I still have my VCR with an external ATSC HDTV tuner hooked up to the VCR; when I want to record tv shows, I put the ATSC tuner on the channel the show is on, set the VCR timer and watch the recorded show on my schedule with NO DVR hassles:
If you think that VCR process is superior to a Tivo DVR, I'm not sure you know what "hassles" means.