Philips DVDR80 Progressive Scan DVD Player / Recorder
Look at anything BUT a Philips if you are smart
\\"The one star is required and no negative stars are available so it got a 1\\"  I used my DVDR80/17 for 8 faithful months not paying any attention to the reviews.  If you do buy one I hope for your health's sake your DVDR80 is better than mine. After fourth trip to the \\"authorized repair facility\\" it was returned with only four recording modes, not having the 2x (or 2.5 hour mode) and the M6 and M8 (not that I used them but they wern't there). I haven't tried to do anything but play a DVD as yet because I was sick at my stomach after the setup and seeing only the M1,2,3,4 modes were available and really did not want to go any further at the time. The first time it tried to play a disk it went into the record and I had to pull the plug to turn it off.  After the second setup it did play a disk.  BUT, to contact Philips and get anything but the check this check this, then the well I see from the history this has been done.  IF you can understand the person in the first place.  If you live upstairs go out on the balcony give a good yell. You will get a better faster reply. As I was told they are out of the repair picture after they turn it over to joe shmuck's repair shop. And the repair shop will talk very nice about how they will fix it up just fine, but mine is still broke after FOUR trips. Every time it was returned from the shop it was worse than before.  I personally wish I had never seen the Philips name, I would be $600 and many hours aggrivation better off. So Beware! READ those reviews, folks like Amazon, cnet, dvdhelp, and a host of others put them there to help you, to keep you from making the same mistake many others have.  Wish I had listened!!!