TechTV Labs picks the best personal video recorder.

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ReplayTV 4000 Series TiVo TiVo with DirecTV UltimateTV
Price $700 $400 $350-$400 $350-$400
Monthly Service Charges Free $10/month or $250/lifetime $10/month or $250/lifetime $10/month
Required Services Ethernet connection Phone line Phone line, DirecTV service ($32/month) DirecTV service ($32/month)
Interface Rating
Features Rating
Requirements Rating
Overall Cost with lifetime service $700 $650 $600-$650 + DirecTV $350-$400 + $10/month + DirecTV

Note: All PVRs in this comparison featured approximately 40GB of hard disk storage space. This equates to about 40 hours of recording capability at the lowest quality.

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