Have fun trying to get the answer from the vendor, Amazon.com, Funai or Sylvania on which DVD-RW discs to use with this unit! (But as a "PSA", I'll give you the answer below!)

I received item in timely fashion, however trying figure out what brand and speed DVD-RW discs to use has been quite an adventure and costly since I had to order and try different brands and speeds to see what worked and what didn't work!

I emailed the vendor, Amazon.com, Funai (parent company) and Sylvania to try to find the necessary information on DVD-RW discs to use with this unit!

Well, I never did get a definitive answer from the NUMEROUS emails exchanged.

The only specific answer from one of the Sylvania techs was to stick with Verbatim "since they work the best" in our units. (Which is not true for my unit. See below...)

So, what is the answer as to which DVD-RW discs to use?

Here are the DVD-RW discs that I purchased that I got to work:... Read more

Great unit,especially for the price. Even though it only does DVD-R/-RW(at least thats what the manufacturer says) it does an outstanding job.Several speeds to choose from, although I recommend staying with the 2 hours as quality loses luster after that point. Handles DVD-r like a champ,even though I have been told you cannot stop recording once you have started or it only recognizes the last starting point, I found this to be false. I stopped several times and it replays it all after finalization.

Editing seems to be a nightmare somewhat. I haven't been able to figure out the ins and outs. So far, record what I have,leave it alone. The remote is pretty good,and setup is not too complicated if you know a little about recording.

The one bad thing is having to use nothing higher than 4x discs for DVD-R,although I am awaiting a firmware upgrade from Sylvania to remedy that probelem.

Video quality is excellent. Sound quality is pretty good,but could... Read more

My only purpose for getting the Sylvania DVRDEA DVD Recorder was to watch TV on an HD monitor (Westinghouse LVM-37w3) that doesn't have a built-in tuner. So I am using the NTSC tuner in the Sylvania to watch TV, as well as recording programs on DVD occasionally.

While not the best unit I have used, it's certainly great for the price and very user-friendly. The unit tuned and stored all 100+ cable channels in under a minute. Viewing is a breeze, as is recording. I'VE BEEN USING 8X DVD-Rs BRANDED "IMATION" AND HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM. It writes to disc quickly and the quality is VERY good for such a cheap product.

Of course, watching TV @ 480i on a large HD monitor isn't going to be the best quality, but it's the TV's "fault" for being so darn high-quality, and not the recorder's. Overall, this is a great purchase for anyone who needs either an entry-level DVD recorder with all the basic functions and a lot of inputs/outputs, or anyone who needs a cheap,... Read more