TiVo announced today the launch of the high end TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder — the first stand-alone TiVo product that is HD compatible.

Available beginning mid-September, the TiVo Series3 HD box is the world’s first THX-certified, digital video recorder, delivering audio and video that maintains the fidelity of the original broadcast.

With a built-in Ethernet jack and USB ports, the TiVo Series3 HD box also provides advanced connectivity and easy networking. TiVo users will also be able to access TiVoCasts such as RocketBoom.

“The TiVo Series3 HD DVR gives our customers the best way to experience HDTV in visual and audio performance, an easy, intuitive way to find and record HD programming and a broad set of multimedia and networking capabilities that greatly exceed other generic offerings available allowing subscribers the freedom to enjoy their favorite programming whenever they chose to do so,” said Jim Denney, Vice President of Product Marketing at TiVo.

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