Humax DRT400 40-Hour TiVo with DVD Recorder
Good Product overall; Disappointing Video sometimes.
I am a very big Tivo fan; and had 2 original series 2 tivo's. So when my 1st Tivo went on the fritz I decided to buy this unit. I figured ease of use; one device, and a recorder something previous Tivo's don't have. I have to be honest the first unit I bought gave me trouble with the remote control and other universal remotes. After returning it the next unit worked fine. <br /> <br />Setup: <br />Setup is fairly easy; even though I wish the networking option would work straight out of the box, instead of connecting to the phone line for an hour. No Biggie though; I survived. <br /> <br />Configuration: <br />Standard configuration s-video; component audio. Eventually I am going to use HD component cables (but supposedly they don't improve video on regular tv signal on DVD) <br /> <br />Ease of Use: <br />It's Tivo thats a no brainer; there is a DVD button on the remote press it, move the selection to play or burn dvd and you are done. Very easy to use.  <br /> <br />Positives: <br />Addition of LCD time on the front. <br />Fact that it is a DVD recorder <br />Fair Price <br /> <br />Negatives: <br />After reading alot of reviews regarding the DRT800; the people who complained about the blacks not being distinguished are right. The video colors suck! Especially When you have a seperate input with HD and you toggle between them. <br />There is no HD support (Tivo Doesn't supoort HD yet)  <br />Support took a few days to get back to me. <br /> <br />All in all it is a fair price and I knew I wasn't getting an High Def picture out of it so the video doesn't burn me that much. It burns and plays DVD's with ease. It is worth $250-300. If I could give the unit 3.5 stars I would b/c it's better than 3 but the picture makes it less than 4!