Purchased to replace a faulty DVD player, this was the first time I had used a DVR machine.
It's fairly large but is well designed (with no obtrusive buttons or ugly display features). Initial set up is very straightforward and does not require lengthy study of the instruction booklet. Which is just as well, since the instructions are not written in a way that encourages the user to explore their new machine.
Picture quality has been excellent, recording has been no problem and DVDs never looked better.
If you are using the DVR to replace both a DVD player and a set top box, you may also have spent time trying to find out whether this DVR will allow you to watch an analogue channel whilst recording any other channel. The instructions do not spell this out. The answer is yes, you can do this (by using the DVR to record as normal and selecting the alternative AV setting on the tv itself so that you are watching the analogue channels via it's own tuner). This will only work up until the point your area makes the digital switchover.
In summary, a great looking machine that records easily and has a useful VCR slot too. The only drawback is the instructions booklet, which fails to offer easy answers to basic questions and doesn't clarify how to set it up so that you can watch one analogue channel whilst recording another channel.