Toshiba RS-TX20 DVD Recorder with 120 GB TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder
A marvel with a notable drawback
The Toshiba RS-TX20 is a marvel in many ways. The free Tivo Basic service included, ease of recording to its hard disk, ability to play CDs and DVDs, and save to DVDs, the many input options provided, etc. <br /> <br />For my money, the one serious flaw is its incompatibility with a TV having a Cable Card, such as the Sharp Aquos LC-26D7U which I recently bought specifically because I don't want the clutter of a cable set-top box. The Toshiba has cables to work with such a box, though the channel-changing cable arrangement with its required \\"tent\\" over the front of the box is rather crude. So I can't have high-definition TV using the Toshiba except with an RF cable splitter by means of which the recorder can use Tivo stuff with only the Extended Basic I now have.  <br /> <br />A shame. <br />