Re:Clarify your question (Score 4, Informative)

I have a Toshiba RD-XS32 with 80GB HD and DVD player/recorder. Paid $250 for it a year ago. I use it primarily as a solid-state VCR although it has many other functions. It will pause live TV. I can record a program, edit out the commercials and save it on a DVD. I've transferred video from a video camera (analog or digital) to the HD, then edited the result and saved it to a DVD. Works for me. Does more than I'd ever want or need and I don't have to pay a subscription.