Philips HDR112 Tivo Digital Video Recorder
Makes VHS Obsolete
What a product!  I purchased one directly from TiVo early on, and it has been great.  Easy to set-up and even easier to use.  Video quality at the medium level or higher is better than videotape.  Search function makes  finding and recording easier than you would think possible, and the  suggestion option really begins to find interesting items after awhile.   And the Season Pass option is in a word, SLICK.  Buy it and you'll find  your VCR collecting dust.