Hi,

Having been a Panasonic DMR-EH60 user for over 2 years, my DVD/HDD Recorder recently blew its HDD. Despite numerous attempts and advice from mates on this forum, was unable to get it fixed. (See https://forum.videohelp.com/topic337149.html

I'm going on holiday to Malaysia in 2 weeks, hence gonna buy a new unit. It would be great if some experts could advice me on the most recommended brand/model to buy next (it most prob wont be a Panasonic, taking into a/c my present experience).

Key pointer - Ease of HDD replacement when failure occur, must be a simple swap of new drive with dead drive, no frills. I hardly ever burn DVD's, prime focus is a rock solid HDD unit for timeshifting. Fancy options like G-Code/VideoPlus, HDMI not required.

Any recommendations?