Sony SVR-2000 Digital Video Recorder
Can't live without our Sony Tivo!
Thanks to all who had posted reviews on amazon previously and to amazon's editorial reviews between the differing brands and companies for digital video recording.  As a result of this information, I bought the SONY.  My husband initally had trouble hooking it up properly, (though he's not very electronicall gifted,) I am completely addicted and rarely watch shows in real time with commercial interruption.  I have it record all my favorites which I watch while recording shows I want to see.  I then watch them upon completion fast forwarding through the commercials.  I can search for programs I like and am constantly jockeying with my 9 year old son whose show ZOIDS is on twice daily, which we set to record with a season pass.  I absolutely love this and don't know what we did without it.  Now if I could just get it connected to record from the DVR to the VCR so my son could have his zoid shows to watch upstairs, I'd be in good shape.  I considered buying another one, but am waiting for sony to manufacture one where I can watch one program while recording another when they're on at the same time, or recording two at once.  You won't be sorry!