CyberHome CH-DVR 1500 Progressive-Scan DVD+R/+RW Recorder and Player , Silver
Working well after a replacement
It seems that the Cyberhome 1500 had some kind of defect with the power supplies that caused the unit to lock up permanently with whatever disc you had inside at the time.  Cyberhome has an offer on their web site to replace defective units with the same or a newer model.  I chose the 1500 because I like the editing features on it.  Since I received the replacement unit I have had no real problems to speak of; all dvd's play fine, it records fine to dvd+r's and dvd-r's, the recorded discs play in my stand alone dvd players.  The record quality is really good, and the progressive scan output is crystal clear.  Not sure why so many people are saying they have problems unless they have the trouble-proned early models.