Hi,
Just wanted to add that I have a Toshiba RDXS-30 since June 2003 and I love it to bits. Learning curve was a bit steep, but not I know how to use it I find it very very easy.
The only down side is that it only has 60GIG HDD.
What I like about this recorder is that you can change the bit rate it records at. After playing with it for a very long time I record at 2.6 bits per second, at 2.5 bits the quality
Is not sharp enough for me but when I set to 2.6 it suddenly becomes a lot better. I have analogue cable television with a 100Mhz wide screen TV. I find the way to set it is to
Use the time slip function. Sit close to the TV and start to watch it, then hit the time slip function after a few second the live TV will pause, press play on the remote and you will be watching the RDXS32 recording. You can then compare the picture and sound before you hit time slip and after you hit time slip, if you understand what I mean. Thus for me 2.6 bits per second, the picture and sound was identical before and after hitting time slip.
I find with other HDD recorders you do not have to option to change to 2.6
You can have 2.5 then the next level of recording rate is 5.0 bits per second. Recording at 2.6 bits per second on a 60 GIG HDD gives me just over 41 hours.
Will Toshiba release the RDXS-35 then next one up from the RDXS-32. The RDXS-35
Is identical but has 160GIG HDD twice the HDD storage. If the RDXS-35 was to be released I would buy it straight away without a second thought. That would give me 109 hours to storage a LOT better then my current 41 hours. On 80 GIG at 2.6 bits per second you will achieve 54 hours.
Please post your review when you get it
Quinn.