| | Magnavox H2160 | DTVPal DVR | TivoHD | Moxi |
PRICE | | | | | |
| Price online | $229 | $269 | $250 | $799 |
| DVR fees | None | None | $129/year
$330-$399 lifetime | Included |
| Total online cost without any future fees | $229 | $269 | $580 - $650 | $799 |
TUNERS | | | | | |
| Tuners for off-air antenna | 1 | 2 | 2 | None |
| Tuners for analog and digital cable | 1 | None | 2 | 2x digital cable
1x analog with dongle |
| Supports encrypted digital channels on cable | | | X | X |
BASIC | | | | | |
| Program guide | | X | X | X |
| High-definition output | | X | X | X |
| Pause and rewind liveTV on both SD and HD channels | X | X | X | X |
| Record one channel while you watch another live | | X | X | X |
| Record one HD channel as SD while you watch a previously recorded SD show | X | | | |
| Record two different HD channels, while you watch a previously recorded HD show | | X | X | X |
| Pause, replay, 30sec skip, slow mo, and multiple speeds of FF and RW | X | X | X | X |
| Skip-to-tick or comparable function (i.e. skip 15 minutes at a time) | | | X | X |
| Progress bar (on trickplay) shows current position in video | X | X | X | X |
| Dual live buffers (i.e. saves pause position and video on inactive tuner) | | | X | (Does not save position) |
| Remembers where you left off in every recording | X | X | X | X |
| Conflict management (i.e. ability to skip a scheduled recording to record something new) | | | X | X |
| Closed captions | (Analog only) | X | X | X |
RECORD | | | | | |
| Records HD at 100% original quality | (Only records in SD) | X | X | X |
| Records all programs using VCR-like timers (ex: every Monday from 8:00-8:30pm) | X | X | | |
| Records and tracks programs by their name | | | X | X |
| Ability to record only new episodes and ignore repeats | | | X | X |
| Automatically adjusts record schedule when programs change their days, times, and/or lengths | | | X | X |
| Series manager to prioritize what two programs are recorded when 3+ programs conflict | | | X | X |
| Automatic rescheduling so programs missed due to conflicts are recorded the next time they air | | | X | X |
| Overlap protection to eliminate conflicts when three or more programs overlap by up to five minutes | | | X | |
| Automatically deletes oldest recording (not set "keep until I delete") when space needed for new recording | | | X | X |
| Start recordings early or end late | | X | X | X |
| Keep only the last X episodes of a show | | | X | X |
| Keep recording until I delete or until space is needed | | X | X | X |
GUIDE | | | | | |
| Create recording from program guide selection | | X | X | X |
| Guide filters and favorites | | | X | X |
| Delete individual channels from guide | | X | X | X |
| Days of program information | None | 8 days on most channels
( Check availability ) | 14 days on all channels | 14 days on all channels |
| Detailed episode information and original airdate; distinguishes between new and repeat episodes | | | X | X |
| Program information always available; not dependent on broadcaster to offer TVGOS | | | X | X |
| Downloads guide data without an Internet connection (wired or wireless) or phone line | | X | (Requires Internet or phone) | (Requires Internet) |
| Integrates off-air and cable channels into a single guide | | N/A | X | N/A |
| Maximum number of 30min timeslots shown on guide screen | | 6 in grid | 3 in grid, 8 in TiVo-style | 6 in grid, 4 in Moxi-style |
SEARCH | | | | | |
| Search program titles and descriptions | | X | X | X |
| Search program titles, descriptions, actors, directors, and categories with boolean operators (AND/OR/NOT) | | | X | |
| Record a single program found with search | | X | X | X |
| Automatically record all future programs matching a saved search | | | X | |
DVR UI | | | | | |
| Single-click delete | | | X | |
| Deleted Items folder with recording undelete | | | X | |
| Number of programs shown on recorded list screen | ? | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Recorded list shows name of every recording | | X | X | X |
| Recorded list shows date of every recording | | | X | X |
| Recorded list can be sorted by name, date, or grouped | | X | X | |
| Program groups (folders) can be sorted by name or date | | (Name only) | X | (Name only) |
| Inside program groups (folders), recordings are sorted by recorded date | | | X | X |
| Inside program groups (folders), episode names are listed | | | X | X |
| Record schedule shows names of upcoming programs | | | X | X |
| Recorded history shows why programs didn't record | | (Limited) | X | |
| Free disk space estimate | X | X | (Recently Deleted) | X |
| No advertising of any kind | X | X | main menu ,
pause (hidable) | X |
STORAGE | | | | | |
| Built-in capacity | 160GB | 250GB | 160GB (1TB on XL) | 500 GB |
| Supports external drive expansion | | | Up to 1TB | Up to 6 TB w/ RAID |
| Allows internal hard drive upgrades | X | X | X | ? |
TRANSFER | | | | | |
| Allows download/transfer of HD and SD recorded files to a computer | | | X | |
| Allows transfer of PC videos to DVR for viewing | | | X | |
| Allows streaming of PC videos to DVR for viewing | | | (Limited) | X |
| Software to automatically download favorite series and convert them for portable players (ex: iPhone) | | | X | |
MULTIROOM | | | | | |
| Access and view recordings on a DVR in another room | | | X | X |
| Pause a recording in one room and resume it in another | | | X | X |
ONLINE | | | | | |
| Connects to Internet time server each night to set clock | | | X | X |
| Download software updates using ethernet connection | | X | X | X |
| Remote scheduling via the web and mobile phone | | | X | X |
| Real-time conflict management for remote scheduling | | | | X |
| Edit and/or delete scheduled recordings online | | | | X |
| View list of recorded programs and upcoming / scheduled recordings online | | | X | X |
| Subscribe to specific RSS video feeds and podcasts (i.e. so they automatically download when available) | | | X | |
| Support for Amazon's "TV Passes" (i.e. purchase a cable series and new episodes are downloaded in HD) | | | X | |
| Support for Netflix SD/HD streaming | | | X | Netflix SD Only
(Requires third-party software) |
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OTHER | | | | | |
| Requires phone line? Requires Internet connection? Requires one or the other? | No/No/No | No/No/No | No/No/Yes | No/Yes |
| Native output mode to output all video as is without conversion | | | X | X |
| Downconverts HD video to SD over s-video and composite connections for non-HDTVs | X | (Composite only) | X | X |
| All SD and HD outputs active simultaneously | | X | X | X |
| Allows 16:9 anamorphic output through SD connections | | | X | |
| Built-in DVD writer | X | | | |
WARRANTY | | | | | |
| Parts warranty | One year | 90 days | One year | One year |
| Cost to replace after warranty expires | ? | $269 | $150 | $? |
| Cost to transfer lifetime service to a replacement DVR for three years | N/A | N/A | $0 | N/A |
| Cost to transfer lifetime service to a replacement DVR after three years | N/A | N/A | $199 | N/A |