Please help - what do I need? Recording questions

We do not have digital cable but do NOT need a converter box because we have comcast basic cable.  (I did buy one anyway with the coupon).  We will switch to digital eventually but right now the budget doesn't allow the extra monthly charges.   I am purchasing a new TV for one of the rooms but want to still be able to record programs while watching another channel, which I can currently do with my VCR/DVD combo.  I also need to buy a new recorder (combo perhaps?) because this one is on the way out but still want to be able to do what I'm currently doing.  (I still tape programs in another room on an old VCR and can watch them in the other room).  However, my question is what equipment do I buy? With what I've been reading, I'm guessing a dual tuner DVD/DVR/VCR combo?  Is that correct?  I'm totally confused at this point.  However, I also want to be able to still use this equipment (recording one channel while watching another) when we switch to digital cable.  I don't want to spend the money on equipment that won't be usable when we upgrade to digital.  Any advice?? Your help would be appreciated.
Thank you.

I would suggest a Tivo to meet your needs.  There is a montly service fee involved to the Tivo service, cost depending on what type of plan you get but no more then about $15 a month.  With Tivo you can set it to record your fravorite shows once, choose if you want it to record all showings or just new eps.  Then you never have to worry about missing your favorite shows.  It has a dual tuner that can record 2 shows at once and you can watch a previously recorded show at the same time. 
 I had comcast DVR for a long time but had to pay for the digital service on top of that even though I never watched channels over 75.  So i made the switch to Tivo and love it.  If you already have Netflix then you get a major bonus.  You can watch instant queue movies on your TV.  And if you have broadband internet access some movies are sent in HD format as long as you have the TivoHD DVR model.

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