Toshiba RD-XS32 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 80 GB Hard Drive
NOT ALL IT COULD BE
Conceptually this product is amazing, however in practice it isn?t.  It is quite difficult to perform the advance functions.  I had a problem with the hard drive failing and losing all my data when I turned it off.  That is a very big problem if you record shows and want to edit them in your spare time.  The remote control has too many buttons that could be replaced by simple on screen menus, this just adds to the confusion.  As a DVD player or DVR it works fine and after an initial setup that is a little long and does require an intimate knowledge of the manual, it is pretty much touch and go to record to the hard drive or play on the player.  This however is not what this item was designed to do and it failed in most all the categories that were supposed to make it wonderful.  Good try I?m sure second generation offerings will be much better.  Look at other brands, I have no recommendation.  Maybe I got a bum unit and this is the product for you.  If you chose to buy this item, do so from a retailer with a good return policy.  Hate to say all this about a Toshiba.