Magnavox MDV630R DVD Recorder/Player
Less than what I was looking for
I initially bought this machine to back up my VHS tapes onto DVD, but I've found out (the hard way) that this machine does not have timebase correction.  Meaning, if you record an old tape that has small, almost unnoticeable, split-second \\"jumps\\" in it, the signal will either be lost, or there will be a sound dropout where the \\"jump\\" is.  Thus, I have had to transfer them from VHS to DV, then from DV to DVD, to get the kind of quality I was hoping for. <br /> <br />Also, on some discs I recorded on, the machine shut off after a few minutes.  This only happened when I pushed the record button a certain number of times to make it record a certain length.  When I tried to play them again it said \\"disc contains unknown data -  press OK to eject.\\"  Sheesh!  (At least the discs I used were less than $1 each.) <br /> <br />For the reasons above, once I get the chance, I am selling this machine.  Once I have done that, I'll use the money to invest in a Panasonic DMR-E80H ... now THAT's a model that has enough good reviews (esp. on Amazon) to convince me of its brilliance.