Samsung DVD-VR325 DVD/VCR Recorder
OK, but no digital audio input :-(...not so bad
I just got my VR325 last night and hooked it up.  The basics worked OK - I tried DVD play, DVD-RAM record, VCR play, and record from camcorder over 1394/Firewire.  So far so good.  Then I went to hook it up to my Tivo and found no digital audio input!  I should have researched better.  I downloaded the manual and looked at the I/O but missed the fact that while it has a S-Video (this is digital, right?) input, there is no digital audio (fiber or coax) input.    I guess you can get digital audio over 1394/Firewire; but I don't have any way to get 1394 out of my Tivo or my Hi-Def TV receiver.    I can also confirm that the response to the remote control is finicky/slow, and the discs take a long time to load.    Probably going to return it and get a separate DVD recorder & VCR...after reading all the hassles people have with the combo machines (and this one seems to be one of the more trouble-free) and now the limitations even with it, I am going to separate components.    8-Apr-06 update:  I decided to keep the machine and am pretty happy with it.  After further research I wasn't able to find any DVD recorder with digital audio in!  I'm sure they are out there, but not as common as I thought.    My machine had a note in the box saying it had been updated to support faster DVD's.  It didn't say how fast; the manual still says 4X.  I have used it regularly with Sony 16X DVD-R with no problem.  I've also used it with Maxell 8X DVD-R and Maxell 3X DVD-RAM.  I have used the machine regularly with DVD