Christa, Clark’s executive producer, has three – count ‘em – three personal video recorders or DVRs. She thought Clark was crazy when he first talked about these in 1998, but now she can’t live without it. Now, Verizon is rolling out digital television service in many markets. It’s offering a DVR that serves the whole household. So, if you have a palatial household with 12 TVs, you only need one unit to service them all. The monthly fee is $20, or $240 a year. Slingbox and Sony don’t charge a monthly fee for their “play shifting” service. You just watch TV shows when you want on a laptop. So, if you’re traveling, you can watch your home news reports or how sports teams on a laptop for nothing. There is a difference in the free and paid programs though. With Tivo and the systems from television companies, services are super easy to use. With Slingbox and Sony, it’s a bit more complicated.