Panasonic DMRE85HS Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive Recording
Working Well Now, but Several Earlier Problems
I purchased my 85HS back in Nov 2004, and had no problem with it until March 2005.  My 85HS was manufactured in March 2004.  The main problems I have experienced have been lockups.  In March I phoned Panasonic, and got the firmware upgrade file through email.  Since then I have only had one lockup, which was cleared with a reset.  The past 2 months, all features have worked ok.  I record a couple programs which are on daily, and the TV Guide feature only records if the show is actually on, as it should.  It is nice to be able to watch them and just erase them, or record on DVD the ones you want to keep.  If I had read all the reviews before I purchased the 85HS, I probably would not have purchased it, but through persistence, a few headaches, and a bit of \\"geeking,\\" I'm satisfied with it at the moment.    Added on 21 November 2005 - The problems with the U99s apparently were due to the TVGOS download from Gemstar.  As of a few weeks ago, this problem has \\"apparently\\" been fixed, as I no longer have the problem, but did experience them, along with many other E85H owners, for a few weeks in late September into October.  Right now, I'm happy with the E85H.