Panasonic DMR-E80H Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Hard Drive , Silver
Highly Recommended
I got the DMR-E80H as soon as it came out, because of dissatisfaction with the quality of VCRs now on the market.  (Two VCRs I purchased recently -- one from Panasonic and the other from SONY -- had broken down on me within six months of purchase.)  I'm now so happy with my DMR-E80H that I will probably buy another one soon.<br />The DMR-E80H can be set to record up to 32 separate programs, including daily, weekly, and Monday-Friday settings.  This has been far more than I have needed.<br />Downloading from the hard disk to a DVD is fast and easy.  But there is still so much empty space on my hard disk that I haven't bothered downloading very often.<br />Editing programs is also easy.  It is possible to split a program in two, or to delete portions of a program.