Panasonic DMR-HS2 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/PVR with 40 GB Hard Drive (Silver)
Hopeless....
I bought this unit in November.  It broke down after one day, when it locked up reading a disc.  It took three weeks to get the replacement.  It worked (brilliantly) for three weeks.  It locked up again after inserting a disc.  This time I had to take it to a &quot;factory authorized&quot; service center, which has had it for five weeks.  Panasonic apparently has no repair manuals written yet for this unit and are not easily able to supply replacement parts.  Calling Panasonic is hopeless -- I got three days worth of busy signals before I got through.  Once I got through, they were vague, evasive, and unhelpful.  As of today, it sits in repair shop limbo, with no sign of being repaired, replaced, or returned.  Recommendation?  Buy this only if you have money to burn and do not have the patience to wait until the bugs are worked out!