TiVo without a phone line?

[trevorwc]

I'd like to get rid of my decades old VCR and get a DVR, but I don't have (and don't want) a phone line. Will a TiVo work similar to a VCR, where I can just tell it to record channell 11 starting at 1:00 for 3 hours? Or is there another such DVR that will do something like that?

Obviously I won't get "season pass" or be able to "pause and rewind live TV". That's fine - I'll tell it when and where to record - I just want it digital rather than sh!tty VCR tapes.

Help!