Toshiba DR-2 DVD Recorder/Player with Simultaneous Play and Record
YOU MUST USE THE RECOMMENDED DISCS
TOSHIBA D-R2 - TAKE 3 (note: trying to change stars to a 3 or 4)    It's been quite the epic saga with this machine, however now that I've figured it all out, I'm happy to share the information so if you buy one, you'll know how to make it work for you w/o wasting time & money.    When I first got it, I loved it - great interface, really easy, all the inputs & outputs I need - everything was better than I'd hoped, especially for the low price.  I burned many discs only to find most were unreadable, even though they'd recorded & finalized just fine.  So I was furious & hated it.     I called Toshiba & they said that they can only guarantee the thing works with the brand of discs they list in small print on p. 9 of the customer manual:  Panasonic, which are not available on a spindle & are not cheap, and a brand I'd never heard of or seen in a store called Taiyo Yuden... there might be a third, but I don't think so.  I was outraged by my limited options & ranted & railed, until I did a searched for Taiyo Yuden & found a company called \\"Meritline\\" where I could buy them super cheap - actually cheaper than anything in the big box stores.  I ordered 100 and they arrived the next day (I'm in same state as company).  They work great!  Hooray!    CONCLUSION:  I think it's irresponsible and disrespectful of consumers for Toshiba to make and sell a product without making it's limitations MUCH MORE CLEAR - burried on p.9 doesn't cut it.   This info should be presented so YOU CAN'T MISS IT... and frankly selling a product that only works with a tiny handful of brands is pretty uncool.  By burning to the \\"wrong\\" discs (some minor brands called, uh - Memorex & Verbatim), I wasted a lot of time and $ on blank media.  I've lost respect for the company on those grounds.  However, now that it's working, I'm very impressed with the machine itself.  Toshiba needs to get it's packaging & consumer info department up to the same standard as their engineering dept... and the engineers needto make this thing work for more brands.    IF YOU BUY THE DISCS THEY RECOMMEND, YOU'LL BE FINE.