GoVideo R6530 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder
piece of crap
About the worse designed electronic component I've bought in many years. <br /> <br />The programming features are about as advanced as a 1985 VCR.  I bought <br />the unit knowing that, and figured that I would trade off programming <br />convenience for digitial quality and the durability and convenience of DVDs... wrong. <br /> <br />People mentioned that the remote is very picky.  That is an understatement. <br />The remote doesn't work for shXX.  If you stand right in front of the unit and <br />point it at it, it usually works.  Other than that, you have to click over- <br />and-over-and-over-and-over.  They also chose to use frequencies which both <br />conflict with other devices, and which no universal remotes work with (we  <br />have tried many and even the remote vendors say to forget about it). <br /> <br />It always took the unit a long time to start up, but, after the warranty <br />ran out, it sometimes will not start at all. <br /> <br />Sound and video quality were good when it was new, but both have deteriorated <br />drastically.  It now humms loudly (for all audio output modes) for the  <br />first 10 minutes after turning it on (even if just watching broadcasts directly). <br />It is now completely useless as a recorder since the audio is so fuzzy that <br />you can't hear words.  Video of recordings looks like you are <br />watching a 1968 TV.