Magnavox MRV640 DVD Recorder
Good for some things
I have had this unit for about a month and have had no hardware/operational problems.  I use it for recording from analog cable and I've found that the 3-hr recording speed looks identical to the source material.  I record to Memorex +RWs, which work fine and play fine on my Samsung DVD player.  I use an after-market remote, so I can't vouch for the one that comes with this. <br /> <br />The on-screen menu is fairly easy to learn and the user manual does tell you the info you need.  Note that this unit does not have Optical audio-out, only Coax-digital-out.  Other than that, it does have a nice selection of Inputs and Outputs.  It is worthless as an MP3 player because there is no GUI menu system to select folders from your MP3 disk - you can only go forward or back track-by-track. <br /> <br />This unit seems slow responding to commands sometimes, but as it is my first DVD recorder, most others may do the same thing.