Channel master does give the option of recording the new shows only or all. The older version channel master, from what I have read did not. Also, I put a splitter on so I can record 2 programs at once and still watch a recorded program. If hooked up to internet, wifi or hardwired, there are lots of interent channels that appear in the channel guide. They just added sling tv in the recent update but have many, many others. Keep doing your research and figure out what is best for you. I know I for one wasn't going to pay for a channel guide every month. We have an antenna, netflix, slingtv at the fraction of the cost of what we used to pay for satellite tv.