All I want is a VCR replacement, without all of that subscription rubbish.

In that case, why bother?

It is the "subscription rubbish" that makes PVR's like TiVo and RePlay worth having.

If television is even a little bit important to you, I absolutely guaran-damn-tee that if you spend one month with a TiVo, you will wonder how you ever got along without it.

It's like the empeg: until you get hands-on experience, it is difficult to "get it", but once you do, there is no going back.

tanstaafl.