Sony SVR-2000 Digital Video Recorder | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $499.99
Buy Used: $85.00
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Rating:  55 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 20.9
Dimensions (in): 21 x 16 x 9.5
MPN: SRV2000
Model: SRV2000
UPC: 027242566026
EAN: 0027242566026
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Play, pause, fast-forward, or rewind "live" television broadcasts as you're watching them | | • | 30 hours' recording time; uses the TiVo hard-disk recorder platform | | • | Designed to work with standard-definition terrestrial broadcasts as well as with digital satellite systems and cable programming services | | • | TiVo service offers: recommendations for shows that match your interests, exclusive editorial programming that includes | | • | Monthly subscription to the TiVo service is available for $12.95; a lifetime subscription to the TiVo service (without monthly fees) can be purchased with a single payment of $299 [contact TiVo at (877) 367-8486 for more information] |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Enjoy up to 30 hours of tapeless digital recording alongside the ability to pause live television and perform slow-motion and instant-replay commands with Sony's SVR-2000 digital video recorder. The unit offers simultaneous record and playback directly from its built-in hard disk drive. Conduct high-speed search at 3x, 18x, and 60x normal speed in both forward and reverse, as well as forward and reverse frame advance. Benefits of TiVo service include but are by no means limited to: Season Pass (TiVo automatically finds and records every episode of a series all season long, even if the network schedule changes); TiVo Suggestions (the unit finds and records shows similar to your favorites); WishList (TiVo finds and records programs that feature your favorite actor, director, team, or even topic); Smart Recording (TiVo detects line-up changes for you and suggests programs to match your interests, if desired); Showcases (exclusive entertainment plus recording shortcuts from some of the most popular networks on TV); and TiVo Live TV guide (which provides listings for 14 days of programming). For playback, a handy status bar shows you right where you are in a recorded program. A supplied multibrand remote operates key features on many brands of TVs and audio/video receivers. Connections include two sets of AV outputs, a single S-video output, and an RF (threaded coaxial) video input for cable or a local antenna. The unit is even software-upgradeable for compatibility with future features. What's in the Box
SVR-2000 DVR, RMT-V303 wireless remote control, two AA batteries, 5-foot stereo RCA audio and composite-video cable, 25-foot RJ-11 phone cord, RJ-11 phone splitter, 64-inch S-video cable, 10-foot serial control cable (stereo .125-inch minijack to 9-pin male RS-232 serial-port connector), 81-inch IR blaster cable, two pieces of double-sided tape, installation guide, easy set-up guide, TiVo viewer's guide, and owner registration card/questionnaire. Note: Paid TiVo service is required to use this product.
Product Description
Imagine coming home from work and turning on your television. Instead of surfing through all those channels, looking in vain for something you might like, imagine accessing a menu of your favorite TV shows already recorded for your convenience! That's the magic of the Sony SVR-2000 Digital Network Recorder with TiVo Service. It's the foolproof way to manage and enjoy the hundreds of channels in today's TV landscape. Now you can enjoy the very best that television has to offer, every single time you turn it on!The Sony SVR-2000 digitally records up to 30 hours of programming without videotape. By employing hard disk technology, the new network recorder enables consumers to play, pause, fast-forward or rewind "live" television broadcasts as they are being watched. It is designed to work with standard definition terrestrial broadcasts, as well as digital satellite systems and cable programming services.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 50 more reviews...
 Abandoned by Sony, broken twice December 4, 2008
Marker Karahadian (Pasadena, CA USA)
The SVR-2000 is a discontinued TIVO DVR made by Sony. I bought it thinking that the Sony name would guaranty higher quality and reliability. I also bought the TIVO lifetime service. (Lifetime means the lifetime of the machine.)
Within a year it crashed. We called Sony service only to find that they had stopped making all TIVO's and out-sourced TIVO service to a firm in Pennsylvania. There was only one choice for service - pay almost $100 for a complete referb. It worked for 5 more years and died when we had a power failure. I will not fix it again. I will lose my lifetime warranty.
It would have earned a higher rating, but with no support from Sony, I do not feel that anyone should buy one.
 Good while it lasted October 16, 2008
Claudia L (Louisiana USA)
My SVR 2000 remote control just quit and can't be found anywhere, except on eBay for 49.99
AND the newest review here says the unit won't work after Feb 2009 anyway. So I guess I go shopping.
I've had it since May of 2003, so it has served me well. I'm lost without my Pause,Replay, and instant Record.
Sony is no longer making this unit.
** BUYER BEWARE * THIS UNIT WILL NOT WORK AFTER FEB 9, 2009 ** October 6, 2008
Trace Fox (Rio Grande, NJ USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
******** BUYERS BEWARE OF TIVO's *******
***** SO CALLED "LIFETIME SERVICE" *******
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THIS UNIT WILL NOT WORK AFTER FEB 9, 2009
EVEN WITH A CONVERTER BOX
******************* DO NOT BUY *****************************
We bought a SVR-2000 series I Sony along with the lifetime sub thinking we would always have that service. After all lifetime should mean just that right? No way. It turns out our series I which we still love like a family member will be a white elephant on Feb 9 due to the fact it can not record DTV. Tivo offers a refurb unit for $99 bucks but to keep your so called "lifetime" sub you are slapped with a "transfer fee" of $299. What you know Joe? Let's face it, they are giving it to you. So instead of calling it a new subscription they call it a transfer fee. You know that's what Tivo wanted for you to have to buy in to another lifetime service agreement. They lied and deceived us. What's new? I knew it was too good to be true. "Lifetime" doesn't mean lifetime.
Because of the fact that even though our Tivo still works perfectly and we don't need any more frills, we are forced to buy another Tive and another "Lifetime" sub. That stinks and once again America, they are doing it to you.
I guess I can't blame them after all they are not making any more money from me but I did pay the $299. JUST DON'T LIE TO ME AND TELL ME LIFETIME!
We are giving Tivo up after eight years and going with another direction. There are many others ways of going at it now and it's time to take one.
 Perfect TiVo February 21, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
No problems -- ever. Easy to use and easy to upgrade and/or add larger hard drives.
I liked it so much I just bought another...the SVR-3000.
Hopefully, Sony will continue to make DVRs with the latest technology.
Tivo rocks, Sony is the worst company in the world!! December 26, 2003
6 out of 15 found this review helpful
Do not buy a Sony DVR!!! I've been on the phone for hours with 4 operators in India who have no idea what a DVR is. Yet, they work for Sony as technicians who are supposed to fix your DVR?!. Call a number, (nice) Indian operator who has no idea what you are talking about tries to help. She has no clue, so she gives you a new tele number to call. Next tech is just as clueless. I now go to buy ReplayTV because my friend loves his.
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