Philips DSR6000R DIRECTV Receiver with TiVo Service
Television's &quot;Killer App&quot;
This device has had more impact on our television viewing habits than anything else.<br />The DirecTV/TiVo combo is the tightest, most elegant implementation of the TiVo system.  The ability to record two different programs simultaneously via the device's dual tuners means that there are few if any shows missed.  You can even watch a 3rd, pre-recorded show while the device records two more - all at once.<br />The TiVo software is unbelievably clever.  With this system in place you can conveniently forget about TIME or CHANNELS - everything operates by the program.  Simply pick which programs you wish to see and forget about it.  Every time you sit down in front of the TV you will have a suite of perfect-for-you programming ready to watch.<br />You can also fast-forward through all of the commercials.<br />Another great aspect of this is that as you watch and &quot;rate&quot; programs the software makes assumptions about what sort of programs you would enjoy seeing but did not explicitly request.  When it is idle and when it has recording space available it will record &quot;suggestions&quot; for you that you can watch or not any time.