Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Life without TiVo is not worth living! :)
I was an early adopter of TiVo and paid [price]0 for it 2 years ago. I immediately recognized its potential based soley on what I read. Let me tell you I have not regretted for one second paying that much.  That one extra year I got out of it before prices fell was worth every penny.  I hope someone considering buying TiVo will overlook some of the bad press and instead focus on the overwhelming positive comments. Even after two years, TiVo has never disappointed me and continues to amaze me. I've heard \\"skeptics\\" say they could do the same thing with their computer. Unlikely.  The proprietary software TiVo uses cannot be copied onto a PC.  And the software is everything.  The software is phenomenal. Every time TiVo records a show I didn't ask it to - based soley on what it (correctly) thinks I might like - I think how magnificent this thing is. And it gets better all the time. The software developers at TiVo are CONSTANTLY improving it - sending updates over the modem.  There are features now I can't live without that weren't there when I bought it!  Try doing THAT with a VCR or DVD player.  Unfortunately, words can simply do no justice to this miracle of a box called TiVo.  Only demonstrations seem to be the ultimate convincer. I've personally \\"convinced\\" 10 others to buy TiVo through demonstrations. Those that weren't convinced never saw a live demonstration.  They just couldn't get their minds around the concept I guess.  But for those of you on this sight, you've already gotten over the biggest hurdle.  So good luck to you and good ridance to \\"channel surfing\\" forever!!!