in the package are a 50-foot phone cord and splitter that connects to an existing phone line. The line downloads TV listings and programming as well as TiVo's Suggestions feature and TiVolution Magazine, a guide from TiVO on recommended programs to watch. TiVo charges $9.95 a month for its weekly listing service, TiVolution Magazine, and its Suggestions feature, or you can pay a one-time service charge of $249.
Product Description:
The future of television enjoyment is to watch what you want, when you want. No more scheduling around broadcasting time, no more searching through videotapes, and no more missed shows!Philips Personal Video Recorder with the TiVo service gives you complete control over your TV viewing experience. Pause, rewind, slow-motion and instant replay live TV so you don't miss a minute of the action. Automatically record all your favorite shows so you'll always have them to watch when you're ready. TiVo's unique Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down buttons allow you to personalize your viewing, so that TiVo can find programs that match your interests.