Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder
looks good so far
I recorded only 1 hour of video on a DVD+RW.  It functioned pretty good without problems.  I played the DVD on another player and was impressed with the quality of the picture.  I think VCRs are over.  There was one glitch though during initial setup. It wasn't clear to me which jacks and which RF channel that the video signal was coming from: S-video, composite, component, or RF?  Without a screen I couldn't see any menus to setup the system.  By trial and error I found that composite output worked and it was a breeze after that.  I bought a second one that I will give as a gift.  I choose this model based on reviews I found on internet.  There are a lot of DVD TV recorders. However only two brands supported PAL and NTCS. Philips models got poor reviews, which narrowed my choice to LVW-5005