Oh please let it be so....

First, read this.

Ok, do you understand what that means? It means that you no longer have to suffer with that wretched DVR that your cable company gave you. Throw of the shackles of poorly designed graphical interfaces and be free! Season passes for everyone!

If you have never actually used a Tivo then you don't know what you're missing, it really is that much better than everything else. In the past you could have a Tivo but it would be crippled by the logistics of providing it with signal. Cable subscribers could watch only those channels that don't require a cable box or you had to rely on the delicate infrared ballet of your cable box and the Tivo. That worked in a cute but annoying way and the majority of satellite subscribers were in the same boat.

There were a lucky few DirecTV subscribers that got Tivo-based DirecTV receivers, Perfection at last! The picture was great, it was all elegantly combined in one device and was a joy to use in nearly every respect. Of course being a great product it was doomed to die young and did not survive due to DirecTV and Tivo being greedy. Now you have to suffer with DirecTV designed DVRs which are better than the crap from the cable companies but still not up to the brilliance of Tivo.

Now If my damn cable company would just support cable card.