Pioneer DVR-530H-S (160 GB) DVD Player / HDD Recorder

Pros: Slim.
Cons: Poor TV tuner, poor reliability.

While this machine looks sleek, it is in fact a cheaply made recorder. It will play many CD and DVD formats but its TV tuner is not just sub-standard, it is blatantly unacceptable. No amount of cable signal will improve the poor picture from this source.

Add this to the fact that my unit will now (after a year's use) no longer recognize any DVD (CDs will play fine), I have to give this a very low rating.