Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Great product, new low price, Amazon was helpful
Just to begin by replying to a previous review... The fact that TiVo is on all the time is good!  This prevents wear on the system and the hard drive.  Think about your computer, all the experts  advise leaving it on instead constantly turning it on and off... I  bought my TiVo recently and Amazon just credited me with the price  difference since the TiVo just dropped in price dramatically. The  TiVo set-up was long, but simple.  The 800 number was assuring since  I don't live in a major metropolitan area. I got the lifetime  subscription and the $100 Direct TV rebate, so I wound up paying a  lot less for my unit overall than for the competition which I checked  out.  There are no long distance calls with TiVo! I don't save  anytime during the day, I still watch 5 hours of TV every night, but  now it's quality TV, not just channel surfing.  I can also watch more  good tv in less time, you can quickly scan through commercials, like  a VCR, but you can do it while recording the item.  If you start  watching a show about 6 to 7 minutes in, while recording it on your  TiVo, you can skip the commercials while watching and catch up to  live TV without missing anything!  It's really easy too!  And now the  same price as a good VCR, but it's much better.  I'm the envy of all  my techie-friend!  END