Toshiba D-R4 Multi-Drive DVD Recorder
It won't finalize or play DVDs
This is my first (stand alone) DVD recorder, so I sat and read both the install and operators manual before I tried anything.  After getting a grip on what to do I managed to copy and finalize two DVDs from my Cox cable DVR.  Since then every DVD I have tried to finalize either fails or becomes unplayable if it actually finishes the finalization process.  I have a stack of about 15 usless DVDs now.  They all played on the Toshiba before I tried to finalize them and somehow this process trashes the DVD. <br />A lot of our Christmas presents were DVD movies so I dropped the new StarWars III movie into the machine.  The \\"Loading\\" icon showed on the screen (for a long time) and then nothing.  It wouldn't play.  So I tried a new Harry Potter DVD.  Same thing.  It would spin up, the loading icon would flash in the upper right corner and then nothing.  When Polar Express did the same thing I tried all three DVDs on both my laptop computer and my older Cyberhome DVD player.  All played exactly as expected on these two devices.  The only thing that would play on the Toshiba were the 6 DVDs I had made from the Cox DVR. <br />I'll be taking this back to the store tomorrow for a replacement, but based on other reviews here, I don't have very high expectations and anticipate a few calls to Toshiba Customer Service. <br /> <br />