If your life seems to be whizzing by you at too fast a pace, maybe there is something that the good folks at DirecTV can provide you with to slow things down a bit, in at least one aspect of your life. They can't call your employer and tell him to lighten your work load, but they can give you a great top of the line Hughes receiver, with digital video recording powered by TiVo.

It's built right into the sturdy unit and has a full one-hundred hours of memory, for you to store all your favorite movies and programming on. With you in full control of the instant slow motion replays, it can be used for more than just sports. If you need a good boring program to help you fall asleep, try watching golf in slow motion.

It is sure to have you counting sheep in no time at all. Now you are sure to not miss anything, because this feature allows you to stop a program at any time for phone calls, or other distractions and you can return to it right where you left off. Instant slow motion replay is just one of the many great features that this receiver is packed with.

On screen caller ID, will allow you to decide if the call is worthy of stopping your show for, before you answer it. A custom menu feature lets you compile a menu of your preferred channels, so you don't have to spend your precious time reviewing the two-hundred and fifty channels of programming that you can get from DirecTV.

Instant program search function, allows you to find a particular movie or program by simply entering it into the search function and it will instantly appear on your screen, with the date and time it is playing and some information about the show that you can review. Simply press the one touch record button and it is set to record when it comes on, whether you are there or not.

You can even record on one channel, while you are watching another. A fool proof parental control feature lets you block out any channels that you want to and only you can unblock them when you want to. If you love TV commercials, than you can watch them all over and over again in slow motion, but if you are like most people, you will use this function to zip right past them and continue on with what you were watching.

The Hughes name is synonymous with quality and durability in electronics, so you can be assured that your receiver and all its functions are going to perform glitch free every time you turn it on. DirecTV and Hughes, also have a great high definition receiver for you with DVR powered by TiVo, for your high definition programming. Why take chances with another service provider's electronics, when you can be secure with Hughes reliability. The last thing you need is a receiver with functions that don't work properly.