Sony DHG-HDD500 60-Hour High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (500 GB)
Video section good - EPG not so good
I wrote a review about a month after I got this HDD500 but amazon didn't post it - right now it is being shipped back to the sony repair fac. in pennsylvania-  The EPG and Time quit working - A Pioneer unit with the same EPG worked fine with the same signal - The HD recording is fine but unusable if the EPG and Time are not working - No reasonable way to manually schedule recordings if the time isn't working and no way to set it manually- No editing features as in most DVRs -<br />edit Dec 28,2007  - The unit has operated flawlessly for the last two years - it is the most used piece of HDTV equipment I have (others are:JVC DVHS recorder(nice),Sony HDV camcorder, XBOX-360 - 2- 1080 HDTVs plus a 720p front projector with 110\\" screen)<br />Too bad Sony discontinued this DVR (and their great 34\\" CRTs)  - the price shown for a used DHG-HDD500 today on Amazon marketplace is about $1500 - that's twice what I and others paid for new ones  -<br />Since Sony no longer supports these DHG units (as far as I know)  --I'd be hesitant to buy a used one now without a rock solid money back satisfaction guarantee though