Panasonic DMR-E80H Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Hard Drive , Silver
Not Worth the Money with DirecTV
I purchased this hoping to be able to record shows from DirecTV either when I was not home or when watching another show.  The instruction booklet barely addressed connecting to a satellite (there are only several million of us using them). It is one of the most poorly written manuals I've ever seen. When I figured out how to get it connected and be able to record a show I was watching at the time, the picture quality was mediocre.  I really wanted to use it for recording when I was watching something else.  When I called Panasonic support (a number I found online, it's not in the poorly written manual), the recording warned me of hold times of 18 minutes.  It ended up being over an hour.  The rep that helped me explained that the system isn't really designed to work the way I wanted.  It's being returned.  What a disappointment, I guess I'll be going to a Tivo. I WILL NEVER BUY PANASONIC AGAIN.  This is why I usually but Sony.