DVD HDD recorders--too soon?

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The concept of a HDD DVD recorder is highly appealing - despite the multiple formats, which does'nt appear to be of great concern.
Researching Net buzz on some models has turned up:
The TV Guide programming feature (sub-contracted/co-branded through one "Gemstar" company), appears to be highly iffy. Read of a model that had *NO manual programming, so if the TV Guide thingie didn't function...sorry. (!)
Fan noise. Yeah, they have fans. Read of one model in which the fan ran 24/7, even when the unit was turned off. (!!) In general, fan noise was a common complaint. And you aren't going to see fan noise specs from manufacturer.
All of the better models have the same Audio and Video DAC specs, *except the Sonys, which have the better Video DAC specs, but a lesser Audio DAC spec.
Better off waiting 'till next years' models?

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Topic - DVD HDD recorders--too soon? - cdb 12:23:32 10/09/05 (2)

I have two and think they are fantastic........ - three_sox 22:01:23 10/15/05 (0)

And then when next year arrives, there will be something better.... - grantv 14:08:33 10/09/05 (0)

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