Pioneer DVR-810HS DVD Recorder with TiVo Basic Service
Solid performance--so far
I was longing after this machine for a long time and finally bought it two days ago.  It was very easy to set up (although when I had a question, Pioneer customer service took forever on hold and then the person answering the phone was unhelpful), with a good Install manual (and an even easier quick-reference pamphlet), and a good User's guide.  The picture is great--I'm not sure why the two people above me had troubles.  I am recording in Extreme Fine and I have no complaints.  I generally go by the rule that Medium quality is only for animated programs, and I use Best/Extreme Fine for everything else.  DVD picture is excellent.  I recorded an old videotape to the DVR hard drive and then burned it to DVD, with superb results.  I set up my old TiVo in the bedroom and used wireless network adapters to link them, and now I can transfer programs from one set to the other.  The DVR is able to record a new program onto the hard drive even while transferring another program from the other TiVo!  And while burning a DVD, all other TiVo capabilities are available--you can watch, record a new program, etc.  The burner is fairly quick (in extreme fine, it is a little faster than real time), and the interface is very easy to use.  The only glitches/inconveniences I have experienced so far are: (1) programs transfer from TiVo to TiVo in slower-than-real time (ie, they take a while)--but you can watch while they transfer, if you give them a head start.  (2) The Amazon description which states that you can edit a program once it is on your DVR hard drive is inaccurate--THERE IS NO EDITING FEATURE.  (3) It seems impossible to transfer a program from one Tivo to the other and then burn it to DVD (the DVR says &quot;this program is taped in an incompatible format&quot;).  (4) There is only one set of video-2 inputs on the back of the set, permitting only ONE of the following {VCR, videocamera or DVD player} to be hooked up.  Another set of inputs would have been nice.  (5) The 80 gig hard drive holds only about 14 hours of extreme-fine quality video--but with the capability to burn to DVD-RW that shouldn't be too confining and  (6) The video inputs are composite, not component, although that is a very minor annoyance.  In all, however, I am very happy with my new &quot;toy.&quot;