ReplayTV RTV5040 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
I am unimpressed
We have digital cable hooked up using coax between all the components so I hooked up the DVR using composite cables. That way I could compare the 2 paths. I am really disappointed in the quality and performance and will probably return it. The problems are:<br />1) Noticeable degradation in image quality. I understand that when using the replaytv I am actually looking at a recorded signal but I thought the whole idea was that there would be so little degradation it wouldn't be noticeable. When viewed via the DVR, the images are quite fuzzy and everyone I've shown imediately notices.<br />2) The system is REALLY slow to change channels<br />3) It hangs periodically. I set  it up to record from the VCR and when I tried to stop it, the system hung so I had to unplug it.<br />4) It takes forever to boot. I suppose this is one component you aren't supposed to turn off but even my old 8088 based IBM PC's booted faster than this.<br />Overall, I am completely unimpressed