Philips DSR6000R DIRECTV Receiver with TiVo Service
Wow, what a great product!
Tivo is amazing! If you're reading this, you must be considering buying one. So do it! You absolutely will not regret this purchase.<BR>My wife and I just had our first child in June, and since then trying to watch 30 minutes of uninterupted TV during prime time has been nearly impossible. With the Tivo, if our son needs a diaper change or a bottle, we can just push \\"pause\\" and go do whatever he needs, and not miss a second of our favorite shows.<BR>We've scheduled \\"season passes\\" for our favorite shows, so we no longer have to rearrange our schedule around when our shows are on. We don't watch very much TV, but when we have a few minutes to relax we'd rather watch a favorite show than just surf the channels. The quality of what we're watching has gone up considerably with Tivo. Of course we can also skip all the commercials, which makes watching TV even more efficient!<BR>Tivo's suggestions have been right on target. Just push the Thumbs Up or Down on any show you're watching, and it will automatically record shows you might like in the space that isn't used by your scheduled shows. <BR>One more note... We chose the Philips over the Sony because the Philips remote is much more intuitive and can be easily operated without looking at it. The internals of the Philips and Sony machines are identical (both made by Philips?) but the Philips is cheaper and has a better remote. The Philips remote can control the power and volume of other brands of TV's and stereo receivers, so you don't have to worry about brand compatability.<BR>Get one of these! Take control of your TV!