Philips HDRW720 DVD Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive
Great so Far
Having owned a Phillips 985 for two years, I looked forward to having a HDD in addition to a DVD Recorder. <br /> <br />I've now played with the 720 for two days. So far...it is excellent. I've set up 6 different timed recordings and they have all worked flawlessly (seems like one of the other reviewers got a bum machine). The quality in M2 is superior to SP in the 985...M1 is equivalent to HQ on the 985. <br /> <br />The buttons on the remote are small...but I found the operation of the unit to be intuitive and pretty easy to learn. <br /> <br />I do wish that more advanced editing of material on the HDD was possible...but this is not a deal breaker. <br /> <br />I plan to use this for recording long sporting events. I'm real picky when it comes to video quality, I only used HQ on my 985. Problem was this only gave me 1 hr/disk. If I was home no problem..just swapped disks. Timed HQ recordings over several hours was not possible. <br /> <br />With the 720...put it all on the HDD in M1. Take my 5 hours...divide them into one hour segments...burn to disks. Its all good! <br /> <br />