Which HDD DVD recorder the best ?

Hi,

I'm looking for one 160GB HDD DVD recorder. The most important
requirements for the recorder's are:

1. durability - I need to record several hours TV programmes per day
and I will often view recorded video files on recorder HDD, burning
HDD content to DVD disc and doing online recording all at the same
time;
2. Compatibility - can read & write various kinds e.g. DVD+/-RW &
brands of DVD disc;
3. Speed of burning DVD disc - expect the recorder can burn one full
4.7GB DVD disc around 10 minutes;
4. User friendly video file searching functions - that enable me to
locate requested video file from recorder HDD easily;
5. Accessible by computer - I haven't found any recorder has this
capability although I found once one model of Toshiba recorder has LAN
port at its back;
6. While HDD to DVD disc burning is ongoing, I must be able to view
current TV channel;
7. TV programme recording and HDD to DVD disc burning must be allowed
to proceed simultaneously, at the same time, I must be able to
continue watching TV (at the channel which recording ongoing of
course);
8. Other more advanced features such as HDMI, HDTV compatibility were
not that important to me.

I'd just walked through several electronics appliances shops and found
below candidates HDD DVD recorders:

1. Pioneer DVR-440H-S
2. Panasonic DMR-EH57
3. Philips DVDR3570H
4. LG RH277H
5. Toshiba HD-E1
6. Sony RDR-HX750

The prices of Pioneer, Panasonic, LG & Toshiba are similar (difference
within 2%). The price of Sony model is explicitly 10% higher than
average while Philips model is 10% below average if including the free
coupon (exclude the coupon, its price is just average). I chatted with
different salesman of the shops. They gave me feedback that quality of
Philips model was actually similar to Pioneer model (Actually they
wouldn't tell me which model was obviously inferior to others). One
salesman told me he ran Philips recorder continuously in the demo room
and there was no problem with Philip recorders' durability. Another
salesman said Philips' model could read some DVD disc not readable by
Pioneers' model. They all said Pioneers' model was more expensive than
Philips' model because Pioneer was the first to produce HDD DVD
recorder.

I would like to ask your comment on the above DVD recorders. Based on
my requirements which was the best (ignore price consideration).
Thanks for comment !

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<come_mon_come_...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:
>
> 1. Pioneer DVR-440H-S
> 2. Panasonic DMR-EH57
> 3. Philips DVDR3570H
> 4. LG RH277H
> 5. Toshiba HD-E1
> 6. Sony RDR-HX750
>
My mistake, the pioneer model should be DVR-540H-S, sorry!