Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
The best consumer electronics product in recent memory.
I've bought two of these in the last 4 months, and am an avid enthusiasts of the TiVo. I can't say anymore than what has already been said, except that the service is great, and the product is revolutionary. Recently I was  thinking that this is the most notable technology to come to a medium since  Macs changed the computer industry. You really do have to try one for  yourself, and when you do, you won't be able to imagine how you ever lived  your life without one.