ReplayTV RTV5516 160-Hour Digital Video Recorder
My VCR is now collecting dust..
I have had my ReplayTV now for about 3 months.  I wanted to wait a while before I posted a review.   I'll start with the negatives as there aren't too many.  I found it a little confusing at first when setting up a program to record.   For example, if you want to set American Idol to record, you will either have to setup a \\"Replay Channel\\" that records any show with \\"American Idol\\" in the title.  IF you select it to record from the program guide, it will only do repeat recordings for that time slot.   It hard to explain if you have never used a ReplayTV before, but suffice to say it can be a little tricky.   <br /> <br />The monthly fee is over priced, but then again they are in line with Tivo.   The problem is you can now get a PVR from your local cable company at almost half the monthly charge.  HOWEVER with ReplayTV and Tivo you can pay a one-time fee and be done with it.  I opted to pay the one time fee as I hate to give the cable companies any more money.  <br /> <br />That's it for the negatives.  Everyone knows what these boxes can do.   They are great for anybody that watches TV.   Even if you only catch a few shows a week it's a must.   No longer do you have to worry about whether or not you're missing a show, or you forgot to set the VCR.   <br /> <br />I have NO complaints about the fan noise.   I saw several complaints in a few of the reviews about the noise.  Guess what folks, TIVO has a fan and a hard drive also. It's just the nature of PVR's.  Regardless, I can barely hear it.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />