Who the internal 80GB drive is sufficient will be well served with the unit. When completely sufficient quality level 2 (Best) fit either 2 hours a 4.7er DVD or about 20 hours on the HDD. The recorder is quiet, has compact dimensions and can be found in the easy to read and clearly structured menu navigation a snap. If you own a TV set from Thomson, can control its basic functions with the supplied remote. Unfortunately the device is only a Quick Start Guide, a detailed guide one must first get a PDF from Manufacturer. But this leaves many questions unanswered and calls on the cognitive abilities of the user. Next also support the DVD-RAM format and ShowView would be very useful. Nevertheless, I am so far very satisfied with the device and would recommend it without hesitation.