Panasonic DMR-EH50S DVD Recorder with 100 GB Hard Drive Recording
A good recorder
I've been using the Panasonic DMR-EH50S for a couple of months now, promarily for time-shifting and recording movies on TV. It does an excellent job of recording, particularly at the LP or four-hour speed. The high-speed dubbing works well and the image quality closely matches the original. <br />  The manual is not as well written as I would like and the remote control design requires some awkward hand placement for one-hand operation. <br />  So far, I've only made DVD-R and DVD+R recordings and they have been quite good. <br />  At one point, my DVD tray stopped working. It wouldn't open and the unit made a loud grinding and clicking sound. I called a couple of repair centers (there are none within 100 miles of my home). The folks I talked with were helpful, but pointed out that any damage incurred in shipping would be my responsibility. While that's fair enough, I got the impression that this unit doesn't travel well. <br />  As I was geting ready to ship it, I moved it around to read the serial number. Then I decided to try it again before sending it off. The unit worked that time, and every time since for the last month. I have no idea what the problem was. <br />   I like the unit and I really don't want to go through the hassle of shipping it in for repair, so I'll keep it as long as it's working. <br />   If not for the problem with the tray, I would have rated this unit five stars instead of four.