Sony RDR-GX300 DVD Recorder
One of the best DVD recorder in the market
After trying various DVD recorders in this price range, the Sony RDRGX300 is by far the best.  One of the key feature I was looking for is the ability to record on all media -/+/R/RW.  Models from LiteOn and Samsung supports the media but their picture quality is leaves a lot to be desired.  Recordings from LiteOn results in a greenish tint and the player did not have any fine adjustment to remove the washed out picture.  The Samsung simply had bad picture quality.  Picture from my VCR recordings were better. <br /> <br />The only unit that had comparable picture quality to the Sony was the Panasonic.  It actually had few more features like creating thumbnail menu with selectable pictures.  But it wouldn't record all media format. <br /> <br />I even tried the new Sony model (RDRGX315).  While the picture quality was the same as the GX300, it has only one S-video input and its on the front.  GX300 has two sets of input and output including S-Video on the rear.  The A-B erase option was easier to use on the GX300 also. <br /> <br />The features I wish was include in GX300 are 1) ability to create thumbnail menu in +RW format 2) output video signal to S-video and composite video when component is set to progressive mode.  I have no use for the firewire port. <br /> <br />Overall, the best deal around.  With the lowered price due to the introduction of GX315, you should pick one up while you can. <br /> <br />