Cyberhome CH-DVR1600 DVD Recorder
Great Price, Poor Performer, Bad Tech Support
I received this as a gift.  I was very excited to have a unit with such capabilities.  I immediately bought some CD-R's and set up the unit to record my favorite Broadcast shows.  It worked well for about 4 months.  I came home one day to find disk read errors.  I always used new disks, so I was frustrated. <br /> <br />I purchased CD-RW(+) disks, but it got worse.  I would have formatting errors about 2 out of 3 times.  Went back to CD-R's and had trouble formatting as well.  It was like the drive was out of alignment.  This sits in a flat place, and only handled to place disks IN and OUT (only used remote, to avoid moving too much).   <br /> <br />I sent an email to tech support (on the website), and received two CD-R disks, to upgrade the FRONT END AND BIOS.  I did that, and I now cannot even read pre-recorded movies, previously recorded movies, or new disks.   <br /> <br />The Tuner works well, and the unit has a lot of capabilities (S-VIDEO, Firewire, Composite, Tuner, Timer, etc).  They must have put a cheap drive in the unit.  All the other features seem to work.   <br /> <br />If you buy this, get it with an extended warranty.  The company has pulled their tech support site down, so you have to go to an alternate site, or send to support@cyberhome.com.   <br /> <br />I am disappointed, and hope the company will make good on repairing the unit.  With a 90 day warranty, and $24.95 for repairs 90 - 1 year, better get the $24.95 ready...or buy another product.