Panasonic DMR-EH50S DVD Recorder with 100 GB Hard Drive Recording
Patience got TVGuide listing working with Comcast in Philadelphia
I too thought that because I can't get the TVGuide channel via my Comcast cable service that I would have to manually program this unit.  I do not have digital cable and I do not have a cable box.  I just have the raw coax cable going right into the Panasonic unit. I called Comcast directly to ask them about the downloading of the TVGuide grid to a Panasonic unit and they specifically told me \\"it is not available\\" and that I would need to purchase their digital cable service to get an onscreen TV listing.   A pleasant surprise....After 2 days of not having anything scheduled to record, the TVGuide listing magically appeared !!     I'm in the Montgomery County coverage of Comcast, just outside the Philadelphia city line.  I haven't been able to view the TVGuide channel for a couple years now, since Comcast starting offering digital service in my area. (I think they removed it as a marketing tool for their digital service).  So be patient in Philadelphia, don't schedule any recordings and see if the guide downloads for you too..overall, this product is a gem.  I was living in the stone age, still manually programming a VCR to record programs and then trying to keep track of a bunch of tapes.