Panasonic DMRE85HS Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive Recording
Perfect for 2 months, now it freezes
My E85HS worked perfectly for a little over two months, and then it developed the freezing problem that has been reported here.  It may be a coincidence, but it started soon after I first used it to transfer material from the hard drive to a dvd-r. The first time it happened, the unit simply refused to power on until I unplugged it for a few seconds.  The second time, I noticed that it was not recording a show that was scheduled.  It did power on, but when I checked the schedule, and tried to leave that screen, it froze with the garbled colors. It would power off and  on, but the garbled screen remained.  The only cure I have found is to unplug it. This \\"cure\\" has been good for 8 hours to four days so far.   The only good thing is that I have not lost anything from the hard drive, but the possibility that it won't record shows while I am away makes it pretty much useless to me.  I bought this unit from Amazon almost three months ago so my only option is to take or send it to an authorized repair facility.  Please don't buy this model until Panasonic has addressed this problem.