Sharp DV-HR300U DVD Player/Recorder with 80-GB Drive
This ended up being a nightmare that won't end
I posted a favorable review of this unit about 6 months ago.  Granted there were some catches, but one day the DVD recorder just stopped working for me.  20 DVD-Rs later, Sharp had me ship the unit to them (at my expense).  One month later, the unit was returned to me and SURPRISE!  the DVD Recorder still doesn't work for me.  Livid, I call back saying that this time the shipping is on them.  They agreed and it was returned to them using their Fed Ex account.  Two months go by and I don't hear anything and finally, the unit arrives back at my doorstep in a box that's 50X larger than the unit (way to save on materials, guys!).  SURPRISE!  the unit still doesn't work.  I returned it once again, sure that they would just replace the old unit with a new one.  Apparently, not surprisingly, they stopped making this piece of garbage and agreed to reimburse me for the cost of my unit.  That was two months ago and still no check and every time I try to get someone on the phone over at Sharp, they either don't have answers for me or I get disconnected.    My advice... avoid Sharp products at all costs - they clearly don't have the resources to take care of their customers and I'm out $300.