Panasonic PV-HS2000 ShowStopper 30-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Great Features - Poor Video Quality
I bought this unit a little more than a week ago. After comparing it with similar TIVO units, I decided to go with the Showstopper. While the unit operated perfectly well, I have to point out some problems with the picture quality. I have a 53' TV and ran a splitter in order to watch one program while recording another. I can turn both the TV and the unit to the same channel and switch back and forth and the picture deteriorates when viewing through the unit. The colors are even different (less vivid) when viewing through the unit even though the settings are the same. I have tried switching cables and even running the cable from the wall directly into the unit and the problem still persists. The problem probably is not bad enough to cause me to return the unit, but it is bothersome nonetheless.