Panasonic DMR-EH50S DVD Recorder with 100 GB Hard Drive Recording
Not reliable
I looked all over for a dvd harddrive with burner that had good reviews and the fewest problems.  I decided this was the best I could find.  I dont know if there's a better one out there but this one poses a real issue.<br /><br />The lesser of a problem I've had with it was with the tv guide.  It took 2 days to download the guide when I first got it, and was fine for about 2 days but then all tv guide info was wiped out completely and I had to keep the machine off for another day or two while it re-downloaded.  I only had that issue once.<br /><br />The MAIN problem I've had that occurs consistantly has to do with scheduled recordings.  I have about a dozen shows that I set to record weekly.  I double check the scheduled recordings page to make sure they're all on there, but every week it fails to record at least one show.  Sometimes it will record, sometimes it won't.  And this happens ALL the time.  I really can't trust it to just record while I'm away.  It may occur if a show is not on the previous week, in which case it removes it from the schedule entirely.  However I've had this problem even if the show was on the previous week.<br /><br />SO that's my 2 cents.  If you're home to make sure it is going to record or can at least check the schedule the day of the recording then it's ok.  But you really can't rely on it.<br /><br />On another note, the problem may NOT occur if you set the programs to record manually rather than through the tv guide, but then the shows can't be labeled.  The name of the recording will be \\"Channel #\\"  and can't be edited.