This story says TiVo is in trouble: "In a neighborhood of 200 homes, only one on average has a TiVo. More U.S. homes have outhouses (671,000) than TiVos (504,000 to 514,000)."

To me, TV is unwatchable without a TiVo or equivalent. I watch what I want, when I want, and I never see commercials. It is so easy to use that my 5-year-old can program it. It is amazing to me that most people don't get one.