Must Have Timer!!!

Dear Sony (yes, I know they aren't reading...I can dream, can't I?), I'm not asking for much. VCRs have had timer recording since the dark ages and now days VCRs are practically free in our breakfast cereal (we can buy at least six VCRs for the price of one Hi-MD portable). All I want from at least one Hi-MD product are the following three features: 1. timer recording 2. timer recording 3. timer recording Oh, one more just popped into my head: 4. timer recording I will not buy any Hi-MD hardware until timer recording is available in at least one model. I'll wait for a deck if necessary. And the programming had better be comparable to a $50 VCR. I'm not interested in idiotic external timer schemes that cut the power to the deck in the middle of making a recording (!!!). Thanks for reading me plea (I can dream, can't I?). Sincerely yours, Must Have Timer!!!