DVR suggestions needed

[ikojo]

I am thinking of getting a DVR....

Should I go for broke and get the $499 TIVO/DVD recorder (I think it records 80 hours) or should I get the 80 hour Tivo DVR without the DVD recorder?

This is what I am thinking....

I buy A LOT of DVDs...if I could just record the movies from pay per view or from HBO etc then I would save money by not buying DVDs...that alone would make up the difference between the cost of the 80 hour TIVO and to Tivo/DVD recorder.

I know many DUers have a Tivo or other DVR....

Opinions (and DUers do not lack for those) please.

Thank you in advance.

[ikojo]

1. First time I've kicked my own thread

forgive me.....

[lavenderdiva]

2. get the one with the DVD recorder...

We have the DVR put out by Time Warner. I absolutely LOVE it! My husband completely pooh-poohed the idea when I told him they had come out with it, and didn't think we'd use it. When I brought it home and showed him how to use it, he was completely sold, and loves it too! The only thing I wish it had was a way to record direct to DVD. I too love movies, and especially classic movies. I love to record them on the DVR and watch them later. However, I don't have a way to get them onto a DVD. What I have to do is record them onto a video, then my husband has a system that will record the video onto a DVD. I really think you'd use the DVD recorder on the DVR... Good luck!

[Huckebein the Raven]

3. I would buy it.

I have Tivo without DVD recording but I think it would be worth having it.