Panasonic DMR-EH50S DVD Recorder with 100 GB Hard Drive Recording
The best dvd recorder you could've found. too bad it's no longer made
I received this as a Christmas present after my previous dvd recorder (a GO Video) went kaput. So far this machine is everything that I wanted and more. Granted I haven't yet taken advantage of all of its features yet. Set-up was a little more difficult than expected. I wanted to hook it up to my vcr so I could dub copies of my tapes. If you want to do this make sure you follow the set up instructions in the manual labeled 'Connections for transferring (dubbing) from video tape'. Do not follow the instructions in the quick set up guide as it will get you nowhere. For BEST picture you may want to buy a set of component cables (they have the red, green, and blue jacks). They really improve the picture quality not only on the dvd recorder but on your tv as well. I love the fact that it has an SD drive so I can take the memory card from my digital camera and view my pictures on tv and even make a slide show. The TV Guide is great, although for me the channels don't show up in order so I had to spend about an hour shuffling them around and deleting out channels that I don't like. This is not a nessecary step, but if you are picky like me, then it is. If you see a show that you like just hit a button and you can record it, one time, weekly,or monthly. No need to enter times or channels. I love the fact that I don't have to spend money on blank dvds if I just want to record a few tv shows, but I do have some just in case I want to save a movie indefinately. The hard drive holds like 177 hours of shows, and if you set it on flexible recording you don't have to worry about running out of space because the machine will automatically adjust the recording speed. Alot of people say the manaul is trash, but it really does make sense if you just take the time to read it carefully. Those cables that come with it (those red, white, and yellow ones-I forget the name) are not all that long. I'm glad I have another dvd player that I could switch with, otherwise I would've had to buy some new ones. If you want to play a movie that is already in the player you don't even have to turn the power on, just push play. One thing I don't like about the remote is that it doesn't have an open/close button. It's not really a big deal, you'd have to get up anyway to put a disk in or take it out. So far I'm really happy with this machine. Transfering vhs tapes to dvd is a breeze <br /> <br /> <br />**I WISH I HAD BOUGHT 2 BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE