Panasonic DMR-EH50S DVD Recorder with 100 GB Hard Drive Recording
Panasonic DMR-EH50S DVD Recorder
When Consumer Reports gave this unit a high rating, they knew what they were talking about.  This unit has done everything I hoped for.  Since I have Time-Warner cable, the TV Guide feature worked perfectly.  I know some folks have had trouble with that feature not working, and I would have been disappointed if it had failed to work on my unit, but I knew going in there was a good chance my cable provider would come through for me. <br />The various operations were fairly easy to learn.  I had to consult the manual a few times but most of the functions on this recorder are pretty intuitive.  I've enjoyed the heck out of this DVD recorder since I bought it.  I think it's just downright cool.