Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Tivo, the greatest invention of all time.
I have not found a better idea then tivo.  I have always had trouble with vcr's.  My VCR would be set to tape something since I'd be away from my house for two days.  I came back and nothing happend and I lost my show.  I  was able to see a re-run of the show 3 years later after hearing the whole  plot from all my friends.  It was so annoing having to watch every replay  every day, until I saw an episode that I missed.  BUY TIVO.  BUY THE 30  HOUR.  Tivo is the future.  This will be bigger then the post-it, it is  amazing.