Magnavox MRV640 DVD Recorder
Does the job if you don't ask for anything complex!
If you just want to record on demand, nothing fancy or in special formats, it certainly gets the job done for a great price. Paid $51+shipping for this used. The 1st owner couldn't figure it out (either the installation or use of it), so it was virtually unused.  I haven't encountered any problems with simple recording on +R disks, and that's all I've tried so far. Everything I've recorded plays on my other DVD players as well.<br /><br />However the major problem that even the lightest of users will encounter: the manual is horrendous.  Although well organized and thorough it what it covers, the actual content is terrible.  There is 1 tiny paragraph on installing it in conjunction with a cable or satelite box.  I mean who doesn't have one of these - isn't that a rather important topic?  I had a bear of a time getting it set up and I'm an electronics professional.  The manual omits information about the remote's 'monitor' button until about chapter 10-zillion; that's the button that lets you toggle between the recorder's menu/image  and the cable signal.  No wonder I thought I had it hooked up wrong, I couldn't view any cable signal!  Of course it's filled with grammatical and typographical errors, but even if it weren't, the content is junk.  Don't demand much of this, do the simplest tasks, get ready to read the manual cover to cover, and you'll be just fine.