You could also leave the 921 hooked up to another input on your TV and watch the recorded programs only until you've gotten through them all. I did this when I replaced my wife's 721 with a 942. If your TV only supports one set of HD inputs, you'd have to swap the cables to toggle back and forth or hook the 921 up via 480p component or s-video, The 921 won't need to be hooked up to satellite in order to play back recorded programs,