Great for transferring VHS to DVD, cheap DVD tray mechanism.

The Toshiba DVR-620 is great for transferring old home VHS to DVD. You need to read the manual though, make sure to finalize the DVD when done or it will not play. However, it is quite easy and straightforward once you read it. It has nice editing features to play with when creating your DVD's. The unit also up-converts, so VHS looks relatively good on large flat screen TV's. The front lower face of the unit flips down and you have access to all the play functions for the DVD/VHS players. I comment on this because I have read other peoples reviews that complain about the lack of buttons on the unit itself, but these users must not have read the manual like the other people who complain about the recording problems they have had. Read the manual! The only thing that I would complain about is the DVD tray mechanism seems cheap. The first unit I bought did not open or close properly and I had to return it. The second works but the mechanism sounds cheap/frail.Read full review