Philips HDR212 TiVo 20 Hour Digital Video Recorder
Finally, the product that gives me control of my TV
We just love this product for the following reasons.<br />1.  It is easy to set up and use.   Simply follow the instructions in the guided setup and it downloads your cable or satellite or regular program information every night.   After using the Tivo with Direct TV for a year, we recently switched from Direct TV to digital cable (too many satellite drops from thunderstorms).  We entered a few pieces of information on the Tivo and it automatically changed all the channels for us without having to reprogram our season passes.<br />2.  The software recognizes first runs vs.  repeats.  This means that when we ask for a Season Pass for West Wing, we can set it to only record new shows (or not).  Great Feature.<br />3. How many times has the phone rang during a movie or sports event at a critical time?  With Tivo,you can pause live TV, take the call, and pick right up without missing a second.  We use this all the time.<br />4.  Slow motion, rewind, fast forward.......<br />5.  We now watch our favorite TV programs, movies and sporting events when we want to watch them rather than when the networks put them on.  Yes, I know that VCRs are supposed to have allowed one to do that for the past decade or so but how many times have you programmed your VCR to record something and come home to find that it did not tape?  Won't happen with the Tivo.  It even lets you search for future programs and tape them too.   So, let's say you never saw Schindler's List.  You simply instruct the Tivo to tape it next time it is on tv and forget about it.   Then, when it goes on TV,it gets recorded automatically without you having to enter anything else.<br />__________<br />There is a subscription fee and I recommend you buy a subscription.  It is worth the price.<br />Enjoy!