Sony RDRGX315 DVD Recorder
useful sony interface - limited performance
i've purchased many, many sony products.  i've owned a dvd-burner already (lite-on) and used one belonging to a friend (go-video).  this one is easily the most user-friendly and produces the nicest menus.<br /><br />however, i've found limited editing ability.  specifically, if i try to record a disc with multiple, short edits, the disk starts skipping/freezing after about 8 chapters (each chapter having several edits).  also, sometimes the discs burned on this player fails to play correctly on other dvd-players - even other sony dvd-players.<br /><br />my experience with stand-alone dvd-burners is that they are great for plain old copying-off-the-air and for transferring old vhs-tapes to dvd.  but for complex, home-video editing, using a computer with a dvd-burner and the appropriate software seems the best way to go.