Philips DVDR80 Progressive Scan DVD Player / Recorder
run and hide this things psychotic
I am not one generally to anthropomorphize electronics, but after more than a year with this recorder I am left with the notion it has serious problems. I have spent more than 16 hours waiting for and talking to Philips customer service...they can read you the manual, but since you're reading this I assume that will be as much help to you as it has been to me. At this stage I know more than customer service about their machine. The interface is difficult and cumbersome I recommend avoiding the system.  It periodically will not recognize DVD-R disks, although it always recognizes DVD-RW media. It randomly changes channels, stops recording in the middle of a program, etc. <br />Try Sony I hear their system is easier to use.  <br />This is a shame because when it works it makes beautiful quality images.