Dvr??

[NYClubKid55]

Hi I was wondering if there are any DVRs on the market that do not require a subscription. I bought ReplayTV and then returned it. It took forever to change channels and I didn't feel that it was worth a $250 subscription. I know there is a Panasonic DVD Recorder or DVD Player that has a built in hard drive but I'd rather stay away from Panasonic because of the lack of DVD-RAM compatability. Anyways I just bought a Philips DVD Recorder.

If there are no other DVRs yet, will there be new ones coming out soon? Also, now that Replay TV was bought by someone, will they update the hardware and software? Will there be a new generation of Replay TVs? I loved the technology in that thing. I wanted to buy two or three and then stream from one room to the other and possibly send shows to my other home and be able to watch shows there. Thanks for any help you can give me.

[kojak light]

Comcast will have DVR by year end.

The Motorola 5200/6200 is expected to be available in September/October time frame.

The 5200/6200 will have a 40/60/80 GB Hard drive for PVR (cable companies can choose from 3 sizes of hard drives). It will also add a Firewire connection. The 6000 series boxes have 800+ MIPS processing power (vs 300+ in the 5000 series) and 400 MHz clock speed (vs 162 MHz).

The 6400 model will have DUAL PVR capability so you can watch one show and record another and have full PIP functionality.
The 6400 model is due by year end.