ReplayTV 5160 Digital Video Recorder
If it worked, it would be great.
I originally bought the ReplayTV because of the composite outputs and supposedly better picture. What a mess. First, I have regular cable (no other cable boxes) and it has problems tuning. I'll either get a blue screen saying that I don't subscribe to the channel, or I will get a fuzzy version of C-SPAN. If I change the channel a few times it will eventually tune in correctly. My cable is perfectly fine and the tuner on my TV doesn't have any problems. This tuning problem also happens when it records, so when I want to record a show there is about a 25% chance that it will record C-SPAN instead. On top of that, about every other night the box will hang when it dials up to the server. The only way to get the box working again is to unplug it and plug it back in. Any shows that you wanted to record while it was &quot;hung&quot; are not recorded. This thing should have a reset button on the front of it, I need to unplug it so often.<br />I've emailed their tech support and cannot get anything but automated canned responses. If they work the kinks out this would be great, but right now all of the problems I'm having aren't worth the features. Buy with caution, and keep track of your 30 day return window.