[GH85Carrera]

We have been fans of the TIVO brand for our DVR for many years. Our first one was not HD or digital, so it had to go when we upgraded to digital. The one we used for the last 7 years is getting slow, like any computer. It is just a computer in a box, with special OS that is limited to a few tasks.

For Christmas our present to each other was anew Tivo Edge. It records 6 programs at a time, not just 5 like the old unit. The setup and initial programming is about like setting up any other computer. It took me 4 hours yesterday to get online and the old unit off the cable connection. It can't record anything new since it is no longer connected to the cable TV service. The really cool part is with the CAT6 cable we can keep the old unit online and actually access the recordings it contains from the new unit.

We have a few TB of old movies my wife has recorded, and for whatever reason wants to keep. She never goes back to watch them, but they are there. The complex part is the OnePass list. The shows we like and want it to record is a list that I managed to transfer to the new unit.

Bottom line the new unit is way faster, and has new features. And we still have access to all the shows she has recorded. It has a ton of streaming options and I mostly watch streaming movies or shows.