Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder
A Great Unit
I've had my Lite-on 5005 for about 3 months now.  I used to have a Panasonic DVD recorder, but I gave it to a friend when I got this one.  I have not experimented with all the available media types, but I've used three differenty DVD brands, and it has recorded flawlessly on all three.  I sometimes wish that they had included a video zoom like one of my old players had, but I find I seldom use that fuction.  I like the unit so well that I bought a second unit just to record from.  That way if there are two shows on at the same time, I can watch one and record the other and see them both at basically the same resolution.  I also like the fact that you can name each program on a DVD with a separate name, so you can tell what programs are one the DVD.  I bought my first machine through Heartland America and quite a savings off what I paid for the Panasonic, and then I found the 2nd machine at Costco, even less expensive.  I'm sure that as time goes on, there will be better units that will come out, but for the present, I don't think you can do much better than this one