ReplayTV 2020 Digital Video Recorder
The new 2.0 upgrade is excellent, I love this machine.
I decided to purchase a PTV box in January with my tax refund. My VCR was dieying a slow death &amp; I head read several articles on ReplayTV &amp; Tivo.<br />3 major factors in deciding between the 2 Personal TV devices  were:<br />1. How long have they been in use? Replay has been out longer &amp;  has more users out there.<br />2. Do I have to pay subscription fee after  purchasing a very expensive device? ReplayTV you receive lifetime  subscription to the channel guide for free. Tivo - $9.95 per month, or  $199.00 for life.<br />3. When will the next version of software come out?  ReplayTV was on the cusp of releasing 2.0 within weeks. (as of 3/9/00  release 2.0 has been out for 2 weeks, it excellent!) Tivo is still not  exactly sure when it's next release would be out.<br />I'd like to say how  improved the 2.0 upgrade is over 1.3. It's much faster either moving from 1  screen to the next, even moving from one item to the next is very  noticeable. Replay Zones help find the shows that you'd really like to see  every day or week. I especially love the ability to be able to search for  shows by actor, director, title and/or description.<br />One of the features  of the 2.0 software is that you can turn off the power when it's not in use  &amp; the hard drive will spin down, the box will then generate less heat  (actually the hottest mine has been is 77degrees) &amp; less humming(It's  much quieter than my laptop computer) as well as use less  electricity.<br />I'm not trying to say Tivo is not good. I believe it is,  &amp; I know there are people who are very happy with them.<br />But when it  came time for me to order &amp; put out $499.00, I easily chose ReplayTV. I  could not even dream of going back to a VCR now, it's just not as  fun!<br />The best thing about my ReplayTV is.... My girlfriend figured out  how to use it on her own!