Sony RDR-GX300 DVD Recorder
You won't go wrong with the Song DVD recorder
I have had the GX300 DVD recorder for about 2 months and have no complaints.  The manual is very thorough, though setup was simple.  I have recorded several television programs using both VCR Plus and manual timer setup - both modes are simple, though setting up the VCR Plus settings will take a few minutes.  I have also recorded most of my VHS library to DVD using a Sima GoDVD device.  The video quality for the converted VHS tapes is very good in all recording modes.  I would highly recommend this DVD recorder.