This is a couple of weeks old but for those of you not on DirecTV and want the full feature set of TiVo....Stand alone TiVo's will now have dual-tuners.  This mean you can record one show while watching another, record two shows at once, etc...

The biggest benefit is the recording two shows at once.  If you've bought into "time-shifting" your TV watching schedule then there is no doubt that you'll agree with me on this.

In case you are wondering what I'm talking about, I'll describe it its simple form - don't watch live TV anymore.  Its a mind shift I know but once you've made the switch you are no longer on their schedule.  No need to make sure you are in front of the TV at 7pm for 24...you can watch it later after the kids have gone to bed or whenever your schedule says you can sit in front of the TV for 40 minutes.  Yes, not an hour (remember we can fast forward through commercials).  Having dual tuners means that if The Unit has a special episode on at the same time you're recording Ed Young it will be able to record both of them and you can watch both of them when you're good and ready.

Anywho, TiVo rocks and if it doesn't say TiVo - you've got a digital VCR.  :-)

<rant>Being on the road means no TiVo and I'm having look up when things come on using Zap2It and it stinks.  I like hitting the TiVo button to see what's on and ready for me to watch - when I'm ready to watch it.</rant>  Can you say Slingbox?