Sony RDR-VX500 DVD Player/Recorder with VCR
Sony could do better
This unit is not one of Sony's best efforts.  The one pro I can identify is the easy one-touch recording.  It seems to work jsut fine.  The cons are fairly significant for one of the more pricey VCR/DVD recorder combos.  The menuing system is clunky by today's standards and does not meet the expectations of a Sony product.  The worst of the problems is the VCR unit does a very very poor job of playback.   I have tried both home recorded and purchased tapes and they do not track properly.  So the glitches and jitters show up on the recorded DVD.  I have tried adjusting the tracking, but it does not help.  I will be exchanging my unit for another brand.