Panasonic DMR-E30S Progressive Scan DVD Recorder
The Total Digital Entertainment Unit is the DMR-E30!
The best way to think about this new entertainment appliance is this way: DVD player and recorder + VCR + TIVO.  With that said, in many ways the E30 brings the benefits of total digital entertainment right into the comfort of your living room.  This unit is great for anyone who wants to edit their own vacation, family fun or \\"life\\" videos, or record high-quality video either from television, VHS, or camcorder.  So if you've cam-corded thousands of miles of kid birthday parties or recorded 5,000 old TV shows, the E30 gives you the ability to edit right on DVD-RAM and then make a DVD-R to view, share with your friends or even archive.  Now contrary to some misconceptions, you CAN record popular DVD-R discs on the E30 that WILL play on your buddy's DVD player, or your grandmother's DVD player for that matter.<br />But if you really get to know the E30, you can easily title your programs, choose a menu color, set it to skip commercials, divide programs, all while recording very high quality video.  If you're looking for a DVD recorder that is quite versatile and covers all the bases, I recommend the E30 highly.