ReplayTV RTV4516 Digital Video Recorder
Replay TV Comes Up Short Where TiVo Does Not!
The RePlay 4000 series has a few awsome features, but this unit comes up lacking in some areas that TiVo is great in... The 1st thing is the RePlay does not have the option to only record 1st Run Shows... So if you have it set to get every show of E.R., it will get them all including ReRuns, TiVo has the option to not do this.<br />Also the RePlay units do not have a ToDo list, you must scroll through the guide for to see whats going to recorded... So if you are wanting to check whats going to be recorded for a week, it will take a few hours out of your schedule to scroll through the guide.  TiVo has a ToDo list that shows when everything will be recorded.<br />Lastly, RePlay units conflit resolution is the pits.  If a show moves one night it's bassicly a toss-up as to which show will be recorded.  And there is no way to know until it's already missed your show!  TiVo Shows when something will not be recorded and you can set a priority for each show, so TiVo will know what to record in case of a conflict.<br />The only positive thing I have to say about replay is the network sharing, it's a very cool feature, but it has bugs and from what I hear Replay Tech Support is lacking - ALOT.  Keep in mind TiVo will soon have this feature (on Series 2 Units only).<br />Save yourself the problems and get a TiVo!