Toshiba RS-TX60 DVD Recorder with 160 GB TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder
TiVo is the way to go!
This is the perfect thing for anyone, regardless of your feeling towards television of today.  It is great for recording all types of shows, old movies, etc.  With TiVo Plus, you can set search programs for actors, genres, and many other search criteria to find  movies and shows.  The built-in DVD player/burner is a great add-on.  I would recommend this product to everyone!  It is also very easy to operate and hooking it up to my TV was fairly easy.