ReplayTV 3060 Digital Video Recorder
It's awesome
Alright, first thing's first: the last two reviews I've read are pretty silly. If it doesn't work, deal with it and take it back. If it does work (which I would suggest is the vast majority of times), it's absolutely fantastic.<br />My setup worked first time, it found a ton of local numbers for me to use in Dallas, and the modem, while slow, is not really intrusive since it only dials in after 2 or 3 at night for a few minutes.<br />I don't frequently use the live TV functions, but they are really cool. If you see something cool, just hit instant replay and see it again :) Bathroom breaks are solved too, just hit pause.<br />I absolutely adore the record functions though. I have a whole schedule of things that record throughout the day, for me to watch whenever I get time. Each show that you choose to record on a daily basis also has the option of how many episodes to keep for you....and then it sorts all of your recordings by show (i.e. I have a block that keeps the 5 most current Alf episodes :), and saves all the descriptions so you can browse and find one you'd like to watch. <br />All in all, it's really worthwhile if spent any amount of time watching TV. I know some people who wouldn't like this because they really don't care what's on TV, but if you even have one or two favorite shows it'll be the thrill of your life.<br />Finally, I had one unusual problem (in over a month of use) where the unit locked up when I was browsing the recordings. I called tech support, got through first time, and they kindly explained all I needed to do was unplug the unit for 60 seconds, then power back on. Problem solved in record time. The reviewer who complianed about tech support may not be familiar with the industry standard (read: zero support), but these guys were great.