The opinion about the many negative things that I can not share written on this recorder here. The Sony offers an absolutely top notch picture and sound quality a super! The service I find not complicated but it can be explained by the on-screen menu options on their own. Nor should it be measured with the stopwatch how long it needs now for the few commands in a DVD recorder. Much more important is the quality of the recordings, and is above criticism. Although the dimensions are larger than of some other device, but the appearance and the quality, Sony true flat. I would buy this device at any time!