JVC DRMH30S DVD Recorder with 160 GB Hard Drive (Silver)
Overpriced Piece of Junk
I first bought this DVR in May 2005.  I had researched DVRs for some time and this DVR got rave reviews.  Don't believe everything you read. <br /> <br />I'm not a novice (I've been called a electronic geek - I do love my gadgets!) but it took me a week, extensive review of the owner's manual and several calls to JVC before I could operate it on my TV and satellite system.  It took another month before I was comfortable enough with the menus and commands to actually use it properly. <br /> <br />After I was finally getting the hang of it, in early September the unit decided to lock up and quit working altogether.  I had to unplug it several times just to eject the DVD that was currently loaded in it.  After calling JVC again, I was told to send it to the nearest service center which I did on September 6th.  I didn't hear anything from JVC for several weeks regarding the status.  I called them several times and was only told that the unit was received.  I finally got the thing back  exactly one month after I had sent it to them, October 6th. <br /> <br />You would think that would have been the end of the story - but NO! After reconnecting everything (no easy task), it seemed to finally be in working order.  I used it a couple of times, mostly just to play DVDs, for the next two weeks.  On October 23rd, it decided it would show me and proceeded to completely lock up and show me a colorful pink and green screen.  Again, I had to unplug it several times to get the DVD out of it.  I'm having to send it back again at my expense (it's not that cheap either!) <br /> <br />This is the most I have ever paid for a recorder to only be able to use for 6 months.  I'm to the point I don't think I want the thing back but I've paid too much for it to give up now.  In the meantime, I bought a much cheaper Pioneer DVR which I love.