Cyberhome CH-DVR1600 DVD Recorder
Couldn't be better for the price...
After reading all the bad reviews this product had, I got concerned about getting one but I decided to give it a shot and also was prepared to buy it in a store that could give me the money back in case the reviews were true. Mine is a MU model and I am extremely happy with it. PROs and CONs are the following: <br /> <br />PROs: <br />1) Great price. <br />2) Small size and thin. <br />3) The image quality even on \\"EP\\" mode (4 hours on a regular DVD) is very good. The mode for 6 hours is not bad but it looks more like a Video-CD image which is ok. <br />4) It has a TV tuner incorporated. <br />5) You can program the timer and turn off the unit. it will turn on itself, record your TV show and turn off when it's done. <br />6) You can set it up to record a show just once, daily, weekly or Monday-Friday. <br />6) It has multiple inputs and outputs. <br /> <br />CONs: <br />1) The remote is too small and it takes a while to get used to the location of the buttons you usually press or use. <br />2) The interface could be a little bit more easy-to-use. <br />3) Not all discs brands will work well for it. I haven't tried that many brands but so far the Memorex didn't work but the Sonys do. <br /> <br />I guess that for some people getting a TIVO could be a better choice if you want to accumulate more than 6 hours of recorded shows per day, but then you will have to pay not only for the unit but for the TIVO service as well. With this DVD recorder you can forget about paying for anything else and with the use of DVD+RW you can use once and again the same disc. At the end and as always, it is your choice! Good luck.