ReplayTV 3060 Digital Video Recorder
Excellent in almost every aspect, works with Digital Cable.
First of, YES this does work with digital cable systems!  After looking at this unit and all the competition for the last few months I finally got that question answered.   Luckily one of my customer's had a @tivo email address and I found out that both Replay and Tivo are Digital Cable compatible.  Shame, Shame, Shame on both of their advertising departments and even Amazon.com for not letting customers know that this is in fact compatible.<br />Anyways, picked this replay unit on the basis of price and options, as well as reviews in comparision to Tivo.  <br />Wiring Set-up:     Set-up was not too difficult.  Used to have the tv connected to the cable box, all I had to do was change the connection from the Cable Box to the Replay Box, and then used the included s-video and analog cables to connect the Replay to my TV.  Next step was to attach the included telephone 2 way splitter to the wall jack and connect the 50ft phone cord to the replay unit and the splitter.   That was it, no further set-up was required in terms of wiring.  ***Again shame on Amazon for not stating that this unit has no &quot;coax cable&quot; out, (the cable some people use to connect their cable box to their TV).  So if your TV does not have Auido/Video In jacks this will not work for you***<br />Replay set-up:     Once you power on the unit, it asks for your area code and zip code to find a local access # to dial up for tv listings.  Next step is to choose what type of tv service you have, (Cable, Sattelite Dish), and then it lists all the Cable providers and services in your area.  Select your cable service and you are all set.  It will take 20 minutes to dial up and set up everything on its own.  You are then ready to go.<br />The record quality in standard mode is like a low end 2 head VCR, medium quality is similar to a 4head vcr, highest quality is better than SVHS.  You do not have to use one setting for all programs, you can set recording quality differently for any recording.<br />The channel guide is excellent, it is similar to the channel guide option on digital cable and DSS.  You can search for a ny movie or show by name of show, or actor appearing in  show.  You can set it to record the program once, every week, or every time that particular show plays.  Playing back your recording is as easy as making your recording.  Click on one button and it takes you to a screen showing you titles of all your recording.  You can play or delete them from this menu.<br />Now for the reason why I gave this 4 and not 5 stars.  Apparently the 3 second delay experiance by DSS users is also experianced by Digital cable users.  This is slightly annoying as it kills channel surfing.  Although with the channel guide you can immediatly see what is on at any given time.   I am a channel surfer by heart, and this three second delay also affects when I am switching back and forth from shows.  <br />If you are looking for something better than a VCR, this is it.  This will be very useful during when I vacation as my VCR only has a 6 hour tape.  I can records 36 hours in medium quality mode with this Replay unit.  Buy itt, you will be glad you did!    By the way, have had this unit for almost half a year and have yet to experiance any problems or malfunctions.