Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Fabulous appliance
This is the most extraordinary product I've bought in years. The best VCR ever made falls far short of Tivo. We *never* watch live television any more. If something is actually on that we want to see at the time we're  available to see it (rare occurance) we still let Tivo record it while we  watch something else. No commercials *ever* and moving around in a  recording is easy and instant. Picture quality is excellent and the  software is smart (though it could be smarter). While it's true that  getting the thing set up is harder than it needs to be, once it's done,  it's done. The end result is worth the hassle and more.