Panasonic DMRE85HS Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive Recording
Only 1 major problem
First let me say, I love everything this can do. The 120G hard drive has more space then I'll ever need. And the editing functions are awesome. Great job of playing DVD also. <br />One little problem is that re-writtable DVD format is RAM, and that's not supported by most other DVD players. So I can't use my DVD-RAM dics in other DVD players in my house. <br />The big problem is the TV guide fuction. It just flat out does not work for me. I did everything in the instuctions (several times). And did everything their support department told me to do. You're supposed to leave the unit off overnight, and the cable box on. It then cycles through the cable channels and downloads the TV Guide info. The Panasonic does read the cable box fine, as I can change channels through it, and it does go through all the channels overnight. However, it is not picking up the tv guide info. This means that everytime I turn the unit on, the screen has the \\"NO INFO DOWNLOADED\\" message on, and I have to exit from it. <br />Now if I want to record a show, I have to set the timer of the Panasonic, and then set my cable box to make sure it's on the proper channel at that time. <br />All the other functions work as advertised and are wonderful. But this is a MAJOR selling point of the unit, and doesn't work. <br />I have Comcast cable, with a HD Motorola cable box. This feature probably works for most other people, but if it doesn't, it's a big problem.  <br />Easily 5 stars if the TV Guide function worked. <br />