ReplayTV 2020 Digital Video Recorder
Need more disk capacoty
I echo the favorable comments of all the other reviewers in saying that this is the best way to watch TV.  I've had my unit for about 10 months, and it has truly changed the way that we watch television.  The main benefits for me are the time shifting, especially the ability to start  watching a program late, while the unit continues to record to the end;  access to late-night and weekend programs that I otherwise would have  missed, and the 30 second skip button that reduces commercials to only a  mild annoyance. The limitation for me all comes down to disc capacity.  I  have the 2000 unit, for which I paid [a considerable amount]... the penalty of being a new  adopter. it allegedly has 10 hours of recording time.  The problem is, I  watch on a 50 in. big screen TV.  This makes the picture quality at  standard speed unwatchable. Medium speed is okay, as long as I don't do an  A-B comparisons, but it does have problems during football games as the  sidelines become pixelated due to the video compression.  Unfortunately,  the 10 hour disc doesn't allow me to record and entire football game at  high-quality.<br />Though I think I'm pretty good at budgeting my remaining  disc space, using guaranteed recording sparingly, it seems I'm always  having to make decisions based on remaining space. I can't record at the  highest quality, I can never get more than one football game on the unit,  and to do that need to forego other shows.<br />I have been disappointed in  the company's response to my particular problem.  They now have 20 and 30  hour units at prices well below what I paid.  I have been told that my  unit, and the &quot;lifetime&quot; subscription to the Replay network have  no trade-in value.  Though the original sales literature promised that the  hard drive capacity would be upgradable, either with an internal or  external 2nd Drive,  recent queries to the company have found that such an  upgrade is not yet on the calendar. Meanwhile, I'm hooked on the  technology, but can't justify junking my old unit and buying a higher  capacity unit now. For those contemplating a purchase, I recommend buying  the largest capacity you can afford, and then sit back and let it change  your viewing life.