ReplayTV 5160 Digital Video Recorder
Best Thing to Ever happen to my TV life...
The 5000 series is surely the best DVR ever released. The 5040, 5060, and 5080 all have AUTOMATIC COMMERCIAL SKIP and you can DOWNLOAD and share programs over the internet. Many 3rd party plug-ins allow you to use a personal computer to save, back-up and schedule recordings.  The never versions of the Replay box do not have these features as the original company was facing legal problems and sold to the less innovative DMG holdings.<br /><br />Recap: Auto Skip commercials, and Downloading shows over the net are what makes this DVR better than any others.