Panasonic  DMR-ES40VS VHS / DVD Recorder Silver
Won't do scheduled recording
First I want to explain what I found about the DVD chapters.  After finalizing, a long show shows up as one chapter, but you can skip through the show 5 minutes at a time.  Not very convenient. <br /> <br />I could not get scheduled recordings to work reliably.  After enterring the channel, data, and time, the list would show \\"OK\\" or a date or most of the time \\"--\\".  The \\"--\\"'s do not record, and there is no indication of why it is not \\"OK\\". <br /> <br />The unit will not copy finalized DVD's to tape, even if it is your personal home movies. <br /> <br />If you set up the DVD for progressive scan, the VCR output is doubled and cannot be used. <br /> <br />I tried to call the tech support but got the run around and finally gave up. <br /> <br />Stay away from this machine and this company.