The recording feature (“timeshifting”) worked very well. Capture from external sources (“VCR”) functioned as one would expect. The video preview (viewed image) blacks out when recording at higher resolutions and compression rates – probably due to the limited bandwidth of USB 2.0. All captured video played back cleanly and smoothly- regardless of the compression method selected. The Titan online TV scheduling service is included free. The scheduler application allows for this and manual scheduling of program recording at a later time.