I have an HR20 and the Directv plus (standard definition DVR). The HR20 is quick through the guide. Occasionally it will freeze after it has been paused promoting me to reset it. The DVR Plus is slow as hell, and freezes. It is about as bad as the Motorola box I had cable. The biggest complaint I have is with the picture it is indeed HD-Lite. I expected a much better HD picture it is decent but not what one should expect. I know a guy has filed a lawsuit against them...is there anything else that can be done?

Mark you made some good points about cutting down on the pet projects. One project after another the money starts to add up fast. I do not know what all of you are saying now�.we have pledged another $350m so we are at 385 in tsunami relief efforts, not to mention the helicopters and all of the other equipment we are using to help. Save this post so you can refer to it because by the time this is all said and done the U.S. will give over $1 billion. The United States funds 22 percent of the UN regular budget, as well as more than 27 percent of the peacekeeping budget. No matter if you agree or disagree with the foreign policy of President Bush you cannot deny we are the most giving country in the world. Not just abroad but here at home, with the millions of dollars worth of personal contributions to charities each and every year. President Bush had to play the hand that he was dealt�.9/11, Afghanistan & Iraq�.and the mini recession because of all of the dot com busts. Afghan elections took place, the country is fairly stable, and we are now moving towards the January 31st elections in Iraq. Most wars take 10 years+, but we are transforming Iraq so that they will able to experience freedom and democracy for the first time. We removed a brutal dictator who killed over 300,000 Iraq�s in one way or another. That is a large number�.now step back for a second and realize that these were real people. Mark you also mentioned about the declining dollar, which is good for large international companies, for the stock market, and is bringing a lot more tourists to the country. Although, the one thing that could be devastating is if the international currency (everyone pays for things in relation to the dollar) if this changes to the Euro or something else then we will have a problem. I predict that sometime early in 05 the dollar will hit its bottom; Wall Street will realize a bargain and start investing in the dollar again and driving it back up. I do think that President Bush and the politicians in Washington do need to show better fiscal responsibility now and in the future. A good start as Mark mentioned is cutting all of these BS projects that cost us hundreds of millions each year. President Bush has both the Senate and House of Representatives on his side�.so in his 2nd administration I think it is important that he focuses more on the problems we face here at home. The inauguration party is expensive, but I agree with a previous poster, in that people can spend the money how ever they choose. Also, for the post that said �The President should not spend a single dime corporate or the people�s until every American has descent health care, until social security is fixed.� �The President should not accept a single dime on until every soldier who died in Iraq families is compensated fairly for their lost.� Sorry�.it is going to take more than 4 years to fix the healthcare problem�it was a problem under Clinton also. SS is also a problem but President Bush has it on his agenda, and these are two very difficult problems that there is not a perfect solution for. These are both decade old problems�. so you must give the President props for dealing with it because previous administrations have not even touched the surface. Also, are men and women in Iraq are serving so that we can be free here at home. They are courageous people and I am glad Mark that you have set up a fund to help assist them. They serve knowing that there is a possibility of injury or death, but they do it because they want to help the country, so paying the families because they died� is a misguided statement. The person who said he is ashamed to be an American�.MOVE IF YOU DON�T LIKE IT HERE! I realize this was a very long post, but I think that it was important to put all of this in context and realize all the country has been through in the past 4 years. Happy New Year to everyone.