722 versus TIVO HD XL

[Lord_Vader]

Not trying to start a Holy War, just curious.

Anyone have opinions on the 722 versus the TIVO HD XL? I was thinking of going with FIOS and buying a TIVO HD XL.

TIA

 

[JEFFinINDY]

I had a TiVO Series 3, which is a close cousin of the XL. Both the TiVO and the 722 are excellent DVRs.

TiVO Pros: Amazon Unbox and Netflix integration, awesome searching abilities
TiVO Cons: Expensive, cable cards can be unreliable sometimes

722 Pros: Fast, can record 3 (722) or 4 (722K) HD channels at the same time with an OTA antenna, 1080p VOD/downloads, very reliable, excellent implementation of external storage as a separate library/archive of content (not just expanding space available for recordings)
722 Cons: User interface is dated (but fast!), Dish's On Demand organization and content is horrible, mediocre searching abilities compared to TiVO

 

[Lord_Vader]

How slow is the TIVO. I heard there is lag in the menus?

 

[JEFFinINDY]

How slow is the TIVO. I heard there is lag in the menus?

It's not that bad at all. My parents have a TiVO HD and it's perfectly usable. Snappier than a DirecTV DVR to be sure. The 622/722 is the speed champ by far, however.