Panasonic DMR-E95HS Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder with 160 GB Hard Drive
Believe all the reviews - it's a faulty product... See UPDATE
I bought this DVR with the full knowledge of all the problems people have had with it.  Just do a google search on Panasonic U99 (there are websites dedicated to the E85 and E95 problems).  But I thought enough time had passed and Panasonic had fixed all those problems, so it couldn't still be an issue.  WRONG.    I've had the box 6 weeks.  In 6 weeks I've only had one successful programmed recording.  I've had to reformat the hard drive about every week (not on purpose).  I've upgraded the firmware (they do have good instructions on how to do this on Panasonic's website), done hard resets (hold down the Channel Up and Down keys simultaneouly till it shuts down), unplugged it, etc.  BTW, the production date is 05/26/2004, so they may have fixed the problem with newer models.  One of the many websites I mentioned will tell you how to view your production date and firmware version.    Of course, the 3rd party seller (through Amazon) has a 30-day return policy, and it's too late to return it.  I called Panasonic, and they do have a 1 year warranty.  They have referred me to one of their service providers to fix it.  But we'll see how long it takes me to get a new or different model.    I want to love this DVR.  The TV Guide feature works perfectly (although it is a little bit of a pain to change the channel sorting).  The recording and playback functions are easy to use, and overall I would be extremely happy with the product.  Except for the morning after, when I'm ready to watch my recorded shows, and it says \\"An error has occurred\\".  Then when you hit enter, it shuts down and when you turn it back on it wants to Format your drive.    UPDATE:  The service center performed a firmware upgrade too, so I was skeptical when I brought it home again.  But it's been working almost flawlessly.  Just this week (after about 6 weeks of no problems) I got a U99 - actually my first.  And it still had all my recordings on the hard drive.  After just powering it off and on, it seemsto be working ok.  I record regular shows every week, and burn off to DVD once in awhile, and I can't really complain anymore.