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ReplayTV 4040 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder (*Includes Lifetime Service Fee) | 
| Brand: Replay Tv
Category: CE
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Rating:  14 reviews
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Size: 40 Record Hrs.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 16.9 x 14.3 x 3.5
MPN: RTV4040
Model: RTV4040
UPC: 677315404016
EAN: 0677315404016
ASIN: B0000632S9
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| Features:
| • | 40-hour digital video recorder | | • | Pause live-action TV shows | | • | High-quality slow-motion and fast forward effects | | • | First DVR with networking ability | | • | Skip past annoying ads with Commercial Advance feature |
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Product Description
With the ReplayTV 4500, you can now connect to the ReplayTV Service through your high-speed broadband Internet connection or an analog modem. Your choice. And regardless of how you connect your ReplayTV, you'll enjoy all the benefits this first-class DVR offers including easy one-button recording of your favorite shows and the option to watch recorded shows without commercials! Plus, ReplayTV 4500 series comes with up to 320 hours of storage capacity - that's over 5 times more storage than any other DVR! And, if you forget to record a show, no worries. Access your ReplayTV over the Web and program it from anywhere!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Support is a huge problem for this otherwise good product March 16, 2005
MOM (Dublin, OH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved my replay until something went wrong with it. I have never experienced such horrible customer support from any company providing any type of service in my life. Basicly if anything goes wrong you are just screwed. It's unbelievable. Lifetime subscription is only a subscription until it quits working.
This Thing's Great! May 19, 2002
David K. Unger (SAN JUAN, PR United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This gizmo has revolutionized my TV watching habits. No more surfing up and down the dial through 200 channels of drivel. Now I return home, even if I have been traveling for weeks at a time, and find a neatly cataloged selection of shows I really like to watch. My only regret is that I didn't spend the extra $200 or so to get the 80-hour model. Forty hours is a lot, but you do use up a great deal of memory if you record primarily in the "high quality" mode as I do. Spending 30% more for twice the memory is a no-brainer. Certain reviews I read of earlier versions of this product were a little ambiguous about the need for a Ethernet connection to the Internet. YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE AN ETHERNET CONNECTION. Without it you will not get halfway though the setup process.
Special network requirements May 16, 2002
Charles K. Ballinger (Spokane, WA United States)
9 out of 16 found this review helpful
Before you order this product be sure you have the necessary network configuration on your HOME network. Needs a DSL, cable modem or T1 link to use the REPLAYTV 4000 unit according to their tech support. A 56K modem link will work, but only for 12 days at a time and then you have to go in and change setting in order to get it to work for another 12 days. Also, their tech support states that using their product in this fashion is not technically supported, so any problems are yours.
 Converted Tivo Owner April 30, 2002
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
I have owned a DirecTivo and a standard Tivo before owning a 4000 series ReplayTV. There is nothing wrong with Tivo, but I have found some things that I like much more in my ReplayTv. I won't go into all of the features of the ReplayTV, just the ones that I have found the most valuable since switching to ReplayTv.1. Commercial Advance - I had not even conisdered this as something I would like about ReplayTv, but boy was I mistaken. I absolutely LOVE it. Doesn't work 100% of the time, but darn close. 2. Recording from different Inputs - That's right. I rent a DVD and the first thing I do is record it to my ReplayTv so I don't have to rush to watch the movie before returning it. There are three inputs in the back of the ReplayTv. You can easily switch between the three inputs with the remote control. 3. Storing show in Categories - You can create categories like Golf or Fishing and store your favorite golf or fishing shows to that category. This allows easy browsing of your recorded shows. 4. Networking - I bought two 4040's for my house and the networking works great. I had an initial problem with my Linksys router that I have since resolved thanks to the ReplayTv forums. It is great to be able to play shows I recorded on the Living Room unit from my Bed Room unit. Awesome. 5. Time Remaining - ReplayTv shows you the amount of time you have left for recording. Unbelievably, Tivo doesn't do this. 6. SwapDV - This amazing third party software runs on your PC and allows you to import shows from your ReplayTv unit. So you can archive shows from your Replay unit to your PC. Your PC then acts like another ReplayTv on your network. Replay 4000 series is not for everyone because it requires that you have a broadband connection and the unit does cost a little more than a Tivo (after factoring in a Tivo lifetime subscription...). I doubt many people will be disappionted with a ReplayTv or Tivo.
Replay TV ... April 15, 2002
23 out of 32 found this review helpful
I bought this unit in mid-December. It MUST be networked to your coputer and internet. It would NOT recognize a Windows ME network, and SonicBlue admitted that this was a major problem. I sent it back Fed EX, and it is now April, and I have not received my money back. I would be very cautious about buying anything from a company with this history.
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