Toshiba D-R4 Multi-Drive DVD Recorder
A good first move into DVD recording
I finally joined the new millenium and decided to divest myself of VHS tapes and move to DVDs.  I opted to go wtih the Toshiba DR4 after a friend told me about his good experiences with the system.<br /><br />After reading the other reviews on Amazon.com as well as information that came with the system, I was sure that I got Taiyo Yuden DVD-R discs to record onto, and I haven't had any problems recording or finalizing.  I have probably recorded close to 100 discs now, and I'm completely satisfied.<br /><br />As others have mentioned, the 1hr and 2hr recording modes yield the best results (no surprise there), but the 3hr mode isn't too bad, either.<br /><br />As mentioned in other reviews, be sure that you get compatible blank DVDs or you could have some problems.  If your blank media is compatible, however, you shouldn't have any problems.<br /><br />The only reason I didn't give this unit 5 stars was that the titling method is a little clunky, and the titles and thumbnial options are somewhat limited.<br /><br />If you are looking for a top-of-the-line DVD recorded, you may want to do a little more research.  If, on the other hand, what you are looking for is a good, solid unit that will make good DVD copies of things without a lot of bells and whistles, then this may well be the unit for you.<br /><br />I did find the instructions to finalize discs to be a little difficult to figure out, but after about 15-30 mins with the user's manual I was able to figure it out.<br /><br />I do recommend this unit.  And, a good peripheral is the \\"Simo GoDVD\\" video signal processor.