JVC HMDT100 Digital VHS Recorder with Integrated HDTV Receiver
D-VHS Appears to Have Been Abandoned
On the one hand, the JVC D-VHS units are actually state of the art.  I own two different units and they do a great job.   <br /> <br />The key for any buyer to think about is how you want to use it.  If your plan is to record OTA HD programming then these are the only game in town.  If you want to build up a library of pre-recorded D-Theater titles, forget about it. <br /> <br />Problem is that buying one now is sort of like buying the latest in 8-track players.  JVC, along with the studios, appear to have abandoned the D-Theater format.  The quality of the D-Theater tapes is spectacular, better than CD and even higher bitrate that broadcast HD.   Unfortunately, the last titles released were \\"Master & Commander\\" and \\"Passion of the Christ\\".  Those will probably be the last ones ever.  Even blank D-VHS tapes are becoming harder to find. <br /> <br />Most of the better D-Theater movies are no longer available.  This will leave you shopping at that big auction site.  You will find mostly stuff not worth owning.  You will also find that some rare titles such a Bourne Identity and Alien are selling for prices that defy any sort of logic.  Look at what you can purchase these on DVD for and multiply by 10 or 20 and you will get the idea.  You would really have to be insanely obsessed with seeing these pics in HD to purchase them at that price.  Of course, with BlueRay or other HD DVD right around the corner, those tapes will soon be worth less than a buck on the same auction site. <br />