Sony RDR-VX555 DVD Recorder

Pros: Easy to use interface for copying between DVD and Video and Video to DVD.

Cons: Not as straightforward as the interface made it seem.

The Bottom Line: Unless you have every conceivable brand of DVD-R you're willing to throw away, I'd probably look elsewhere.

Review: I bought the Sony RDR-VX555 with the intent of archiving a lot of family VHS tapes onto DVD. At the store, the interface for doing so seemed quite elegant, straightforward and downright simple - one button. Looked safe enough to even hand it over to my ...

Pros: Not too hard for a geek to operate

Cons: Freezes or hangs during playback of about 10% of commercial DVDs I've tried

The Bottom Line: There are probably better DVD/VHS Recorder combos. I would not recommend buying this one.

Review: I purchased the RDR-VX555 to replace my years old Sony VCR and planned to primarily copy some VHS to DVD as well as record programs from my DVR. It does these functions OK. However, I expected that this would also replace my older DVD Player (DVP NS50P) ...