Tivo Question

[GameMaster]

I know it isn't directly computer related but it felt more proper to put this in the Computer forum instead of the General Talk

Does anyone here have Tivo? If so, do you like it?

I'd kind of like to get it and my question is:

Do I have to get the $12.95/month Tivo service for it to work? Or can I just get the Tivo box? Does this service just provide extra features? All I want to do is record shows that I either miss during school or late at night. My VCR is old and the recording doesn't work and our DVD player doesn't record and Tivo just seems better. Because you record it to a drive and delete stuff once you're done. There's no hassle with buying tapes or DVD-R's. Thanks for any help