Panasonic DMR-EH50S DVD Recorder with 100 GB Hard Drive Recording
I LOVE it
Pros: picture quality, flexible recording, capacity, features, reliability, free TV guide, recording options, XP, SP modes, LP mode recording quality is twice as good as almost all, 4X natural degradation, burning speed is good. It also records scheduled shows even when it's off.    Cons: The control wheel is annoying      This recorder is impressive. I can record something that was showing when I was asleep, and watch it later from the hard drive. Even if it is off! You can search 8 days in advance to see if your favorite show is coming up and you want to schedule it.This dvd recorder can do some great things. I can fit a program perfectly on one disk without resorting to a recording mode of lesser quality. Just say you have a program that is 2.5 hours, you don't have to resort to the 4 hour mode, you can choose flexible recording (FR). It makes it fit exactly on a disk. The LP recording mode is great too. It now has 500 lines of resolution. Almost all other ones have 250 lines. You can record on a disk, and if it runs out of room, it records on to the hard drive. When you finish a recording, you can protect it, cut out some parts you don't want(commercials) and name it. Also, when you have to record something, it only take 1 sec. to start recording. Others take 10 or 20. Those people with TV guide problems are wrong. For one thing, make sure you have the IR BLASTER(included) plugged in whether you have cable, satillite, basic channels, or not. They don't make you buy a separate tuner, cable box, or anything else. They either didn't install it properly, or it is not compatible with their broadcast signal. If it is the signal, you should be smart enough to read the instructions and see if you have a broadcast provider that isn't compatible, such as some satillite providers. When I didn't have cable or a satelite(I have basic channels) I still got the ON SCREEN TV GUIDE. HONESTLY, I MAINLY USE IT FOR RECORDING AND WATCHING SHOWS FROM THE HARD DRIVE.