iLO DVDR05 Personal DVD Recorder
Poor Design Layout and Poor Remote
Since most of the other reviews are pretty bad, I will keep this short and to the point.<br /><br />Pros:<br /><br />Price. Under $100.00<br /><br />Cons:<br /><br />Remote is confusing.<br /><br />The layout of menu system is confusing.<br /><br />If you are wanting to record from TV, every time you burn a disk, take one out or do a manual record you have to go into the menu and chose the coax(TV) input because the machine resets to some default input like input 1; which for most setups is blue screen that has no video signal.<br /><br />Overall:  If you know what you are doing, have time to devote towards setting it up each and every time you want to record something, then for $100 you might be satisfied, or at least you won't feel 100% cheated.  If---on the other hand, you are looking for something to replace your VCR for recording your favorite TV show on a regular basis or on the fly, you will be very disappointed.  If you are not 100% tech savvy, then you will want to steer clear of this product.<br /><br />Recommendation:  Decide why you really want a DVR recorder.  Do you think you are going to record DVDs with it?  Because you won't!  Do you want it to record your favorite shows? It might be ok.  The reason I purchased a DVR was to record shows to play on portable DVD player when I travel.  I have a good understanding of electronics so I can wade through the confusing menu system.  If you have more money than tech savvy, spend the extra money for a name brand system.<br /><br />Note:  If you are going to use this product to replace your VCR, then you are probably thinking of using DVD RW discs.  Most, but not all modern DVD players will play DVD R, but only a select few will play DVR RW so beware.<br /><br />[...]