Samsung DVD-R130 DVD Recorder
Excellent recorder with easy to use control
I'd been thinking about buying a DVD recorder for a while but almost all recorders had bad reviews until I saw this one.  The reviews looked good so I decided to give it a try.  And I was, and still am, definitely happy about my choice. <br /> <br />It took me only a few minutes to set up this recorder (the usual cables and set the clock).  I was able to immediately record a TV show without a problem.  The images were DVD quality if you set it to SP (2 hours of recording per DVD).  With LP (4 hours per DVD), the quantity suffered to slightly better than VHS but still quite good.  It also has a feature that will set the speed automatically based on the amount of space left in the DVD.  The interface to set up timed recording was quite easy and intuitive. <br /> <br />I also transferred over 20 hours of 8mm home movies to DVD.  Again I encountered no problem at all.  In fact I have yet had a bad CD or recording or timer not working.  Everything is working just as it should.  I couldn't be happier. <br /> <br />I do have a few gripes about the remote and the caption.  Remote is not universal and the buttons are many, though no more than others.  It seems to have problem record the captions in each show.  If you try to use TV caption (not the caption feature on DVD player) on the recorded shows, the caption will only show sporadically.  The finalized DVD from the recorder also does not show the chapters correctly in my JVC DVD player.  It's not a big deal for me but might be for some of you.