Philips DVDR985 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder and Player
Great Disc Ruiner!
This thing is hopeless. I cannot believe a reputable company like Philips would not have immediately recalled such an inherently defective piece of equipment. My problems are the same as so many others that have been posted; it works fine for a while, and then it simply quits working. The only variable for each negative review seems to be just how long it will work. Some say 3 months. Some say 6 months. My first one worked just fine for 3 and a half weeks, despite a few disc error warnings. Then it just broke down all together. I returned it and received a second one, which worked for only 2 weeks. The DVD+R format is great in that it offers wide compatibility, but the industry needs to produce a recorder that actually functions in order to win the format war with supporters of DVD-R.