Easy to use: auto senseing tape type Looks cool, great picture, easy to hook up

no chapter index, like DVD's and have to rewind when done

Incredible! Just as clear as HD from sat. Found the D-Theatre HD tapes from Widescreenreveiw.com I have'nt recorded anything yet. So far though it has been great. T2 and Cast Away are awesome in HD.

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nothing but HD from Direct TV

Image quality. The potential for recording images at higher than DVD quality is appealing.

Quality/Workmanship issues noted above. Ease of use needs work-the timer mode recording mode is surprising inflexible. Record one progam, or just one program at the same time Monday through Friday- that's it.

Mixed bag. On the Plus side, playing the D-VHS Hi-Def DEMO tape that shipped with the unit was stunning - sharp, vibrant, and detailed images. I could just about put my face up against my Plasma screen - it was that impressive. On the downside, my unit could not play or record standard VHS modes out of the box - I had to send the unit to JVC for warranty service. Plus, recording in any of the D-VHS modes from the tuner or from a composite or S-Video feed sometimes resulted in red and green shadows along the border edges of people's faces, depending on background and surrounding color and brightness of the image - doesn't look like a chroma/luma or Y-B-R overly issue, since images still look sharp elsewhere. This is quite annoying when compared to how pristine the Hi-Def Demo tape plays. JVC Warranty Service was unable to duplicate this issue, or so they say. I plan to return the unit to JVC once more and request a chroma adjustment.

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Sony Standard VHS. Sony DVD Player.