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Also, do the newer Replay boxes have complete broadband support out of the box?

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Yes, for about a year now. There is an ethernet and phone jack on the back of every 4000 and 5000 model ReplayTV .

I will concede that the to-do list of Tivo is an awesome feature, but that’s the only feature that I envy. In actuality I have only once missed a show that I intended to record….I got that show sent to me by another ReplayTV owner the next day. Can’t do that with Tivo easily.

I have used Tivo a few times and find too much like the Microsoft office assistant. Its definitely more bubbly than ReplayTV. The commercials in the Tivo guide everywhere kills me too – OH, and that crap about force-feeding a new show to UK Tivo owners, YUCK! I pray that sonic blue never attempts that shit. My last Tivo annoyance is collecting and selling data from users viewing habits.

Even with those grips, I would still recommend Tivo over watching live TV.