Pioneer DVR-533H-S Slim Design DVD Recorder with 80 GB Hard Disk Drive
Fatal Flaw - Hard Disk Thrashing
Several of the customer reviews that disappeared when Amazon restocked the 533 spoke of the noise from the hard disk actuator as it banged away incessantly.  But for the design defect of failing to provide real memory to store the TV-Guide information the Pioneer would be far preferable to the machine I replaced it with when my 533's hard disk failed two days after receiving it from Amazon.  If you have time, wait for the 533/633 models to be replaced.  The Pioneer human interface is excellent.  I did not have time and bought something else roughly comparable in price that works fine for recording cable TV but is far less adept at editing the VHS tapes I am moving to DVD.