Panasonic DMR-E80H Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Hard Drive , Silver
Almost useless with a digital cable box
I totally agree with the reviewer who is upset by the inability to change channels when used with a digital cable box.  We purchased this dvd player/recorder just before Christmas from Amazon.com.  My husband put off setting it up for some time unfortunately.  Once set up, we were only able to record the channel we were watching, which is pointless to me because I'm already watching it!  So my husband called Panasonic and was told by a customer support technician to get a cable splitter and faxed over a diagram.  My husband got the cable splitter, followed the diagram and STILL NO ABILITY TO CHANGE CHANNELS.  So he called Panasonic AGAIN and was told this time that it is not possible to do with a digital cable box.  Why didn't they tell us this first?  Now it has been too long to return this DVD player.  Frankly, we would have gotten just a regular DVD player for $100 if we had known this &quot;little&quot; bit of information.  Instead, we payed $600.  I can't begin to tell you how angry I am at wasting $500!!!!!!!  I had wanted to record programs while I was at work, or while we slept, or while we were watching another program.  It is not going to happen with a digital cable box.  I would give this product 0 stars if I could (and 0 stars to Panasonic customer support)!