Toshiba RD-XS32 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 80 GB Hard Drive
One potential problem
If I play a retail DVD movie in \\"progressive scan mode\\" with a component cable, I get a white streak that appears in the top 5% of the screen.  If I switch to using an s-video cable or change to non-progrssive mode, the white streak goes away.  It isn't my cables since I have a few of them and they work fine with other devices.  My other DVD player plays all of these movies perfectly.  I suspect this is a problem in this Toshiba model, so be cautious about buying it if you plan on using it to view DVD movies with a component cable.   <br /> <br />In spite of the the above bug, I really like the full-featured (and at first quite confusing) options for recording TV.  It all works just the way I want.  But I have to stress that you really have to read the manual, try some things that you want to do with the device, then try again until you've figured out the controls. If you lack the patience to do that, stick with your old VCR. The playback quality is surprisingly good even at the lowest quality recording level. <br /> <br />The remote is OK.  However unlike most remotes where 90% of the buttons don't really matter, on this remote, you really and truly need to know what most of the buttons do if you plan to use this to record and then playback TV. The buttons you need are scattered all over the remote and some of the most important ones are tiny.  Who designs remotes anyway?  <br /> <br />I haven't tried the DVD recording -- I'm not much interested in that feature.