For a component DVD recorder that's affordable as well as easy to use, consider Classic's DVR1000. The full-featured player/recorder offers composite- and S-video inputs, an RF antenna/VCR input, and a stylish front-panel vacuum-fluorescent display. Its built-in NTSC broadcast tuner lets you record right off the air for convenient, time-shifted viewing of your favorite TV programs--just set its timer in advance for up to 8 recording events.

The DVR1000 records on DVD+R (write-once) and DVD+RW (rewritable) media. DVD+RW discs require no finalizing--you can record, eject, and play them with minimal fuss, thanks to "background formatting." This feature, which lowers the total recording time, is an advantage over the "dash" formats. Scale your quality according to your desired duration, from 1 hour at the highest quality to 4 hours at the lowest.

As a player, the DVR1000 offers compatibility with not only DVD+R/+RW but with DVD-R/DVD-RW media, MP3 CD for your homemade music mixes, Kodak Picture CD for your custom digital slideshows, and even progressive-scan component-video outputs for a seamless, flicker-free image on high-definition and HD-ready TVs.

Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver.

Other features include CD repeat and random play modes, an RF video output for TV viewing using the DVR1000's tuner, and an onscreen display with time/status display.

What's in the Box
DVD player/recorder, remote control, remote batteries, user's manual, and a stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable.