Sony SVR-2000 Digital Video Recorder
TiVo Rocks!
I recently purchased a Sony DirecTV receiver with TiVo built in.  This has been one of the best electronics purchases I have ever made.  TiVo is easy to use, fast, and smart.  Want to record anything ever directed by Tim Burton?  Set up a Wishlist and TiVo automatically searches through thousands of entries and records anything directed by your favorite director.  The same can be done with actors.  And you can search by keywords.   My wide is a huge Lakers fan, so I setup a Wishlist that was set to record any event in the Sports-&gt;Basketball category with the keyword &quot;Lakers.&quot;  We never miss a game now. The interface also makes this a great product.  Forget Micro$oft's UltimateTV.  I've played with it too.  It doesn't even come close to TiVo.  Make the investment, you won't regret it.