ReplayTV RTV5040 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Service charge not fully disclosed or seemed fair...
We bought this digital video recorder in order to save the images from an outdoor surveillance camera.  We didn't need to route it through a tv, but could send the image right to the recorder.  So, we thought that there shouldn't be any problem with this. However, after we tried to set up the machine, we found out that NO MATTER how it was being used (for recording tv shows or CCTV), the monthly charge had to be paid.  This didn't seem fair or economical.  We called the company and got a whole lotta people who didn't seem to know much about how the recorder worked or in this case didn't work without being hooked up to a tv.  We returned it.