8? Why do low? In two years they will have a receiver with an infiplex tuner that can tune and record to an infinite number of channels. And thanks to the Quinbyte hard drive that it will come with, you'll be able to record all of your favorite, second tier favorite, you watch it because nothing else is on tier, and the shopping channels all at the same time. You'll have so much on your QB HD DVR, that you'll need a guide to sort through it. The best part will be the SuperSync feature that will allow you to stream the DVR recordings on your neighbors Directv DVR directly to your television screen! Mark my words!