Philips DVDR615 DVD Recorder
Major Problems With Philips DVD Recorders
I use this recorder to dub my own movies (i.e., they are not copyright protected) and almost without fail, the recorder records for a few seconds, flashes disk error (or not), freezes, and shuts down (and yes, I have tried multiple brands of disks... that is not the problem). If I repeat the process multiple times it eventually does work, but meanwhile many disks are ruined and I have to toss them. I've read about this same problem with other people so I find it difficult to believe this is a fluke, but can't find any 411 about this issue or possible solutions to it on the Philips website.    UPDATE: I later sent this unit in for factory service and it has worked fine since that time. I still have no idea what the problem was as it was never explained to me (I got the unit back without any details provided), but obviously there was one and it was corrected. I no longer experience the problem described above and the unit performs 100% of the time. Of course it is always frustrating to be subject to the time and trouble of sending a brand new product in for service, but I am happy to now own a DVD recorder that actually works!