I don't care to get wraped up into dish but would like to "tivo" hd material is there any boxes setup for this? I would of course like to maintain the HD of course. SD does not look so hot at 137 inches :)

Sony DHG-HDD250 or 500 (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=537711)

LG LST-3410A (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=337424)

Both are discontinued, but you can find them in aftermarket sources such as eBay. A couple of months ago, it was reported that some Fry's stores still have the Sony units.

Otherwise, you'll have to set up a PC or Mac with a HDTV tuner card, a big hard disk, and suitable software.

Don't forget the Tivo Series 3. You'll need to pay a monthly fee, but you do get dual tuners.

Oops, forgot about that one! Probably because I'm allergic to monthly fees for TV. :rolleyes: It's also kind of expensive to begin with, but it sounds very nice otherwise.

Besides the monthly fee, the main problem I have with it is the need for a phone or Internet connection. I still have only a dialup Internet connection at home (I can do broadband at work ;) ), and no phone jacks anywhere near the living room. So in addition to the TiVo monthly fee, I'd have to add broadband internet service, plus the initial cost for a wireless connection between the TiVo in the living room and the router which would probably be in the home office / junk room (formerly third bedroom).

If you have a computer and network, you could just get a HDHomeRun or other PC tuner and record both OTA HD and clear QAM cable HDTV.