Sony DHG-HDD250 30-Hour High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (250 GB)
Works only sometimes and then dies
I can't tell you how angry and disappointed I am with this product.  I bought it a few months ago to replace my cable operator's equivalent, which also frequently had problems.  I thought, \\"Great! Now I don't have to call the cable service every 2 weeks because of loss of the high def...\\"  It turns out that this product is even worse.  I have to reboot it frequently and that loses all the programming.  The TV Guide doesn't work very well:  There is no clear rhyme or reason to how it groups channels, and it doesn't have the ability to watch one station while recording another, unlike the cable service high def DVR.  Now, the hard drive has gone out.  I have to send the unit back to Pennsylvania - the only place in the country that repairs these units.  I'll have to figure out if I can get the cable company NOT to bill me while I can't get the service while the unit is gone.  This really is an awful situation and you can't talk to a person who can make a difference.  I used to like Sony.  I don't anymore.  I'm very sorry I bought this unit and hope they will take it back.