iLO DVDR05 DVD-Recorder

I did several hours of 'net research for reviews on this model. There were two extreme camps: Great and Awful. The awful camp seemed to have faulty units out of the box and early production runs, so I took a chance at WalMart. I have an HDTV monitor, so I use the TV tuner for that, as well as the DVD recording. You have to be careful and flexible when reading the setup and operating instructions, but eventually, things functioned as needed. The component video signal was MUCH better than the composite video signal.

The highly critical group seemed to have more of a political fanaticism than hard facts about the unit. One drawback, though really is the remote: the buttons are hard to read and find. The battery isn't AA or AAA and I will be getting a learning remote soon.

All things considered, the unit functions as I needed, after a bit of tweaking.