ReplayTV 2020 Digital Video Recorder
I guess it's personal preference
For me, ReplayTV was a much better deal and a much better product thatn TiVo.  I have seen both in action, and chose ReplayTV over TiVo for several reasons:<br />1. NO MONTHLY SERVICE FEE!  It *really* sucks when you get nickle-and-dime'd to death by companies.  One purchase, that's all!<br />2.  MORE UNOBTRUSIVE UI.  TiVo makes you &quot;use TiVO&quot; when doing  *anything*.  ReplayTV seems more like an enhancement to my viewing.  It  stays out of the way until I need it.<br />3. FREEDOM TO *CHOOSE*, NOT LED  LIKE A LEMMING.  I really don't like a computer telling me what it thinks I  want to watch, thank you very much.  ReplayTV is like having a search  engine for your TV!  I can search for shows that *I* want to watch, not  just settle for shows TiVo *thinks* I want to watch.  It's very liberating!   Stop filling my hard drive with () you think I want, and fill it with  the cool stuff *I* choose to watch!<br />4. STABILITY!  My ReplayTV box has  never crashed and does exactly what it says it will do.  I have read more  TiVo crash stories than I care to remember.<br />5. FEATURES HERE AND NOW.   Sure, there is a nice sized list of &quot;wish&quot; features that many  ReplayTV owners would like, but if you look at the corresponding &quot;wish  list&quot; for TiVo owners, many of the features are already in ReplayTV!  &quot;Wait until v2.0&quot; they say.  BAH!  ReplayTV is already at rev 2,  and rev 3 is in the works.