I know 2 families who settle for the kluge that is Comcast-provided DVR.. only because it's 4 or 5 dollars a month.

both admit its awkward and would probably enjoy the tivo experience over the half-baked copied-garbage that is being rented to them at the moment..

But I notice that the glory days are coming to an end for tivo- they're now pumping their own adverts when you skip recordings' adverts?

watch out for that slippery slope :-\ i'm glad i built a mythtv box a year ago when I looked at tivo. didnt want another monthly bill considering how little i watched tv. but having a PVR has changed that.. i enjoy tv now. I can queue, record and play back later @ my PC, in the bedroom on the xbox, in the movie room on the tv.. so many options for myth frontends and you can also http://mythtv from any PC in the house to queue an item. or stream one too. just need a small interface so its useful on my zaurus w/wifi