Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
A must for working families
This is a magnificent device.  I have never purchased anything that is so advanced, but extremely easy to use at the same time.  Even if you never record television shows with your VCR, you will use this device.  Plus it  is easy to set up.  It comes with a very good instruction booklet, and it  only took me approximately 20 minutes to set it up.  Be forwarned that you  need a telephone jack to make it work.  However, if you do not have one  nearby, a wireless telephone jack (sold at most electronic store) worked  for me.  <br />Being able to pause a sporting event or television show when  it's the kid's bathtime is a fabulous feature.  Also, I am able to set it  to record quality kids programing, so I also have something worthwhile and  new for my son to watch.  Plus your TIVO learns what you like.  I always  give basketball games 3 thumbs up.  Now it always records games for me,  even if I forget to tell it to record them.  The device has too many  features to describe.  Get one.  You will wonder how you ever lived without  it.