Panasonic DMR-ES15S Progressive Scan DVD Recorder
A great DVD recorder.
The Panasonic DMRES-15 is a great machine. It records to all formats including DVD-R, +R, RAM, as well as dual layer. Dual layer recording is important because compared to the standard dvd disc at 4.7GB, the dual layer disc can record up to 8.5 GB per disc. In DVD-R dual layer format you can record up to 7.5 hours on each layer or about 15 hours on 1 disc. Obviously the quality of that much recorded data is not great, but in standard SP mode you can record 1 hour and 54 minutes on each layer or nearly 4 hours per disc with the quality of the picture simply outstanding. You can create title names for each disc and for each individual program that you choose to record and you can also create thumbnail/pictures for each program title, taken from anywhere in the recording. It is very easy to hook up and get going, and the user manual is straightforward particularly if you have used a Panasonic DVD recorder previously. The ability to convert home movies/camcorder tape to dvd,  saves a lot of space and makes accessibility of the recordings much easier as well. I highly recommend this machine.