Toshiba RD-XS34 DVD Recorder with 160-GB Hard Drive
Bought it yesterday, returning it today
I purchased this item in lieue of the Panasonic HDD because my local electronics store was sold out of the former.  Unfortunately, I did not read the reviews or check online pricing before I purchased, but I did confirm with the sales associate that I have 30 days to return this unit.  The problems I have are simple...  The TV Guide setup is not compatible with Directv (nor did they list the local cable provider for my zip code area) and that was annoying, but not a deal breaker.  The dealbreaker is that, when you do record something off the TV there is NO WAY TO DELETE IT. The online instructions say to press the DELETE button on the remote, but the remote I have that comes with this unit doesn't have a DEL button, nor does it resemble the remote in the users manual.<br /><br />Tried every other button on the remote but couldn't delete the test recording.  Hmmmmm.