The stop button is not all you think. I had several E* PVR's before switching to DirecTivo. I can't tell you how many times I was watching a previously recorded event while recording something and I pressed the stop key to stop what I was watching but instead, it stopped what I was recording and what I was watching.

It was a real pain in the a**. IMHO, E* PVR's are junk.

I kick myself when I think how long I stayed with E* and buggy equipment when I could have been enjoying D* and a DirecTivo.

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