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1) Contrary to what the reviewer states, the unit does not contain twin tuners (at least not the one I got). You can only record one channel at a time (either on the VHS or DVD side). However, you can record on one while playing on the other. 2) The unit does not have a RF Modulator - so you cannot connect it to your TV's antenna terminal, only via the direct input jacks (assuming your TV has them). Panasonic does this with all their DVD Recorders. (Really chinchy of them.) 3) Be forewarned - you cannot make copies of your store bought VHS and DVD movies that are copy protected (Macro Vision). Also, there is no audio volume control that would allow you to compensate for tapes that are too loud or too low. 4) The new EP speed of 8 hours is backward compatible on older 6 hour machines. The quality is about the same as the 6 hour so you are effectively getting 1/3 rd more on the same DVD-RAM disc. All in all a pretty good machine, assuming you understand its complexities. The manual is quite elaborate and may at times be hard to follow. The remote is quite good and preset to Control Setting #1. It and the machine can be changed to #2 or #3 if you have other Panasonic DVD Recorders and wish to avoid a conflict.