Which box

Hello everyone.

Happy new year to you all.

I have a Skybox F5 as do a couple of friends (I have done the install for them).

Someone else wants a similar set up but wishes to have the convenience of twin reciever and hard drive to be able to record and watch at the same time, rather like SkyTV.

What sort of box would you recommend and would are they easy to set up, line etc..

Thanks