What's the difference between Series 1 and Series 2 DTiVos?

[Steve Mehs]

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I hate to ask such a basic question but I couldn't seem to come up with anything in searching. Thanks!

[bills976]

Series 2 have:

Faster processor
USB ports
HMO capability, Directv of course disabling this feature.

Series 1:
Much easier to hack/add an additional drive, as the Sony + Phillips units were at the start built with two drives in them. Subsequent units (and the Hughes unit) have one hard drive, and the space reserved for the second is sitting empty, hence the reason for easy upgrading.

[Steve Mehs]

Thanks Bills, sounds like the two generations are very similar. I wish the Series2 came witha little bigger stock hard drive, but I never came close to filling an 80GB on my 508 so 40GB would be okay at first. Another questions, what's HMO? I see the acronym on the TiVo Community Forums every so often.

[bills976]

Another questions, what's HMO? I see the acronym on the TiVo Community Forums every so often.

HMO = Home Media Option

Home Media Option (From the TiVo site):

With a broadband connection and a home network you can enjoy even more from your TiVo Series2 DVR! Home Media Option is a new premium feature package, available for a one-time fee of $99. It is designed to bring you the best in networked home entertainment. Read all about it below!

Digital Music:

Enjoy your digital MP3 music collection from the comfort of your living room.

Remote Scheduling:

Schedule recordings of shows anytime and anywhere you have Internet access and a standard web browser!

Digital Photos:

View digital photos from the comfort of your couch.

Multi-Room Viewing:

Record programs in the living room and watch them in the bedroom. Or vice versa!

[Steve Mehs]

Thanks again! :)

[Rick P]

Series 2 have:

Faster processor
USB ports
HMO capability, Directv of course disabling this feature.


USB Ports, also disabled

Can't use your home network to make the daily call on

No support from DTV (audio dropout problems have been known for months without any 'official' word either acknowledging the problem or any fix). No 4.0, no folders, no ability for the HMO (since the 4.0 isn't available).

Big bug with closed captioning either being way behind or missing. Even after filing FCC complaints DTV has not corrected it on the Series 2.

And.. DTV disavows any nowledge of the HDVR2 (or the new Phillips) being a Series 2. It's a 'second generation DVR', not a series 2, so no 4.0, no HMO, no USB, no nothing.