This unit I picked up after I sold my Samsung R120. Because it was not a household-name brand like Sony, Pioneer, etc. You would think that it's not as good as the others. If you think that, you'd be pleasantly surprised. Jedit X Keygens. While this unit doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a more expensive recorder, it will accept all different formats of DVD, from the +-R, +-RW, or the Dual Layer +R discs.
If you have a choice in formats, go for the +RW. For one, the unit will allow you to erase certain titles that you recorded (which is good if you're recording TV shows) and reuse the disc space later with the +RW. And you don't need to finalize the +RW discs so once you're done recording, just hit Eject and pop it in your portable DVD player.
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It has no front display on it and it's white, so it may clash with your entertainment setup, but it makes up for it in terms of usability. It has VCR +, which is OK for one time recordings.
Divx playback is also a big plus and it supports Divx On-Demand. The sound-sync is also fairly good. It drifts only slightly but it's not as out-of-sync as some DVD recorders out there. All in all, I'd highly recommend this model for those who are looking for a simple DVD recorder to quickly record shows on from a Tivo or from CableTV.
It's small, compact, and while the user interface looks a little dated, it gives you enough options and is easy to navigate through that most people won't even need to use the manual to get started. Technicolor Keygens there. Don't buy this unit unless you don't mind that its TV tuner is MONO (NOT Stereo) and thus all the DVDs you make of TV shows with it will be in MONO, not stereo. Sadly, this is a problem that all of the lower-end Chinese home DVD recorders have -- and is not mentioned anywhere (you have to buy them, find out it's only a mono turner, and then return them).
A shame because my favorite DVD *PLAYERS* are cheap Chinese ones. But having a mono tuner is absolute stupidiy. I have six DVD players, a DVD recorder that's stereo (Sharp), and deal with Divx, multi-region discs, and DVD recording every day. Why would anyone bother with a DVD recorder with mono sound when a $39 HiFi VCR at least has stereo sound? In the home DVD recorder market, all the 'off-brand' recorders I've tried (about 8 to date, from this one to GoVideo's) have mono tuners. If you buy a unit from a more well-known brand (Sony, Sharp, etc) you will get a stereo tuner, but will lose out on a bunch of features only found in off-brand recorders.