It's good to have thdvr not that I myself use it because I don't but my other half does and that is good for me because I can watch my 50incher and watch what I want. I'm sure there are a lot of people waiting till they can do the other functions that are to come in the future. Those other functions are what are stopping people from switching. I know that as soon as uverse was available I signed up because charter comm prices were outrageous and I didn't even have half the channels I have now. What I do know that this thdvr is rolling out very fast. Faster than the scheduled dates.