Philips DSR6000R DIRECTV Receiver with TiVo Service
A mixed bag...
The Philips recorder is a well made, well designed unit. The setup with DirecTv could not be better or easier. If you want a Tivo or UltimateTV unit, stop reading and buy this one. The downside here:<br />First off, something you won't see in other reviews and which you may not care about. We have two TVs, one with Tivo and one without. They aren't that far from each other. The Tivo unit runs just slightly behind the signal from the other TV, so if you have both going, there is a noticeable echo. This is REALLY annoying, especially for stuff like baseball or football games (where you're likely to have the TV in the kitchen and the living room going).<br />Second, the display (menu of shows) is glacial. Since this unit downloads the schedule in advance, it should be lightning quick, but it is noticeably slower than the RCA settop box it replaced (which was worse than the original RCA settop I had years ago).<br />If you're nearsighted, be prepared to get your glasses out. There are more entries shown in the menu (good) but of course, the screen is still the same size.<br />Generally, having used both Replay and Tivo, I prefer Replay's menus (which aren't so glitzy and splashy, and thus not so intrusive---I like my devices to do their jobs and get out of the way), but this is a fine unit. The remote is easy to use and works with our obscure NEC brand TV. The recorder works perfectly. If you want a Tivo, get this one. But be aware that a new &quot;TV paradigm&quot; comes with some odd tradeoffs.