Daewoo DVRS04 DVD Recorder/Hi-Fi VCR Combo
DVR-S05 newer model -- Would have been nice...
As another reviewer said, got as a whim buy at Costco since they don't have VCRs much any more.  This unit feels like a Linux box - it has to \\"boot up\\" for about a minute from cold start.  It worked well for about a week doing timer recordings to VHS tape and DVD, then went flakey.  I had to put it on an extension cord with a power switch because it hangs on power off (hibernate really), and I have to disconnect power to get it back (hard for me to reach the plug behind, hence adding the extension cord).  Also now hangs when set to timer record; clue - clock doesn't update.  Auto clock only works once in awhile; have to do manually after each deliberate power fail.  Don't \\"power off\\" with a tape in or it spins motors.  Tried \\"restore to factory defaults\\", but that didn't fix it.  The timer controls are clunky and old fashioned, not nearly as nice as a two year old JVC SVHS VCR I have with its four dedicated rocker button pairs on the remote (most TV shows start on the half hour -- DUH!). <br /> <br />Probably mine is a defective unit, as it did start out OK (bad memory perhaps?), will exchange or return shortly (but as I read these other reviews, exchange is becoming less of an option).   <br /> <br />Too bad really, because the 6 head vcr was nice, smooth and fast albeit a bit noisy on rewind, and the the TV Tuner is the best I've ever seen in a VCR -- it may be pulling down Digital TV signal instead of just analog (worth a second star).  I never got around to exploring the nifty DVD features, since the fundamental power on/off and clock stuff didn't stay working.