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Yes, you can record HD with enough effort and the right set of equipment, but it's still not easy
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Many people (including my parents) would tell you that VCR were also not easy to timeshift with.
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Most ATSC receivers and TVs don't have a firewire port and DVHS VCRs are hard to find.
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All cable companies that wanted to be part of the "cablecard, plug n play" mandate are now required to give you a firewire box if you request one.
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VHS is a dead format anyway.
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No question about that. I am a freak in the fact that I wanted this type of VCR to begin with. It is also possible to run a firewire cable to a computer and capture the video that way (unless the content is flagged to be copied once). This is even more difficult. The real question is why VHS is a dead format. I believe it is dead because people would rather use a PVR to timeshift television programs or buy the DVD.
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When will we see a HD DVD, or Blu-Ray recorder with a built in ATSC and cable ready tuner and outputs to connect to any HDTV?
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Most people are not going to wait for these products to come out before investing in HDTVs. HDTVs have many advantages right now over plain old color TVs. Bigger screen size with a much sharper picture mean something to a lot of people. If it doesn't, then I doubt they are going to run out and invest in HD DVDs either.