ReplayTV RTV5040 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Red Byer's review incorrect on many fronts
Red Byer doesn't know what he/she is talking about, and I doubt he/she has ever used or seen the ReplayTV.  Here are his/her errors:<BR>1. Season Passes - while ReplayTV does not have this same name for this feature, it is capable of recording an entire season of a show.  You are able to record a given show at a given time on whatever day(s) of the week you want to record.  Or, you can program it to record a certain number of episodes (or hours) of your favorite show, regardless of when it is on.<br />2. Prioritize your season passes - again, wrong Mr./Ms. Byer.  ReplayTV does allow you to prioritize ANY recording, whether it is a season pass or not.  Simply choose whether or not the recording is guaranteed or not.  If it is, it will record the show no matter what.  If it is not, it will record the other show.  If two guaranteed shows are scheduled to record at the same time, ReplayTV will warn you and give you the option of choosing which show will be recorded.<BR>3. Recording for a certain amount of time - again, dead wrong.  As stated above, you can record a certain number of hours/episodes.  If you want to save some episode, just simply mark it to be preserved and it won't be deleted.  Otherwise, ReplayTV will delete the oldest episode and replace it with the newest recorded one.<BR>4. Commercial skip - absolutely the best feature on ReplayTV over TiVO.<BR>5. 7 second back button - apparently Mr./Ms. Byer has never even seen a ReplayTV.  It does in fact have such a button.<BR>By the way, I am very doubtful that SonicBlue, the creator of ReplayTV and Rio MP3 players, will be filing for chapter 11 anytime soon.<BR>Mr./Ms. Byer - educate yourself before you criticize.