Aspire Digital AD-8091 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder
The problem is the manual
This is a competent DVD recorder once you get past the poorly written and edited instruction manual. It is also very important to download and install the ROM upgrade that Aspire offers on their Web site ([...] <br /> <br />The main plus of this unit is its low price. It makes good quality recordings using DVD+R and +RW media. I use it for archiving shows I've recorded on my cable PVR, and sharing them with a few friends who don't have cable. I also transfer a lot of movies I have on Beta that haven't come out on DVD (and probably never will!). <br /> <br />My main problem was figuring out how to \\"finalize\\" DVD+R discs. This is necessary for making the discs readable on ordinary DVD players. (DVD+RW discs do not have to be finalized for compatibility, though the target player has to be able to read DVD+RW discs to begin with.) When I went to finalize my first discs, the menu appeared to be not available. Then I found a review of the unit on the epinions site, where the reviewer had the same difficulty. He discovered that the recorder had to be in Monitor mode to access the menu for finalizing. If anyone has this problem, just hit the DVD/TV button on the remote to get \\"MONITOR\\" to display, then go into the Setup menu to Play/Edit Disc, and select Edit Disc. Finalize Disc is finally available! <br /> <br />There is really no excuse for such a crummy manual, and that is the main problem with this recorder.