http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/ Engadget HD Comments for TiVo comes to Canada, but lacks HD http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/Nov 26th 2007 12:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/Nov 26th 2007 12:58PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/
Primarily, it's simply more reliable, more intuitive and easier to use. It also offers things like:
* WishList search, whereby you can have it automatically record shows based on actor, director, genre or keyword (for example, put in the name of your favorite Hockey team and it will record everything featuring that team.)
* Suggestions... you can rate every show you watch using the Thumbs-Up or Thumbs-Down buttons on the remote. TiVo will use your ratings to figure out what kinds of shows you like, and will automatically record shows it thinks you will enjoy.
* Home Media Option/TivoToGo, which lets you view media from and send recordings to your PC and from your PC onto a portable device.

With the Series 2 units, you will need a separate cable box from your cable operator in most cases; the TiVo will control the cable box in order to tune in the correct channels to record. Rogers uses Scientific Atlanta cable boxes, which work well with TiVo S2 units.

So yeah, hope that helped.]]>Nov 26th 2007 6:15PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/
personally I wouldnt use any of those features listed above so its not for me, but I cant understand why it became so popular then in america? Or are tivos what the cable companies gave its subscribers to use as a PVR? If thats the case I can understand why its so popular.]]>Nov 26th 2007 9:55PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/11/26/tivo-comes-to-canada-but-lacks-hd/
The latest-generation TiVos are HD compatible and do not require a separate cable box, but they rely on a cable technology that is specific to the US at this point in time.]]>Nov 26th 2007 10:29PM