ReplayTV 3030 Digital Video Recorder
Many advantages over Tivo
WOW!! I LOVE ReplayTV!! This thing is great!!<br />Both Tivo and ReplayTV have similar advantages over a VCR and are way too numerous to mention here, you'll find those in other reviews I'm sure. So I'll just tell you some of the results of my research comparing Tivo and ReplayTV.<br />First, I poured over LOTS of opinions about Tivo vs. ReplayTV and looked at both of their web sites. ReplayTV was the clear winner. My list of features I wanted included 7 'must haves' and 15 'would likes'. Out of those ReplayTV had 6 'must haves', (Tivo only had 1), and ReplayTV had 12 'would likes', (Tivo only had 7). (I'm sorry there's not room to list them all here). So the choice for ReplayTV became obvious.<br />ReplayTV can record 1 to 240 minutes before and/or after the 'scheduled' show time. Plus you can even modify your settings via the internet with ReplayTV.<br />I have to say, the 'Skip 30 seconds' button (on ReplayTV) wasn't even on my list but it is GREAT!! When the commercials come on I press the button a few times and I'm right back in the show!! And the 'Skip back 7 seconds' button is also very handy for when you want to see something amazing again, or miss a joke on the sit-coms, (even on live TV).<br />Setup of ReplayTV was much faster and easier than I expected.<br />The ONLY negative thing I could say about ReplayTV is the bad location of the 'Previous Channel' button on the remote.<br />I am VERY happy with ReplayTV, I've had it for 3 months and no problems. And I'm finding out new ways to use it all the time. I highly recommend it. Have fun! :-)