Title: Way too complicated
Review: I received this item as a gift last month. Before I opened it, I came here to read the reviews. Although most people were unhappy, I figured I'd try it out anyway, since there was an extended return policy in place for the holidays.I wanted to record my precious VHS tapes to DVD but I needed to try it first on unimportant material. After a long time of trying to figure which button to use to program the unit, I successfully recorded a DVD. I did not get the "LOADING" message so many people described except for the first few seconds when it really was loading.It looks really sharp with my big new wide-screen HDTV but the instructions are so complicated for every process and the warnings here prompted me to return it.I'm going to wait six months or so, until the technology is more advanced and less confusing and the price drops somewhat.
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