Philips DVDR985 Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder and Player
Not suitable for archiving VHS family videos
I bought this unit so we could copy 20 year old VHS tapes onto a more permanent media.  The manual was written for people who would use it as a VCR replacement, making it difficult, but not impossible, to get working for my application.  DVD+R disks will play intermitently in one or more of our four DVD players, but the next time they are run, they may not play at all.  In some cases, the unit cannot read its own disks.  These are family videos, so we need a reliable way to copy them.<BR>I was concerned that the DVD recording market had not yet settled on a standard, however, I was surprised at the level of incompatibility and sporadic playback the Philips unit has shown.  I am planning to return the unit.