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TiVo, Minus the Tangle

The new HD set-top box is a delight--once you get it running

BusinessWeek -- Technology & You imageBusinessWeek's Tech & You columnist Steve Wildstrom says that the new TiVo HD isn't quite the set-top box of his dreams, but it comes pretty close. And it is a harbinger of better things that will be here soon

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