Philips HDR112 Tivo Digital Video Recorder
How did I ever live without this thing!
Tivo is unbelievable!  Being able to pause live TV has changed my life.  No more missing half a show because the phone rings, or someone is at the door.  The record quality(although I've only tried at best quality)is  excellent, and you can't tell the difference from live TV or Tivo!  The on  screen guides making recording as simple as can be, and finding a show has  never been easier than with the search feature.  The automatic recording  needs work(I watch Law and Order, so it thinks that I would like a 1927  Charlie Chaplin Movie) but with the automatic software upgrades I'm sure  this will become more functional.  This is really an amazing product, and I  haven't turned my VCR on since I bought it.