Compare Macally DVR-800RW (80 GB) to TiVo Premiere DTV Receiver / HD DVR

Mace DVR Advanced 8 Channel Digital Video Recorder with CD or DVD Burner, DVR-800RW MACE DVR-800RW 8 Channel DVR With Remote Access and CDR-W Features: Stand-Alone Digital Video Recorder The high-speed microprocessor and embedded RTOS provides the reliable and stable foundation. Simultaneous 8 channels real-time audio and video recording; 30fps per channel. Supports remote surveillance, remote playback and remote configuration over the Internet. Video Motion Detection with Programmable Sensitivity and Threshold Settings; 192 configurable detection areas per channel and 3 levels of sensitivity per area. High-resolution recording using the high performance MPEG-1, MPEG-4 encoder/decoder microprocessors. Easy VCR-like front operation panel. External IDE Port for Backup Flexible multi-screen real-time display; 1,4,9 windows or PIP. Inside 8 IDE ports, max external storage expansion of 16 large capacity hard disks which can PnP. No need to Format. RAID Array greatly increases the HDD life and reduces overall p... Less

The TiVo Premiere box is much more than a DVR. It's a cable box, a movie box, a web box, and a music box. With Premiere, you'll not only get the DVR, you'll enjoy access to a vast universe of broadband entertainment. Less