ReplayTV 2020 Digital Video Recorder
Revolutionary, yes. Perfect, not yet.
I'm on my third ReplayTV unit, the first two having been replaced under warranty. (the power supply in unit #1 failed shortly after purchase; the modem in unit #2 died not long after it was delivered.) The functionality and flexibility of this device is truly revolutionary...so much so that the  faulty units are now forgotten. The machine's greatest feature is its  abilty to &quot;pause&quot; live TV or repeat a line of dialogue. If you've  ever said to yourself, &quot;what did he say?&quot; while watching 'The  Sopranos', this machine is for you. Timed recordings are a snap, too...much  easier than a VCR. One gripe: the machine degrades the signal coming from  my cable. Not so, my satellite receiver. One more small gripe. It's  impossible to retrieve an inadvertendly &quot;deleted&quot; program from  the Replay Guide. I accidentally zapped a 'Sopranos's episode and was  disappointed when I called tech support and was told there was no  equivalent of &quot;Control-Z&quot; on the system.