Sony SVR-2000 Digital Video Recorder
It will change your life or at least your tv viewing!
Tivo is one of the best products I have ever purchased.  It's not only a great product but a life changing one.  Before you think this is all hype, let me explain.  By using a &quot;season pass&quot;, you can record all episodes of your favorite shows automatically.  So instead of recording shows each time, it does it for you.  The result is that you have all your shows just waiting for you to watch when you come home.  You get to spend more time watching what you like and there's no anxiety over missing a show.  Because it records on a hard disk, there are no tapes to purchase or replace.  I got purchased one without really understanding the benefits.  Both my wife and I were blown away by this product.  Once you get one, you'll never ever understand how you got by without it.