Toshiba RD-XS54 DVD Recorder with 250 GB Hard Drive
Buggy as all get out
When I first got this machine, the TVGOS software wouldn't let me schedule more than eight programs to record.  Toshiba technical support tried to tell me that this was by design.  It isn't.  You can get past the eight program limit by performing certain voodoo rituals, after which it'll stop deleting a random program each time you store a new one. <br /> <br />But after that, it continued to periodically forget various items that I'd programmed for regular recording.  They'd just vanish from the menu of scheduled recordings. <br /> <br />A few weeks ago, it lost the titles of all of the shows that were stored on the hard disk.  This should have been a hint. <br /> <br />Last night, it corrupted its own hard disk while I was deleting programs and lost everything that was recorded on it. <br /> <br />At least a VHS recorder can only destroy one tape at a time. <br /> <br />On the other hand, when it works, it's really nice.  If only it worked correctly...