Robert,
He is dangerous...loves his toys...I have told him that I work just to support his habit...of course, my habit is not electronics but jewelry...

We have had DirecTV since it came out in 1994 (actually one of the first in Atlanta) and also started with Tivo when they came out...he just keeps adding more as the cost is so little now...now that they are dual tuners can record even more programs...

Check on the maintenance with DirecTV...as we have many machines it is worth it for us as they replace (I think)...