Panasonic DMR-E80H Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Hard Drive , Silver
Worked fine for three weeks
Then turned it on today, went right to the formatting HDD display.  Tries to format, then says 'formatting is failed.'  So I went to the panasonic web page, and it claims there are no repeat no service centers within 3000 miles of washington dc.  how crazy is that?  When it worked, it was great--after trying to figure out the manual that is.  update:  shipped it off to panasonic service center and got it back within three weeks.  now to plug it in...  anyone want to bet on how long it lasts???