Panasonic DMR-ES35VS DVD Recorder / VCR Combo with DV Input
DVD Drive too loud
The good: <br />- plays multiple formats (DVD+R/-R, VCDs, etc) <br />- DV input for burning from camcorder <br />- my old VHS tapes played very clearly <br /> <br />The bad: <br />- DVD drive was very loud when playing discs (more so than any other DVD player I've ever had).  It's not extremely loud, but very irritating -- especially if you're a bit of a nit-picker like me. <br />- no HDMI  <br />- remote worked well, but the labels on the buttons were very, very large -- great for someone who has trouble reading small writing, but it's just ugly to me. <br /> <br />The noise on the DVD drive was annoying enough so that I didn't even get to try the recording feature of the DVD drive before returning it.