Philips DVDR985 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder and Player
Fabulous
This item is pricey, but I am extremely happy with it!  It is very easy to use.  Just get the picture to appear on the television screen--toggle the channel buttons up and down until it appears--and press \\"record.\\"  When the record session is over, press \\"stop,\\" and the unit automatically archives the session, setting up an index on the disc as it goes.  When you play back the disc, the index appears, showing you the lead frame of each recording session.  Picture quality is fabulous, particularly where the \\"HQ\\" setting is used.  The recorder handles all sorts of connection arrangements.  There is even a direct camcorder hookup in a port on the front of the machine--this is behind a pop-out panel and so is not visible in the Amazon.com picture.  Just remember, this is DVD+R, DVD+RW technology.  So don't buy the wrong discs.