Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) like Tivo are wonderful products that change the way you watch TV. They are simple to use. DVR’s record like a VCR, but no tapes are involved since all programs are recorded onto the unit’s hard disk. A DVR is really a computer you program to record your favorite programs through simple menus that appear on the TV screen. They allow you to time-shift your television viewing, enabling you to watch your favorite shows whenever you prefer and also skip through commercials while viewing!

Standard Tivo will not record HDTV signals. It takes approximately 8GB of disk space to record an hour of HDTV programming compared to about 1GB to record standard TV programming.  Most modern DVR’s are capable of recording HDTV programming.

• Tivo: www.tivo.com