Panasonic DMRE85HS Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive Recording
2 units were DOA
I was so excited about my new electronics purchase.  I hooked it up according to the quick start manual and it was never able to obtain my guide information.  I have Adelphia in Ventura County California.  I got an error message on the screen that read R54:34 or R:34:54, I dont remember exactly.  I tried calling tech support and couldn't get through.  I had to wake up 6:00am PST in order to call the tech support when it first opened and I finally did get through.  The guy on the phone had me press the channel up and down buttons simultaneously that was supposed to reset the hard drive.  Of course it did nothing.  I told him of the error message I was getting and he said he didnt know what it meant and that the unit was probably bad.  I returned the recorder and got a replacement one in about 10 days.  I hooked up the second one and the exact same thing happened. I double, triple and quadruple checked the way I hooked it up and it was correct.  My conclusion is the model is a piece of S**** and sent it back, this time asking for a full refund.  I HIGHLY discourage anyone from getting this unit.  For now I'm going to get Adelphia's DVR for $13 a month and do without a DVD Recorder until I can research it some more.  Theres nothing worse than to be excited about a new purchase then to have it not work......TWICE.