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<p style="font-size: medium;"">The Series 2 DT is the last Series 2 model released, as it was released in 2006 alongside the [[TiVo Series 3]]. The TiVo Series 2 DT ditches the "Nightlight" of the previous model and features a black and silver faceplate with the TiVo logo in the middle. The biggest internal change was the inclusion of 2 tuners for recording 2 analog cable programs at once. The back of this unit features the same ports of the [[TiVo Series 2 TCD240]] and the [[TiVo Series 2 TCD540]]. These units will continue to receive guide updates if it has been activated with the "Lifetime" service previously. TiVo will no longer re-activate Series 2 units. | <p style="font-size: medium;"">The Series 2 DT is the last Series 2 model released, as it was released in 2006 alongside the [[TiVo Series 3]]. The TiVo Series 2 DT ditches the "Nightlight" of the previous model and features a black and silver faceplate with the TiVo logo in the middle. The biggest internal change was the inclusion of 2 tuners for recording 2 analog cable programs at once. The back of this unit features the same ports of the [[TiVo Series 2 TCD240]] and the [[TiVo Series 2 TCD540]]. These units will continue to receive guide updates if it has been activated with the "Lifetime" service previously. TiVo will no longer re-activate Series 2 units. | ||
==Hardware== | |||
<p style="font-size: medium;"">The Series 2 DT contains a Broadcom BCM7318 running at 266MHz, 64MB of DDR RAM running at 133MHz, and two Broadcom BCM7042 MPEG-2 encoder chips. The Series 2 DT either came with a 80 GB or 160GB hard drive. | |||
==Limitations== | |||
<p style="font-size: medium;"">Series 2 units compress their recordings to fit them onto the low-capacity hard drives. Despite advertising and the box itself stating that it can record ex: Up to 80 hours, that is only if you are using the "Basic Quality" setting on the TiVo, which records in 352x480i with a low bitrate, resulting in "blocky" and low quality video, that could be even worse then VHS. "Best Quality" goes up to 480x480i with a average bitrate of around 3500kbps. While this looks fine on a old CRT television, scaling this up to a more modern LCD TV or computer would look soft and blocky. | |||
<p style="font-size: medium;"">The Series 2 DT only works with Cable or Satellite. Antenna is incompatible, most likely due to the FCC banning selling of TVs, VCR, etc. without "DTV Ready" tuners a year later, forcing TiVo to have taken it off the market after only a year. | |||
==Models== | |||
<p style="font-size: medium;">The Series 2 DT has two models.</p> | |||
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! Model !! Released !! Hours/HDD Size !! Notes !! Image | |||
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| '''TCD649080''' || rowspan=2|2006 || 80 hours = 80 GB || || rowspan=2|[[File:Series_2_DT.png|250px|Series 2 DT]] | |||
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| '''TCD649180''' || 180 hours = 160 GB || Upgraded to a 160 GB hard drive. This model is rarer. || | |||
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The Series 2 DT is the last Series 2 model released, as it was released in 2006 alongside the TiVo Series 3. The TiVo Series 2 DT ditches the "Nightlight" of the previous model and features a black and silver faceplate with the TiVo logo in the middle. The biggest internal change was the inclusion of 2 tuners for recording 2 analog cable programs at once. The back of this unit features the same ports of the TiVo Series 2 TCD240 and the TiVo Series 2 TCD540. These units will continue to receive guide updates if it has been activated with the "Lifetime" service previously. TiVo will no longer re-activate Series 2 units.
Hardware
The Series 2 DT contains a Broadcom BCM7318 running at 266MHz, 64MB of DDR RAM running at 133MHz, and two Broadcom BCM7042 MPEG-2 encoder chips. The Series 2 DT either came with a 80 GB or 160GB hard drive.
Limitations
Series 2 units compress their recordings to fit them onto the low-capacity hard drives. Despite advertising and the box itself stating that it can record ex: Up to 80 hours, that is only if you are using the "Basic Quality" setting on the TiVo, which records in 352x480i with a low bitrate, resulting in "blocky" and low quality video, that could be even worse then VHS. "Best Quality" goes up to 480x480i with a average bitrate of around 3500kbps. While this looks fine on a old CRT television, scaling this up to a more modern LCD TV or computer would look soft and blocky.
The Series 2 DT only works with Cable or Satellite. Antenna is incompatible, most likely due to the FCC banning selling of TVs, VCR, etc. without "DTV Ready" tuners a year later, forcing TiVo to have taken it off the market after only a year.
Models
The Series 2 DT has two models.
| Model | Released | Hours/HDD Size | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCD649080 | 2006 | 80 hours = 80 GB |
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| TCD649180 | 180 hours = 160 GB | Upgraded to a 160 GB hard drive. This model is rarer. |
