Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
You may want to wait to see how long these units last
I was an early adopter of the TIVO technology in December 1999.  I agree with the positive things that other reviewers in this space say about it.  It greatly enhances TV viewing.  However, my unit only lasted about a year or so before it died.  I guess there's something wrong with the modem inside it.  It no longer downloads program information.  Without that, it will not function.  After several go-rounds with TIVO &quot;customer service&quot; (they say there must be something wrong with my phone line, but I say my phone line still works fine and nothing has changed), I've just decided to stop using it rather than replacing it.  The &quot;lifetime&quot; fee I paid when I bought the unit apparently only applies to my unit's lifetime, not mine.  I don't want to pay another &quot;lifetime&quot; fee and buy another box, which might also die after a year or so.  You may want to wait for a while to see how well made the units are.