TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder (*TiVo Service Fee Not Included)
I love my TIVO
I don't know how people survive without one...really. <br />Besides all the benefits of easily recording stuff you usually miss, it does indeed make it easy to skip commercials. Here's the secret... do something else for awhile. Either wait till the recording is done or wait till 10-15 minutes after the program has started, then start watching. Soon as you get to a commercial, go to double or triple speed and blast past it. <br />It becomes second nature. I even find myself getting irritated when I'm listening to the car radio because I can't pause or instant replay it. <br />If you have some arcane hobby like railroads you can set up a search and it will record programs with that in the name or description. <br />Worked great during the Tour De France, I clicked on season pass and they were recorded for me while I slept.<br />I set up a schedule for America's cup and it is busy working away without any further attention from me. <br />Great product that I use more than anything except the TV itself.