Panasonic DMR-E100HS Progressive Scan DVD Player with 120GB Hard Disk
Not perfect, but close.  Making my own movie dvd's!
Wish it had a IEEE connector in the back instead of just the front.  If my HD Receiver had IEEE output, I'd be in heaven.  However...<br /><br />I record from my Sony SAT300 Hi-def receiver. No, the Panasonic doesn't record in HD, but the digital pic via s-video makes for the BEST and CLEANEST recordings imaginable. It even records widescreen! Then I trim the beginning and end of fluff, and remove the commercials.  Now I can make my own \\"edited for tv\\" movie dvd. It is frikken great!<br /><br />Modes: XP ~ 10 mbit. Similar to Superbit-DVD.<br />  SP ~ 5 Mbit. Pretty much the rate all DVD movies play.<br /><br />Do the math.  Record a 2 hour TV movie in XP (Best mode). After editing you have a 90 minute XP movie. Record to a DVD in FR (flex recording mode). The variable bit rate means your movie is about 6 Mbit. 25% better than the store bought DVD!<br /><br />Also recorded lots of old family VHS to DVD, and mini-dv. Editing is great though there is no \\"undo\\", so be careful.<br /><br />I can live with the little quirks about it. It lets me edit and burn dvd's without relying on quirkier pc's!