Panasonic PV-HS2000 ShowStopper 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
You will use more often than vhs, and dvd combined!
The product is great!  I use it more than I had ever imagined.  It is so easy to record anything, even an entire day of Olympics.  I can delete or skip over anything to see what I want with out being home to change tapes.  The one thing I worry about is that Panasonic the only manufacurer using Replaytv that I've seen is discontinuing the player.  At 500.00 for the player It wouldn't be cool if the service stopped.  Tivo can be paid by the month, and then the player is cheaper if service is stopped your only out the months fee.  If replaytv is stopped, your out a lifetime subscription as thats included in player cost.