I had previously been a DVD recorder of Panasonic and work a lot with it. Record, cut, copy etc. The new one is still very much faster and more perfect. Sidetones VHS etc. is nothing to listen to me. I do not understand the partially bad review of other buyers. The guide (booklet with many pages) is good and much easier to understand than for example. The instructions in a mobile phone. So a device that can do so much is now time complex and must be extensively described.