JVC DRMV1S Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo , Silver
DON'T BUY THE JVC DR-MV1S!
I bought mine 12/2004.  Everything \\"pretty much\\" (manual dubbing of VHS to DVD does not work as defined in the manual) worked fine for the first few months.  Yes, LOADING flashes when you plug it in; it is supposed to do so (read the manual). <br /> <br />About April 2005, the machine became possessed.  It would turn itself on at all hours and flash \\"LOADING\\" until I pressed OFF a dozen times or pulled the plug.   <br /> <br />JVC acknowedges the \\"Loading Bug\\" problem on their web site and offers free repairs.  I should have left well enough alone.  I had mine \\"fixed\\" in September.  In October I started having the real \\"Loading Bug\\" problems.  DVD timer programmmed recordings would quit at about 20 minutes and flash \\"LOADING\\" for a while, then shut down completely.  Technical support told me how to re-boot my unit, but that didn't help. <br /> <br />I had it \\"fixed\\" a second time in November.  Didn't work when it was returned, but the re-boot got it going again.  This month it now fails to implement recording of any DVD timer programs.  Turns on, loads, flashes, turns off.  Also it now destroys DVD-RW discs.  Put a new one in.  It says it needs to format it.  Click OK, format.  Stalls at the end of formatting, ejects the disc, and tells you to check the disk for damage.  Well, now it is damaged. <br /> <br />The only remaining plus for this unit is the VCR.  It has worked flawlessly and using it in the VHS Progressive Scan mode makes those old VHS tapes look decent on a 50\\" DLP.  So now I have a $400 VHS tape player.  I'm not paying to ship it back to JVC again so JVC and I are going around the block a few times.  If all else fails with JVC, I have an extended warranty w/ guaranteed replacement w/ Ultimate Electronics, but the frustration isn't worth it.  Buy another brand or wait for the next generation of recorders.