Toshiba RS-TX60 DVD Recorder with 160 GB TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder
Great! Until the DVD Recorder Died... Twice.
I purchased the Toshiba RS-TX60 last October. That unit arrived with a malfunctioning DVD recorder. About 1 or 2 out of six DVDs would successfully burn. Of the others, some that could not be read by the TiVo unit could be read by my laptop DVD player.  <br /> <br />I returned it for a replacement, which arrived in December. That unit worked like a charm. My only complaint was that I was used to zero lag from the remote on my previous TiVo unit (but its hard drive was too small, which is why I bought the RS-TX60). <br /> <br />However, in late January (after about 1 month), the NEW TiVo DVD recorder simply DIED. After zero out of six attempts (trying various combinations of shows and degrees of fullness of the DVD), I quit. On Amazon's \\"RETURNS\\" web page there was no way to get to \\"return a not-so-recent purchase\\", so I sent emails. I was instructed to print out a return label, but the instructions simply got me back to the \\"cannot get there from here\\" page. <br /> <br />At this point I am not sure what I am going to do. I may have a hardware hacker friend try to replace the DVD recorder. I may try to add an external DVD recorder and record DVDs when I am not watching TV (which is often) or I may try again to return it for credit. <br /> <br />Other than that, it is a GREAT unit! The hard drive is HUGE. The TiVo remote isn't as sluggish for me as others have reported, so that's OK with me. The TiVo Season Passes and other features are just as superb as before. I love everything about it, except the DVD recorder. <br /> <br />Good luck with yours!