Panasonic PV-HS2000 ShowStopper 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Very good for parents
I have a 2 year old daughter and this product has been a real great  investment for a few reasons.  First I can set it to record the last few  episodes of Barney, Pooh, or whatever and if she wants to watch TV there is  always an episode of one of her favortie daily shows available.  We had  tapes of them but that is the same thing over and over, this way I always  have this mornings episode available for her to watch whenever she  chooses.<br />Secondly, a lot of 8:00pm televisions shows aren't really  suitable for her to watch, but she is not in bed before they begin, so to  watch them I would always have to tape them and watch them later.  With the  showstopper I can have it tape the shows for me automatically, so I don't  worry about setting the reorder, and if she is in bed a 8:45 I can start  watching the 8:00pm show right away.<br />In general I have found the product  easy to use and set up.  I recommend it highly.  The only thing I have  noticed is that the extended setting is really only suitable for things  with very little movement otherwise it gets a little choppy.  Don't plan on  taping 30 hours of your favorite action shows and seeing them perfectly  clearly.  But the middle and high settings record action fine.