Philips DVDR985 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder and Player
Performance
The Philips DVDR985 performs quite well. Records from TV,DVD's(non commerical) and VHS tapes to DVD+R/RW quite well in all modes. Picture quality is excellent, this also depends on the condition of your source media. I have not tried recording from a digital or analog camera yet. I highly suggest to read the manual several times first before trying to record. Then record something off TV for about a hour and learn all the recorder functions with this one hour recording. This makes the overall operation learning of the unit much easier. The recorder's clock will not keep the correct time. Over time the clock lags behind the correct time anywhere from two to three minutes. There also has been other know problems from the clock. I believe Philips knows about this problem. The other problem is you may or maynot be able to program channels into the recorder if you have a digital cable. There are no digital or coaxial IN Audio jacks on the unit and it can't play MP3's. The worst problem is calling Philips customer service for help. If you need answers my suggestion is to go to the website [URL], here you'll find lots of questions, answers and problems from other people who have purchase this recorded. Overall the recorder has performed excellent depict the timer and auto channel problem.