Panasonic DMR-HS2 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/PVR with 40 GB Hard Drive (Silver)
Awesome machine, if you know how to hook it up
We love the DMR-HS2.  We split the cable wire and can now watch TV using the DMR-HS2 without the cable box, and if we put the DMR on it's channel L1, we can watch using the cable box.  I can turn the DMR off entirely and just use just the TV or the cable box, plus the TV.  I can watch a saved program while another is recording or watch another live program, by switching my connection to TV only, while the DMR records a program.  The possibilities are endless.  And we use our Picture in picture feature fine.  We have no complaints.<br />We figured out that if we close each DVD-R we record into DVD-Video, we can play it anywhere.  We have a DVD player in the car for the kids.  We made a DVD of 6 hours of Nick Jr. programming WITH a Menu listing all of the programs.  They love it!  We love this machine!