Philips HDR112 Tivo Digital Video Recorder
TV without Tivo is unwatchable
I have heard it said that invention is actually the mother of necessity.  They couldn't be more correct than in this case.  Tivo is a must for everyone; I don't care if you watch one show a week or 20.  I never realized how much dialogue one can actually miss while watching TV until I  was able to rewind at will. You'll never miss an episode of the Sopranos  again once you set your Tivo up to record each episode.  The remote makes  working the system so easy, a three year old would master it in no time.  What can I say?  I can't watch TV without it anymore.