TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder (*TiVo Service Fee Not Included)
Mom loves it
Bought it for my folks.  Took them a while to realize that they didn't have to be in front of the TV for their favorite programs.  After about two months, they have declared they LOVE THEIR TIVO!  They setup the Tivo on the line in (we split the cable signal - one to the Tivo, the other to the TV).  So when it records, they flip the VIDEO source to the tuner, and watch something else.<br />Quality is user variable.  With only 40 hours, we set it to medium, and it is just OK.  But, I will probably add a second hard drive to the unit (see [...]) and a fan to add a ton of hours to it.  With more capacity, we can bump up the quality to MAX at all times.  If you are not computer saavy, get the 80 hour Tivo or have weaknees do it.  They are nice people.<br />I added a USB wireless adapter to get updates over the net.  It worked after the initial upgrade over the phone line-- which took hours.  Wish it came out of the box ready for wireless ethernet adapters, but it probably will in the near future.  Now the updates are super fast over the internet, and they occur almost daily behind the scenes.<br />Overall, it's been a wonderful addition.  My mom loves it, and that's all that counts.