ReplayTV PC Edition

Easy to program, Interface not busy

Some menu items are unpolished

Extensive search options. Recorded video easily played on other Windows systems. Easy to add storage. Cheaper than TiVo or cable-company DVRs.

Requires Hauppauge video hardware. Doesn't currently support multiple tuner cards or high-definition video. Unless your graphics card has a TV output, you'll have to use your computer monitor as the television. Subject to recording hiccups.

another advantage: you can increase your recording capacity more easily than with a standalone dvr, simply by upgrading your computer's hard drive or adding new drives. in addition, replaytv saves its recordings in a dvr-ms (.dvr-ms) windows media...