I’ve had a Philips DVDR80 about 18 mos. and it's now in the shop for repair. It won't read -R and says "empty disc" often when I put in a disc I know has data on it. I thought + was the way to go and was happy recording over 100 discs. Now, I wonder if it's worth to have it repaired. I've eyed the SONY 300 which supposedly records and reads + and -, but Circuit City had no new ones and 4 in open boxes. Bit wary after seeing that. So, I am looking for a dependable + recorder that also also reads -R and has the feature of showing jpeg photos--I've seen that feature on some lower-priced recorders Magnovox, Sanyo and iLo. Appreciate any suggestions or places on the net to get objective info.

at the cedia show jvc is comin out with some pretty insane recorders, up to 50 gigs on a cd

JVC DR-M10SL or Panasonic DMR E85H which has a 120GB Hardrive see them @ www.jr.com, or NEC 6500 for $132 from www.newegg.com for internal notebook or some Dual Layered recorders for desktops or external with USB 2.0 high speed with www.icos-tech.com/. You'll be set until blue ray or blu-ray 'if' desired comes along. :)

hey close up..ive got a sony gxr-7 recorder that i bought open box from best buy..great machine!..records in all formats and i havent had a bit of trouble with it..dont know what machine took its place though..i had that phillips piece of crap..and a phillips plasma..took both back after 2 weeks..most of the open box dvd recorders are returned because the morons that buy them think they can transfer all their prerecorded tapes..or transfer their home movies and take back the recorder after they are finished..i got a great price..and havent regreted it!..i would buy a sony..