Panasonic DMR-E80H Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Hard Drive , Silver
The death of VHS...  Like the CD player was for cassette
I have had this device for two days, and have already burned DVD-R from TV shows, and VHS tapes.  I haven't determined if I can go directly from VHS to DVD-R, without the HDD interim step, but will continue to explore.  I did have one &quot;freeze up&quot; the first time I attempted to burn a DVD-R from HDD (had the program paused, and it wouldn't play, once I pressed record.  Unplugged the unit and all worked well once I again plugged it in).  Other than that, all has gone very well.  I have been using only &quot;XP&quot; recording mode to get top picture quality, and it is just that, a TOP QUALITY picture, almost indistinguishable from the source.  I have three Sony DVD players, and once I finalized the DVD-R created on the Panasonic, it played in the Sony players.  Again with unbelievable picture and sound quality.  I figure it will only get better as I continue to uncover new features.  Although the manual isn't great, I'm not sure why other reviews blasted it.  It's not that difficult to use.  Best to use the index to locate what you're looking for, but, as far as I can tell, it's all in there...