Toshiba D-R4 Multi-Drive DVD Recorder
It Does Just What I Wanted
I have owned and used this model for one month and I am extremely pleased.  I have transferred over 35 hours of home videos from VHS to DVD (DVD-R) in the XP (one hour) mode and they are awesome!  I have had no \\"coasters!\\" I have copied off a tv show or two using the (sp) two hour mode and the three hour mode and they were very good as well.  I have had no trouble playing my DVD-R disks in other DVD players-- even one which did not list that compatibilty.  My son has a Panasonic DVD player that plays RAM disks and ours our totally compatible.  <br />   I purchased this recorder without seeing any reviews of it.  That was a gamble but I already owned two Toshiba DVD players and a Toshiba TV so I thought I'd give it a try.  After a credit card promotion, I paid $137 for this unit and it has already paid for itself.  Since I had purchased a DVD recorder that was supposed to write in both + and - formats a few months ago only to return it when I couldn't even get the disk tray to open (!)you can see why I am pleased. <br />   I just read one of the other reviews (now available)and I have a word of advice-- don't buy blank DVDs until you read the manual.  Only certain speeds will work. I followed the manuals advice (especially on speeds) and I have had no rejects.  Use TDK 4X compatible and Maxell 1-8X compatible DVD-Rs and Maxell DVD-RW (up to 2X) and you can't go wrong.  They work perfectly for me and I buy them at Walmart and Walgreens.   <br />   I love this machine-- it's doing something that I've wanted done for years!  If it is durable, the package will be complete.