I saw that too in the review. I wonder if the tivo lites don't come preinstalled with 8.3 software. After I got the 8.3 software my S3 menus were at least as quick as my S2.
The TiVo HD units use a branched version of 8.1, so the menu enhancements that came with 8.3 aren't yet implemented for them. Once the two branches merge in the next release (probably this fall, maybe sooner) the TiVo HD menus will probably be just as fast as the S3s. They use a better processor, and have the same amount of RAM, as the S3 units so this shouldn't be like the 540 series of S2 units, which used crappier hardware then their predecessors in an attempt to cut costs.
Edit: according to bkdtv's assessment of Megazone's high res photos it appears the TiVo HD actually has twice as much RAM as the older S3.
And, really, in my use I don't see lags in most of the screens. Sure, re-ordering the Season Passes gives you Please Wait - always has, probably always will. But I have an S3, the TiVo HD, a Pioneer DVR-810H, and a Toshiba RS-TX20 in my house right now. The Toshiba is the slowest, hands way, way, way down. The S3 is the fastest. The TiVo HD seems to be on par, maybe a little faster, than the Pioneer. I think some screens are a tad faster, some maybe a tad slower. But quite acceptable - and definitely closer to the S3 than to the Toshiba.
The TiVo HD units use a branched version of 8.1, so the menu enhancements that came with 8.3 aren't yet implemented for them. Once the two branches merge in the next release (probably this fall, maybe sooner) the TiVo HD menus will probably be just as fast as the S3s. They use a better processor, and have the same amount of RAM, as the S3 units so this shouldn't be like the 540 series of S2 units, which used crappier hardware then their predecessors in an attempt to cut costs.
Edit: according to bkdtv's assessment of Megazone's high res photos it appears the TiVo HD actually has twice as much RAM as the older S3.
I don't have any pixelation or audio dropouts with either of my S3 units running 8.3, so that's not a problem for me. I do remember that certain aspects of the UI, especially searching by name and searching by time were excruciatingly slow in the original software and that drove me nuts.
Dan
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