Panasonic PV-HS2000 ShowStopper 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Great Thing
Buy this thing as soon as you have enough money. I can't see owning a TV without this feature. <br />This item works as advertised but makes me feel gypped, knowing I didnt have this in my digital toolbox years ago!<br />There are loads of cool features you'll find that aren't in the sales dox...and with very little new learning needed, unlike with most new electonic doodads I've bought. Best of all, the remote control didn't tick me off.<br />I've had no actual trouble with it, though I can think of a couple of things that would make it better (although possibly more expensive):<br />1) I want to configure when the daily download occurs - it's my phone line and I want it available when I say.  on the positive side, the download gets interrupted if anyone calls me (circa 3am), so it wont do you any harm.<br />2) multiple streams - would be nice to watch live/delayed tv and have replay going on another stream all while recording another channel in the background. it may be that they are working on this, since it's such a powerful and obvious idea.<br />3) the myReplayTV website is too dependent on fancy html or java or fancy graphics - i'm for a simpler and FASTER layout.  I find it faster to use the remote.<br />4) the written instructions are easy to follow and show a bunch of alternative configurations, but didnt get exotic enough for me...and that info was not available on their site  (i dont use a regular tv, but instead use the s-video in on my computer monitor; also wanted the vcr to be input and output for the replayTV box, etc)<br />5) make the sound output for the ReplayTV box adjustable via the remote.