So, our DVR/VCR unit refused to power up on Friday.
Much as we despise Walmart, that was our only option to get a replacement in time for TWD season premiere on Sunday night.
Turns out that it’s just about impossible to purchase a new DVR unit in America. I had to go to Amazon, where choices were extremely slim (and very expensive).

After I placed my order, I figured out from some googlefu that a power outage was to blame (my surprise…power outages are almost a weekly occurrence here in TheBackwoods).
The fix was so simple it was to smh and laugh ruefully: press the Timer Set button on the remote and then press the Power button.

Voilà! (or Viola! as MrBWS says)…we now have two VCR/DVR units.