Panasonic DMR-E80H Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Hard Drive , Silver
Great so far but...
This machine is quite incredible but it is certainly not for the gadget phobic. The manual is not very user-friendly and it takes a lot of trial and error to figure things out. So far I have managed to transfer things I recorded on Tivo to the hard disk, can delete commercials using the short segment feature, etc. However, when I tried to record a show on a DVD-R, the machine did not work. Based on the reviews of other users I purchased a pack of Memorex DVD-Rs -they are listed as accessories by Amazon itself- since they are considerably cheaper than the Panasonic brand. Lo and behold, the machine does not accept them!!! I get a message of cannot dub, unrecordable DVD-R or some similar message. Now Im stuck with 25 supposedly non recordable DVD-Rs, thats just peachy! I will try different brands now to see which one works, hopefully Ill find a brand that will not set me back $3.5 per disc. In another review, Ill let fellow users know what I find out regarding DVD-R compatibility so others dont make the same mistake I made. For now, beware of Memorex with this machine!