Toshiba RD-XS32 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 80 GB Hard Drive
Useless For Recording Cable
The toshiba will not allow you to record any programs from HBO, Cinemax and others onto dvd-r or dvd-rw, because they are encoded with a \\"copy once\\" protection. Even though HBO/Cinemax allows you to record the program once, the Toshiba will not do it. Also, there is a major compatability issue with different brands of blank dvd-r and dvd-rw blank disks. You buy the blank disks, find out they are incomaptible and guess what? You can't return them to the store once they are opened.  <br />Do yourself a favor and save your $$$$, it just aint worth it. I would recommend a cheap $139 noname dvd recorder from Walmart over this model.