Philips DVDR75 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder
This thing bites - deserves negative 10 stars!!!!
This recorder has got to be the worst joke in the universe!  I got this recorder on clearance, and now I'm finding the reason why!  When we first started using it, it worked wonders!  I was using DVD+RW discs, which caused zero problems...then I tried a 4X DVD+R disc...fzzt! DISC ERROR and shut down.  What could cause this? <br /> <br />Oh yeah...Philips very secretively forgot to mention that in order to use 4X DVD+R discs, you need to do a firmware upgrade!  Funny how they don't mention that out of the box.  So after a download process (which you need VERY specific instructions to your burner to do - or just request one from Philips) and a burn to a CD and then plop it into your DVDR75, then it works for the 4X media...for a while. <br /> <br />Then the REAL problems started!  Now it won't record to ANY BRAND DVD+R discs without problems, and even will refuse to recognize commercially recorded discs, like ALL of the Disney titles I own.  The only way I can record now is to use 4X DVD+RW discs, which of course are more expensive. <br /> <br />Also, the only way they'll do their \\"warranty\\" work is to ship the recorder (at your expense, naturally), and then they'll \\"fix\\" it and then send it back, or replace it.  If it was a reputable company, they'd have authorized repair facilities, or have a way of shipping that you didn't need to pay for, since it's a tech issue on their end. <br /> <br />As soon as I can, I'll be replacing this one with a REAL recorder and relegating this one to being a secondary unit...or perhaps just toss it in the bin since it's worth about that much.  This is what I get for thinking Philips knows ANYthing about DVD-recorder technology!