media com cable channel guide

Looking for a way to record and play HDTV without a subscription fee. Any suggestions?
I can read a TV guide program and the date, time, channel, and duration (like the old video). I am willing to pay for equipment and storage but simply not a subscription. I am not a technician, but I know how to buy the right cables and their connection to media devices in my correctly, etc. I wonder if this recording device that exists out there. Thanks for your help!
If the Panasonic is up to spec
Spreety TV 2 – Family Room PC (Media Center)

