The good:
Excellent picture quality up to 4hrs/SL DVD, great HDMI upconverting.
Quick to burn and finalize DVDs.
Records to DL media.
FR, a flexable speed where you can fit anywhere between 1-8 hrs/DVD. I just love FR to match any length movie to the disc.
Nice size HDD for many hours of good quality SP or LP.
Phrase save and shorten title features.
Multi voltage/frequency power supply, auto switching.
Region free playback, but doesn't convert systems.

The Bad:
No US tuner, use line inputs to record NTSC from a VCR, STB, DVR, DVD player, etc.
Slightly elevated black level when feeding line outputs from a US standard +7.5 IRE device. This device is looking for a IRE of 0 but N. American devices output +7.5 for SD, most DVD players have a DARKER setting that will correct this. It's very slight but I notice it.
Warranty only 30 days and only from seller, but truthfully it's a very reliable recorder and I haven't had any... Read more

This is probably a good piece of equipment; but, unfortunately, I couldn't use it. I bought it under the impression it was one of the units that had been altered with a switchable power supply to make them usable in the US. It was not - and I saw nothing in Amazon's product discription to indicate that. Amazon did designate the unit as PAL capable - possibly to indicate it WAS for foreign use only. Since I have a TV that accepts PAL, and another player that plays it, I saw no reason not to purchase the unit. A "Not for use in USA" banner would have saved me some aggravation. Amazon did handle the return with no problems or questions.