Philips DVDR985 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder and Player
Absolute Piece of Garbage
This is the worst piece of electronic equipment I have ever owned.  The WORST!  I bought it in November of 2002, and since that fateful day, I've been crying over my lost $1100.  I should have thrown the money in the river...it would have caused me less trouble.  This thing has been in the shop more than it has been in my living room.  4 times this thing has been in, and guess what?  It's broken again.  The last time they put a whole new RAM in it and it's still messing up!!!  I recorded something tonight that it put on the DVD all washed out and grainy, and the tape was perfect.  I can't count the number of DVDs this thing has ruined.  If you have one of these, I feel sorry for you.  If you want to buy one, DON'T.  I even wrote to Philips and those jerks never wrote me back.  Next time I'm buying a brand I know works, like Panasonic.