Philips HDRW720 DVD Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive
I have owned three... They are crap!.
I have now owned Pioneer, Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, and HP.  Philips is crap.  The one redeeming factor and reason I have owned several is because I standarized on Plus R DVDs that worked through out my entire 3 systems and 4 pcs.  Sony & HP recorded +R DVDs will work with Philips, but each of those have their own problems. <br />I have tried to replace philips several times and when I do, other units recording units don't work with my infastructure. In essence I am stuck with crap unless I want to spend more than I am willing to spend. <br />Philips has made their instruction set complicated and foreign,  Support is available but hard to understand and really doesn't care if they fix a unit.  I had to upgrade the forerunner to this unit DVDR 72.  When an upgrade failed it took them almost 9 weeks to get me the upgrade materials.  <br />I have almost 72 DVD +r disks ruined by one unit alone, over time.  Support told me the unit is only certified to work with three brand name disks, when they tqlk to you before they hang up on you and cause you to start the process all over.  Anything else is your problem. <br />In General, they, Sony, HP, and especially Philips, think we are all dumb and stupid and will buy any mass marketed product they throw out because of their size and market share.  Who cares if it works or is simple and easy to use, Philips certainly doesn't care. <br />I don't recommend Philips, period.