written by Medik2505 on 04/01/2010
Do not buy this! Don't buy it used on Ebay, stay completelty away from this product - you will be disappointed. If they tell you it works the are probably obfuscating. Operationally it was dodgy at best when it came to getting DV+R and DVD+RW to work in it. Now, the only disc I can get to work in it is a Phillips brand disc...imagine that.
I got a DVR a couple of years ago and put this item in mothballs. I just got it out because I wanted a cheap way to convert my VHS tapes to DVD. Just sitting on a shelf for two years evidently caused the problem to get even worse - now it won't even recognize the Memorex discs it still recognized when I took it out of service.
Another disappointment is the cost. I paid around $350 and within six months the costs had dropped to under $200.
Based on my experience and a little research I will never buy another Phillips product again. They are peddling semiautomatic defibrillators now? Holy cripes, I predict some dead people before all this is over!