The interface and menus are rather ugly, for a current product that's a little outdated compared to LCD TV, one more effort and the product will be perfect.
FYI if you have a TV that deals out the SD signal, the HDMI is not very useful, indeed Difinition limited to 720 lines while current LCD TV to run every 1080 lines, concerning recording, this one is made in MPG2, so it is read by all players without exception without any conversion, which is not the case of HD recordings over more gourmants in capacté of stokage.
Replaces no problem with the recorders dûr much more expensive integrated disk because taxed on their total value.