JVC DRM100S Progressive Scan DVD Recorder , Silver
Great recorder!!
I was looking for a dvd recorder to replace my old vcr machine.<br />After checking out consumer report's lastest ratings (March 2006 issue) on dvd disk recorders I almost went with their recommendation on the Panasonic. Before purchasing I read all of the internet reviews and decided against this machine. Seems that many users weren't satisfied or content and some found the machines buggy. Instead, I went with this JVC - again, only after reading all of the internet reviews from others. I've had this machine for almost a week and am thoroughly satisfied with this purchase.<br /><br />This recorder writes to dvd-r, dvd-rw and dvd-ram. I have used the dvd-r and dvd-rw so far, but have yet to try the dvd-ram. As of yet, I've beening recording with the sp(2 hr.) and lp(4 hr.) modes. Both recording modes look great! Consumer reports said that the JVC extended recording mode was only \\"fair\\". I disagree and find that using s-video from my satellite box gives me a really good recording, even in lp mode.<br /><br />Disk finalization takes about a minute or two which is nice as I've read that some machines take five to ten minutes to finalize a disk. You have to finalize a disk in order to play it on a different dvd player. I have successfully been able to play dvd-r's recorded on this machine on my Polaroid portable dvd player, so compatibility (for me) hasn't been an issue. Haven't tried dvd-rw's yet on the Polaroid.<br /><br />There are many features that I haven't used and doubt I ever will so I can't really comment on the extra bells and whistles.<br /><br />Anyway, there aren't many reviews on this machine so I hope this helps give you another opinion. I have to disagree with the previous reviewer's and assume they got a bad unit. Pre-recorded (store bought) dvd's look awesome on this unit. I found the best price at bhphotovideo.com.