Philips DVDR985 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder and Player
So far, so good.
I have had this recorder for one month, and have had very few problems. Out of 20 recorded discs, only one has been corrupted. The discs exhibit strong compatibility with my other players.  The quality of the recordings is outstanding relative to the source, even in 3-hour mode (LP). I have no use for the higher capacity modes, and have yet to try them. Contrary to many reviews, the manual is easy to follow, succinct, and methodical in its instructional format. However, if you plan on archiving safety copies of copy-protected DVDs or transferring prerecorded VHS onto DVD, make sure you have some sort of device to defeat copy-protection. For VHS, it's not that difficult, but DVDs are tougher. Amazon probably would not it if I told you how. However, it can be done!