I think that many people are "tired" of using a VCR/DVD recorder so they want to see two different shows on two televisions. That would save their time to do something else after they watch the shows. I would say that I agree with them because our life is really short.
I have no interest to record a show. I almost never look back to watch what I missed. I don't even want to pile up junk DVDs. I recorded a show, and storage it in the closet. The last time I watch the recorded DVD was last spring. I realized that I wasted my money to buy blank DVDs. I really don't care about a bigger new DVD space or a bigger space of hard disk for TV recorder on the market. It is not about money. We are alive and let's do something to save our time for fun. You know what I mean.