Philips HDR212 TiVo 20 Hour Digital Video Recorder
Beware hard drive faults
My only complaint with  the Philips unit that I bought was that it has become faulty after one year (just after my guarantee ran out). The picture & sound is 'sticky' which seems to indicate a hardrive problem. I was advised by Tivo to buy a new unit as it would cost a lot to repair this  :(<br />On a more positive note I would strongly recommend buying some kind of personal tv recorder. They are fantastic and I cannot live without one now. I seldom watch live TV (except for the news). I have told Tivo exactly what I want to watch and it records it. <br />I would recommend a buy BUT make sure you get some kind of service plan with these units. A friend bought a Sony and his became faulty after 3 months (same problem). Maybe it is a bit of a design flaw to have these units contantly recording 24 hrs per day! <br />The other thing to check is the privacy policy of the service provider (Tivo/Ultimate TV). My Tivo box sends details of everything I have watched, when I have changed channel and other viewing habits. This greatly concerns me. Tivo did assure me that no customer identifier is sent with this but I still feel like this is a move towards Orwell's 1984.<br />I would have given these units a 5 were it not for mine breaking!<br />Have fun and get one!