Directv and TIVO were married several years ago and produced that great pioneering HD TIVO. Sadly, they got divorced, but are now getting remarried.
And yes, the current Directv HD DVR (non-tivo) is barely tolerable. It could get good marks except it's way too slow reacting to remote input. Not too bad when controlling a show, but working the menus is frustrating as it is about 3 inputs behind. I think Directv was smart to realize that TIVO brings a much better machine to the party. And who doesn't love that peanut remote?
