Mine arrived about NOON
I did a channel scan ( only missed ONE ch i watch, i added it manually )
played with changing channels and checking the reception
then checked play back of pictures and video from a USB stick
then checked recording
recorded 58-sec of channel 7, and then played it back
excellent, its better than any recorder i have previously owned
i had a magnavox DVR about 6yrs ago it last 60 days and died.. returned it under warranty
I think this is going to be just the ticket
i haven't tried 'preset timed recording'