Magnavox MDV650VR DVD+RW Recorder and Player
A good workhorse recorder
I bought this recorder to replace the defective Cyberhome DVR 1600.  This is an old machine built in May 2003 and refurbished in February 2004.  As such it has a few idiosyncracies and a few features not carried on newer models.  This nicest feature is that it starts recording instantly even with a blank disk.  It postformats when the recording is done.  The problem with the Cyberhome DVR 1600 was that it would not finalize disks.  This machine will read DVD+R disks that wouldn't finalize on the Cyberhome.  However, it won't read many DVD's from other sources, including DVD's burned on a home PC.  My DVD player will not read many disks recorded on the Magnavox.  I have had no problems with recording on blank DVDs.  The Magnavox is big, about the size of a VCR.  The features include enough buttons on the front to play and record DVDs w/o the remote.  The windows are easy to navigate and the timer window can overlay over the TV signal being shown.  One can also name disks or name video clips on a disk.  The SP+ recording speed is very useful as it will record 2 hours 33 minutes on a 4.7GB DVD at very good resolution.