Panasonic DMR-EH50S DVD Recorder with 100 GB Hard Drive Recording
Great Performance, but Difficult to Learn the Features.
I am getting excellent results with this DVD recorder, but it takes a couple of weeks to learn all the features.  The instruction book is relatively poor, the description of the features is vague, and the language is strange. <br /> <br />The book doesn't tell you enough about which DVD formats you should use.  I have read it several times and I still don't know the exact difference between DVD-R and DVD+R.  Panasonic seems to push DVD-RAM, but this format is not compatible with my <br />Samsung DVD player. <br /> <br />The unit works fine, but it takes a very large amount of patience to understand how to operate it.  I have a feeling that the competitive units from other companies are probably easier to operate. <br /> <br />Contrary to other reviews, I never had any trouble at all with the built in TV Guide.