Sanyo DRW-1000 DVD Recorder / VCR Combo

Pros: -When new it recorded good.
Cons: -Recording data to disk was slow. -Lets not forget SUPPORT, customer support.

Hi, My DVD drive has failed on me once again. The first time was when I had just started to record a TV show. About 5 minutes into the recording it just stopped, about 5 minutes later it kicked out the disc saying that it was unrecognizable. Oddly ...

Pros: The programming function is about the best I've ever used.
Cons: Does not work reliably with 8X disks.

I have had this model for about a year. First, the recorded DVD's tend to "stutter" on other DVD players. Lately, I've been unable to record, and I'm getting a lot of disk error messages. The tech support line says that you can only use 1x or 4x DVD-R's on this machine. If you use an 8X DVD-R, you will get sketchy if any performance. Well, you try to find a 1X or 4X DVD-R anywhere.