I love my TiVo. I had a crappy Dish Network PVR which was, well, crappy. Then I changed to a DirecTivo since they're *incredibly* inexpensive and the service from DirecTV isn't much more than Dish.
It's great that every Saturday when I wake up there are a whack of This Old House Classic episodes ready for me to watch. When I go away on a trip I know that American Idol will be waiting for me when I get back.
My only gripe? I wish it were faster
Neil