Play It Again, Lev

Someday digital video recorders will revolutionize the way you watch television. But not quite yet

Ever seen that Simpsons episode--the one where Homer goes to his class reunion and Grampa Simpson gets a job writing cartoons? Me neither. As far as I know, it's the only episode in the entire series I haven't seen, and it's driving me nuts. True, The Simpsons is on about every 15 minutes, but there's only so much TV one man can watch. Or is there? The digital video recorder is changing all that.

A digital video recorder is basically a big, fat hard drive like the one in your computer, only it's hooked up to your TV. It's like a...

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