Zenith HDR230 HDTV Personal Video Recorder/Receiver (Brushed Metallic)
Excellent tuner/nice PVR
The tuner on this box is terrific.  It changes channels quickly, has never locked up (unlike the Samsung SIRT-165), and has a good remote that lets you quickly pull up the channel info or signal strength.  All of my local stations also broadcast in DTV, so I don't miss the lack of an NTSC tuner.  The antenna pass through allows me to connect my analog VCR as well (useful to have a second tuner for PIP).  <br />When considering whether or not I wanted to spring for the extra dollars to get a PVR or just a plain tuner, I hadn't realized the difference HD recording would make.  I really don't want to watch TV shows any other way!  And for sharing purposes, you can always edit out the commericals of your recorded program and copy it to an analog VCR.<br />The timeshifting feature is pretty cool. Unfortunately, you can't rewind material you've currently started recording through the timer.  You have to start out using the timeshifting.   The manual was a little unclear how it works exactly, so I've managed to lose 1/2 hour of a show while trying to figure it out. Suffice it to say that if you want to save timeshifted material (beyond the show's duration), you need to use the clip record function as well.  Once you get used to timeshifting, you'll love it.  Friends calling in the middle of your favorite show aren't a nuisance any longer.  <br />The only feature I really miss is the ability to seek to a particular time.  Instead you have to fast forward at 50x speed (unless you've bookmarked it) to the spot you want.  You also can't delete the multi-channels.  For example, say you only want channel 4-1, but not 4-2, you can't delete 4-2.  There is a surf button that moves the channel changer between channel numbers (and then you can use the ch+/ch- to move between the multi-stations).  Also be careful about your how you set the clock. I was using &quot;automatic&quot; and failed to record a few shows.  I wonder if the machine received an errant signal and it triggered someof the reservations early.  Once the clock was set, I had to switch it to manual set to get consistent results.