OK the only replacement for a VCR is tivo or etc...dig recs.
The idea I had b4 i go to the science forum that i used to visit is:
(I want to share it with my buds here 1st b4 i forget it is:
Flashdrives/thumbdrives-- you can watch your shows in the bedroom while the wife watches her show in the tv room--swap thumbdrives like videotapes--what-a thumbdrive 4gb will hold 2-4hours of video-same as vid-tapes. All we need is the PC-less device..