Yes, and I sent a reply that same day but I guess it didn't reply. I've used the JVC deck a couple of times and it worked well. The quality is no different than viewing the MY-HD from the hardrive. I recorded and played back from the remote control in my living room which is 36 ft away from the computer and D-VHS deck. I have also PTT from the Cineform codec which worked ok but you should leave some room at the start of recording. I kept the recorder on one cable on the firewire links so I was doing a lot of cable switching. One of the PTT's was a slide show of stills rendered at 720p (haven't tried 1080i) and found out the menu settings in the D-VHS deck are many and the HDV is firewire only. The s- video (not sure about the component) on the back of the deck is 480p only and is blacked out if you are monitoring HDV and if you have to use the menu you have to switch it back to 480p. I have the HM-DH40000U model and it has a tuner but not a High-Def tuner. The tape cassette is the same pysical size as VHS and S-VHS. The deck will also work on VHS/S-VHS. It has all the bells and whistles. If the program you are playing back is copyright protected Cineform will capture it but not convert it to avi.
The firewire cable plugs directly into an HDTV tuner or computer and you must go through a few hoops with the driver as it installs itself and doubles up in the device manager everytime you pull the cable out.
Not sure why JVC didn't push this in marketing as the quality is outstanding and people are used to taping things. Although finding things on a disc is hugely faster than a tape.
I haven't used it much and wonder what the market will do in the future as the deck is now like 399 bucks.

JJK