Toshiba RD-XS52 DVD Player/Recorder with HDMI
Comparing RD-XS32 with RD-XS-52
Actually I do not have a Toshiba RD-XS52 DVD Recorder, but I do have a Toshiba RD-XS32 DVD Recorder.  I am writing this review to point out some of the reasons I will NOT be buying the new, bigger, better (?) Toshiba RD-XS52, but will continue to use my trusty (although I guess some others have had problems with) RD-XS32.  The RD-XS32 model supports recording to DVD-RW as well as to DVD-Video and DVD-RAM.  I really like this feature and the RD-XS52 doesn't support it.  The problem as I see it is that there are very few DVD players out there that support the DVD-RAM format, for instance, my Sony 5-disk DVD Changer/Player.  However, my Sony does play DVD-RWs recorded from my RD-XS32 and that's all right with me. <br /> <br />It would be nice to be able to upgrade to the RD-XS52 since I would like the larger HD (160mb in RD-XS52 vs 80mb in RD-XS32).  And the HDMI (and HDef resolution) resolutions are very appealing to me, but why oh why did they leave out the DVD-RW support??!!? <br /> <br />Anyway, I just wanted to point out the reasons I won't be upgrading and I hope this helps someone else when trying to make their decision on purchasing a RD-XS52 or not.