GoVideo VR4940 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with VCR
Works exactly like I expect
Title says it all -- this unit does exactly what I expect of it.  I decided not to give a full 5 stars simply because I haven't tried to use every feature of the unit.  (For example, I'm not really interested in transferring old VHS tapes to DVD.)  However, it records DVD-Rs perfectly, which I can then play in any other DVD player I try using, including older standalone players, PCs, and Macs.  I can even delete or rename recorded tracks before finalizing.  My setup is as follows:  Dish Network DVR -> GoVideo -> TV.  I'm an archivist, I love archiving shows I enjoy and trying to get friends hooked.  This setup allows me to buffer up shows on the DVR hard drive, and if I so choose, to dump them down to DVD, at higher quality, higher durability, and a fraction of the space of VHS tape.  Picture quality is also quite high for DVDs playing on an HDTV.  I like the integrated VHS for those rare circumstances when I do want to play a VHS, and the fact that it allows me to dub either direction (VHS->DVD and DVD->VHS) is an added bonus. <br /> <br />Biggest complaints:  I wish the unit were smaller so I could fit it into a specific tiny space I have in mind for it, though the dimensions are in line with other A/V components.  Also, I wish there were a faster way to type or capture episode titles.  It would be great if it were also able to burning TV episodes in native PC formats like QuickTime or Windows Media, but I don't expect this.  And, again, I haven't tried dubbing, so your mileage may vary.