HDBeat Engadget HD has a review of TiVo’s latest greatest creation: the Series 3 HD TiVo. In case you don’t remember, this is the new $800 HD PVR from TiVo with two CableCARD slots.

Engadget HD (I’m still getting used to that name!) likes the build quality of the Series3, and thinks the redesigned remote is the bomb! (My words, not theirs.) They also note that the Series3 is the most responsive HD PVR they’ve used, which is a Good Thing.

One very very nice thing that I wish my PVR did is that you can block channels that you don’t watch. What a novel, interesting, and VERY USEFUL idea! (Hear that SA and Rogers?)

But what about picture quality? TiVo hits a home run here too, providing a great picture over the component video outputs. They didn’t try the HDMI output, which is a shame.

All in all, this cool new product just makes me ticked off that I live in Canada where TiVo’s aren’t sold or supported by cable companies. Dang!

Review: Series3 TiVo