Panasonic PV-HS2000 ShowStopper 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
The most useful electronic device in our home!
This toy was well worth the money spent - we take advantage of its features every single day. Some of the more useful situations include:<br /> - Being able to pause tv when the phone rings, and then resume.<br /> - Start watching sports an hour after they begin and breeze through commercials and intermissions.<br /> - Easily set up programs to record shows we like that air during the day.<br /> - A big help with housetraining our puppy as we can pause the tv and respond immediately when ever she noses around the door to go out.  <br />Of course, any time you pause live tv or record a show, you get to skip commercials! You'll start looking for reasons to delaying watching a program. Setting up recording with the on-screen programming is simple. Plus, you can even set up recordings away from home via the web if you forget! How cool is that? The machine is intelligent enough to know show titles, so you can tell it to ignore re-runs. It's simple to review all the recorded shows on screen, instead of knowing it's somewhere on a VCR tape. All with no monthly fee!<br />Summary: this is the coolest and most useful recreational item we own. You won't be disappointed!