Sony RDRGX315 DVD Recorder
BIG Disappointment
6+ years ago I built a home theatre system using Sony TV & sound system. It has held up great. So when my (much loved) Toshiba DVD player finally died, I bought this DVD-player/recorder. This was after trying out a $99 \\"no-name\\" multi-format DVD recorder from WalMart, and being disappointed with the lack of digital video and sound. (Along with a handful of other annoying quirks... like it died!) Other than the digital sound, this $300 Sony box is not much better. The TV tuner is slow. The channel latency takes some getting used to. And this may be an artifact of digital/solid-state RF tuning. So, it is forgivable. However, *everything* on this thing runs *slow* The response to button pressed from \\"stop\\" to \\"eject/open\\" seems to take forever. It is like it has to \\"think\\" about completing even the simplest operation. Then there is the fact that we are pretty sure that the unit has corrupted recordings. Based on my experience with this product, I can tell you that it will be a long time before I buy any more Sony Home Audio/Video equipment again.