Originally Posted by iCorpRoadie
I have RePlayTV and i chose that over the cable DVR and TiVo for several reasons.
RePlay TV offers you some great advantages over TiVo and DVR:
Commercial Skip (yes it will skip the commercials of shows that you have recorded, only on the 5000 models)
Transfer the shows to your computer via DVArchice and watch them on your comptuer.
If you have more than one RePlayTV you can have them on your home network and watch shows recorded on other units in other rooms (ie watch a show in your bedroom that is recorded on your Living Room TV).
If you happen to miss recording a show one week, you can go online and request a show at Poopli.com and have it sent to your RePlay Unit (there are thousands of users willing to share their shows with you).
The Hard Drive's can be upgraded for more space and recording time.
One Time activation fee or pay as you go.
Overall I enjoy my units very much and would not give my cable company any more money then they need to have. As far as TiVo, it is okay but RePlay TV is so much better.
for more info on the Replay TV their website is
http://www.replaytv.com
I don't work for them, I just enjoy their services more than TiVo and the Cable Box DVR.
~icorproadie
http://www.corproadie.com
But, the CS feature is only avaialble on older models and no current models. So, a new model won't offer this feature, and I wouldn't recommend getting a used product when new ones are so cheap as they are.
One final point that I didn't put in my above post, was I wouldn't buy ANY model from any manufacturer today that didn't have DUAL TUNERS. You cannot imagine how much more usable the machine is with DUAL TUNERS