Toshiba D-R4 Multi-Drive DVD Recorder
Don't buy this recorder if you want to finalize your disks!
I've burned about 50 disks so far, and with more than half of them the unit gives Error 14 (disk access error) during finalization. Ejecting and re-inserting the disk (sometimes repeatedly), or turning the unit off and then on again, will eventually get the disk to finalize. <br /> <br />I hear that Memorex disks (the spindle I have) are trouble for this unit and that other brands of disk are preferable, but a unit THIS picky about disk-brands IS RIDICULOUS! Am I just supposed to throw away $50 worth of blanks now that (possibly) I know what the problem is??? What assurance do I have that some other brand will work better, and WHY will this unit not properly handle one of the top three brands of disks??? <br /> <br />I have already wasted hours thrashing with this finalization problem, and I'm on the brink of just returning this unit to Best Buy (where I bought it) in exchange for virtually ANY other recorder. <br /> <br />I find it pathetic that there is NO formal mention in any of the documentation (or on the box) about this problem nor any mention of what disk brands are \\"compatible\\" with this unit! <br /> <br />Oh, by the way, you haven't LIVED until you have gone through the kludgy nightmare of setting up and typing in titles and chapters on this unit (a process that can take more than ten minutes), only to have all that work LOST due to the more-often-than-not Error 14! <br /> <br />So, if you're ready to really live it up, with DVD recording that is exciting like slipping bamboo slivers under your nails, buy this unit. But, if you want just uneventful, ho-hum DVD recording, you will have to look elsewhere.