Panasonic DMR-E50K DVD Player/Recorder
Best purchase I've made in the past year
This unit isn't perfect, but I'd say it was money well spent. I had a TiVo already so I didn't see the need to spend the extra money for the hard drive equipped model; I just wanted a quick and easy way to lay shows off to DVD without capturing and authoring them on a computer, and this unit did the trick. The only part I don't like is having to manually enter the program name with the remote--manufacturers should add a USB connector to any device that requires typing so you can plug in a keyboard and do it that way. More editing options for DVD-R would also be nice, but for $279 I'm pretty happy with what it does.