Number_6 posted:

Laugh all you want at VCRs, but show me a modern mainstream recording device that will easily and affordably record content, especially HD content, from cable or OTA TV, for permanent archival purposes. DVD recorders are all but dead, and as far as I know, recorders that support HD cost a fortune. Not to mention the Orwellian copy protection built into everything now.

Edit: why doesn't every loving DVR have "burn this recording to disc" function integrated right into it? I mean Christ its the most basic idea, that some programs you want to record onto media for permanent storage.