I am on my second Sony RDR-DC200, and it has the same problem as the one the shop took back!

It fails to come on when I use the remote, front panel or EPG programmed recordings. If I cut the power, the problem is gone when I switch it on again. Since it fails to record, it is simply not fit for purpose!

Anyone had similar problems?

5th December:- And now for something completely different...the second machine fails to give any output. The front panel shows the menu display selected, but the TV screen is blank! The RDR-DC range has disappeared from the Sony shops and Website, with nothing new to replace them!

Come on, Sony, own up and tell us what is wrong with these machines that you cannot even fix with a software (firmware) update!