Magnavox MRV640 DVD Recorder
It has its days
This is not a bad DVD rec but it isn't wonderful either.   <br /> <br />Let's start with the remote - I have three other DVD players who have an extra button to FWD and RWD.  This one, is like all DVD players before they invented proper buttons, you have to hold down the |&lt;&lt;, and >>| buttons down for it to scan. <br /> <br />The manual I don't have a problem with, it's decent enough, though they could give it an overhaul.  Read the whole thing before using the DVD player! <br /> <br />Now the player itself.  It's nice looking, thin.  But, it does have issues. More often than naught, it will show a \\"DISC WARNING\\" while recording and you hear the DVDR making a weird noise, almost like it's spinning the disc because it can not read it.  Twice the whole system has shut down in the middle of a recording.  I've always used DVD+RW's for there deleting factor.  Don't want what you recorded? Just kill it.  Lovely, but don't over use that feature, eventually the disc will just quit on you.  However, on occasion, some of the discs will not play on other machines.  (Note: read the manual, depending on your record mode, you have to record x amount of minutes in order for it to play on other machines) The machine is very slow to turn on, change channels and even stop recording. <br /> <br />Now that whole 8 hr recording thing, while it can record for that long, I don't suggest it.  The playback is horrible past 3hrs. <br /> <br />So, all in all 2 stars from me, as soon as I can I am getting myself a more suitable DVDR.