Toshiba SD-H400 Combination Progressive-
Scan DVD Player and TiVo PVR: Currently
the least expensive device with
TiVo Basic service. [ Photo: Amazon.com ]

Some people who are interested in owning a Personal Video Recorder don't want to pay for value added services from companies like TiVo. Earlier this year, TiVo rolled out a service called TiVo Basic that lets users of some TiVo-enabled devices record TV programming in a VCR-like fashion with no monthly service fee. (More information about the differences between TiVo Basic and TiVo Plus services can be found on TiVo's Customer Support Site.)

Jaime Villacorte recently wrote a review of the Toshiba SD-H400, a combination TiVo PVR and progressive-scan DVD player. The SD-H400 has the distinction of currently being the least expensive PVR that has TiVo Basic service capability. As such, it's worthy of a look, if only to those in the market for a no-frills PVR experience. [ via PVRblog ]