Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Yes, it will actually change your life
As another reviewer has noted, you don't have to be a TV junkie to get a lot of value out of TiVo.  It will raise the quality of what you watch by making it really easy for you to record and watch the shows that interest you, not whatever's on.  <br />As for recording time, we own the 30-hour unit and right now we have 20 hours of &quot;basic quality&quot; programming and 3 hours of &quot;medium quality&quot; programming.  There's no &quot;full&quot; indicator, so I don't know if there's room for anything else.  We seldom notice the quality difference between basic and higher-quality recording, so most shows are recorded at &quot;basic&quot;.  <br />The machine is really simple to work with, and new features are added transparently.  <br />There's no other way to watch TV.