Here's my qualm about cable DVRs, or at least the ones available from Comcast. They don't have an output, meaning I can't take what is on the
DVR and record it onto a DVD or tape or whatever. I don't like that. What happens to all that programming, some of which I want to keep, if the box fails? I want an output that I can use to save things. The Comcast DVRs don't have it. I'd rather buy a stand alone
DVR, which doesn't have the same features and such, but lets me put things onto a DVD.
As for
OTA DVRs, if my antenna worked, I might be tempted, but the channel range isn't that great for me to spend that kind of money.