This is a photo of the Scientific-Atlanta Explorer 8300 Multi-Room Digital Video Recorder, which allows cable television viewers to record two shows at once and play them back from any room in the house. The red bars, below on screen, show that the machine is set to record both “The O.C.” and “Joey” at the same time. Photo made Wednesday, March 9, 2005 in Bloomington, Minn. (Photo by Jim Mone/AP Photo)
