TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder (*TiVo Service Fee Not Included)
I love it.
My Tivo Series2 has changed the way I view television.  I am no longer held hostage by schedules or commercials, and I am very happy with the picture quality.  Obviously, if you record in the basic mode the picture will not be the best (good for cartoons) but if you use the higher settings you will not be disappointed.  I have gone the extra step of purchasing the home media option and I must say that I am very impressed.  I use a wireless Linksys adapter (WUSB-11) to connect to my broadband router and therefore I do not need the phone line attached to the Tivo.  The setup was very fast (after downloading version 4 of the Tivo software) and even entering the WEP password was easy since.  The Tivo connected to the network quickly.  I have also started using the Tivo server software on my home computer, and it is very easy to send music or image files to the Tivo.  I have a ton of MP3 files on my computer and I can now play them all through my Tivo onto my home theater system.<br />There is a lot that you can do with the new Series2, but what impresses me is how easy it all is to setup.  Everything is very straightforward and logical, and I have not yet needed to sit and read thorugh the manual. Tivo does an excellent job of making everything intuitive.