I am thinking of replacing a 7-year-old 9200T which has become very lethargic in response and frequently hangs up. I'm looking at the HDR1800T and HDR2000T, and have two questions about the choice:
Q1: One annoyance with the 9200 was inability to transfer files to a PC. The forums had a way to enable that, but it involved opening the box and substantial engineering work. I see that the 2000T has a USB port, but the on-line manual implies that recorded programs cannot be copied out. Is that right? If so, I don't think the USB is much use to me
Q2: I read several complaints about noisy hard drives on HDR2000T. Does the 1800T (which presumably uses a different hard drive) also have this problem?