Magnavox MRV640 DVD Recorder
Magnavox...not very smart!
This was my second attempt at a DVD recorder and this one was actually worse than the first one (see my review on the GoVideo).  First, the manual is terribly written and the on-screen hyroglypics are horrible.  Very user un-friendly.  After first hooking it up, it wouldn't recognize ANY disc; R, RW, or pre-recorded concert DVD's.  Finally, I got it to recognize everything except recorded +R's, so I tried to record something using the timer.  After supposedly recording the programs, I couldnt' get the machine to turn on!  I had to unplug it to get the disk out, and then there wasn't even anything on it.  I tried it again...saw that it was recording...and when it was done, still couldn't get it open!  Very frustrating...so I'm taking it back ASAP!.  I decided after reading reviews that all DVD recorders have problems of one kind or another, so I'm only buying locally, to save the hassle of return shipping.  I may try Sony next, since I have a regular Sony DVD and it works fine.