Toshiba RS-TX20 DVD Recorder with 120 GB TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder
A Nifty Machine
PROS:  <br />1) The unbeatable feature is the ability to record to DVD. The recording is fast and the quality is always solid. A lot of cable companies' DVRs make archiving to DVD impossible. It is also very easy to do the recording, since the machine tells you how much of the blank dvd you will use up.  <br /> <br />2) The other huge pro is the fact that this can be added to your home network, meaning you can port over songs and photos to the Toshiba. <br /> <br />3) Though somewhat lengthy, set up is very easy -- even the remote.  <br /> <br />4) TiVo interface much more useful than anything put out by my cable company. I much prefer to use it over the cable DVR. <br /> <br />CONS: <br />1) No HDTV through this, but I just rented an extra cable box for $9/month for recording shows in HD. I use that for shows that I know will be in HD (and there aren't that many). The fact is, no DVD player plays in HD yet (soon to arrive at a high price). However, you can't have the two cable boxes in the same room easily, due to remote confusion (the cable remote will change the TiVo box and mess up recordings, so use separate rooms if you want the 2 box solution). <br /> <br />2) A small con. If you do want to hook this into the network you do need a wireless adapter that is now discontinued. These are plentiful on eBay (and cheaper than the new generation adapters), but you can't just walk into your local electronics shop and pick up the adapter you need. TiVo does list the adapters that work. Networking it was no problem whatsoever.