TiVo TCD540040 Series2 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Go Larger - It's Not Really 40 Hours
TiVo will change your life -- everyone who has it loves it, and you don't need another person telling you that.<br /><br />However -- I have buyer's remorse over this model because it's not large enough.  The 40 hours isn't really 40 hours.  There are 4 different quality modes, and if you go for the highest quality recording option, you only get about 13 hours.  Honestly, that's not a lot of space.  If I go on a business trip for a 4 or 5 days, it runs out of room.<br /><br />The great thing about TiVo is that you will learn to never watch live TV.  Since TiVo becomes your primary TV watching system, you should record on high quality, right?  And then, another great feature of TiVo is that it finds shows you might like and records them for you.  Well, if you only have 13 hours for the things you WANT to record, TiVo doesn't have space to record more things for you.<br /><br />In sum -- I really regret this purchase only because I underestimated how much TiVo would change my life. Now I record all my shows on low quality for space reasons, and there's definitely a difference. Do yourself a favor and shell out the money for the 80 hour or larger one.  It's just a much smarter decision for something that will become integral in your lifestyle.  Seriously -- go larger.  You won't regret it.