Lite-On LVW5001 DVD Plus Player/Recorder
LITE-ON is pretty darn good.
First of all, I paid $267 for this Lite-On DVD recorder, and it has a $30 dollar MIR.  I got free shipping from newegg.com and so far I love this product.  I can record from my direcTV clearly and I didn't even need to read the manuals for directions. It was so easy to connect to my TV, Satellite Receiver and VCR and the interface is very simple.  I have already recorded television shows and I've already backed up some home VHS tapes onto DVD.  And they look fantastic.  DONT FORGET YOU HAVE TO FINALIZE DVDs to get them to read on other DVD players!!  (Just like a regular DVD burner/ CD burner will finalize discs when you burn them off a computer)<br />Only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is because the discs get really really really hot when theyre done burning.