I got a tivo not too long ago. I did not get the subscription since they do not support C band satellite. But I use is as a Digital VCR. I used it recently to record about 15 hours consecutive of TCM where they featured Harold Lloyd. I was then able to watch the movies at my convience over the next two weeks. It is also good for catching shorts that do not show up in my C band program guide. They had a nice short of Edgar bergen and Charlie McCarthy during the showing of the Harold Lloyd movies. Just recently I upgraded my tivo myself from a 30GB harddrive to a 120GB harddrive. Now I can record about 44 hours high quality. Tivo and TCM is a great combination.