TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder (*TiVo Service Fee Not Included)
Excellent product.  Will change your lifestyle.
I had wanted TiVo for years, but was never willing to pay the monthly service and figured there would be many competitors by now.  I finally broke down and am very happy that I did.  It has changed our life considerably within the first two weeks we have had it.  We now always have a number of shows available for our young children to watch (although that sometimes means watching Dora the Explorer 5 times a day) and can watch our shows whenever our children our quiet (which is rarely during prime time hours).  I highly recommend this product to anyone.  Setup is easy (takes about 30 minutes) and programming TiVo to get your favorite shows is also extremely easy.