Thanks for the swift replies jazzmandan and seeker. I will try to find the manual on the old sony recorder. In it's day,it was a very good choice. 3 input choices e.tc., but before usb,hdmi and the others. Panisonic had it's first HD in a DVD recorder, and I remember trying to decide which one to buy. Here they are in the order of decending age. 1.Sony DVD recorder, player RD7-GX7 2.Sony DVD player/VHS player&recorder 3. Sony TV Box NSZ-GT1. I guess I am one of those folks that like to to hold onto the past while living in the present I will report what I find,if anything. Leon

Last edited by Leon Carpenter; 11/28/12 01:55 PM.