Philips DVDR75 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder
How do I use this thing?
Better yet... WHY do I use this thing?  I haven't yet experienced the other problems people are having, but I find this device difficult to use.  The remote is confusing.  There is nothing intuitive about the way the remote buttons are labeled or positioned.  Some of the menus are confusing.  They consist of a bunch of ridiculous symbols that mean nothing to me.  They couldn't have made it more complicated to use! The manual is no help.  What were these designers thinking?  I am a relatively intelligent adult, but I have to stop and think every time I pick up that remote.  Which button do I use to do what I want to do?  I don't have the energy.  I have never had this problem with any other recording device in the past.