The only thing I have pluged into the tivo is the cable box and the vcr we used to connect the cable to the tv. never even use the vcr so im not to worried about it. the dvd is plugged right into the tv. recorded my first movie today it was cool. now just need to sit down with the book and figure out what all I can do. set it up to record football that should be fun to watch with slow mo. I am starting to get used to the slightly lower quality. If I went with comcasts digital cable would it be any better? thanks