I got the bargain of the century yesterday based on the link you posted. I was in Homebase yesterday and my sister noticed they were selling ex display model DVD players and recorders. They were mostly Philips. We thought the cheaper one looked like the better one but we couldn't understand why it was cheaper.
We called a manager over to explain the difference between 2 models and what was missing. The manager recommended the one we bought (80gb HDD 3440H), said that only the instructions were missing (leads were too). When I told him I thought it strange the HDD one was cheaper than the normal DVD recorder, he nearly wet himself. There were 2 of them, we placed one in our trolley and walked off. It was €80. When we passed the display stand a couple of minutes later he had 2 other sales staff with him deep in conversation. Needless to say the 2nd one was removed from the display.
I needed to get a scart lead and aerial lead (nicked from the old video in the house) and I downloaded the manual but its working perfectly. Not bad for €80!