Cyberhome CH-DVR1600 DVD Recorder
Why all the bad reviews?
Just bought this unit over the weekend.  I can't fathom why there are so many negative reviews.  I was just trying to replace a ten year old vcr, and decided to go with a dvd recorder if I could find one that was affordable.  I was pleasantly surprised to find this little gem.  With the reviews all being either great or awful, I was a little afraid to buy the Cyberhome, but decided that most of the negative reviews might have been a fluke.  I'm very pleased to report that I've had no problems at all!  I mainly didn't want to go all out and get a TiVo and have to subscribe to a service, I just don't record that often.  As pointed out in a previous review.  Dedicate some time to set up the unit properly and to read the manual.  Remote is not the most user friendly, but there are just so many functions, it's hard to envision how to set it up any more efficiently.  I recommend the Cyberhome DVR1600 if you just want to do some periodic recording.  I'd like to use the unit in the future to transfer my vhs tapes to dvd, but am not sure it will be worth the effort.  If you are going to do some heavy duty recording, invest the money in a more heavy duty unit, (...), if this thing lasts a couple of years, I'll be happy.  By the way, I got the VCR ten years ago as a gift and it worked great up until last week!  Good luck, thanks for reading.