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1.5 stars
"IF YOU NEED RELIABILITY KEEP LOOKING"
Pros: It does actually record to dvd and has the capability to record directly from your camcorder and/or VCR.
Cons: I bought this primarily to record shows because I wanted to timeshift my viewing. I am using Imation DVD+RW media. When I set the timer, it sometimes turns the machine on but does not begin recording. More importantly, out of about ten record tries, ab
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5.0 stars
Pros: HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS RECORDING DVD+R OR DVD+RW. PICTURE QUALITY IS EXCELLENT. HAVE RECORDED ABOUT 20 DVD'S WITHOUT ANY FAILURES!
Cons: NONE
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3.5 stars
Pros: Can record TV shows through my TV satelite box. Playback was okay.
Cons: Did not always record after pause. System would lock up often. Very long wait before functions. Playback of recorded home video was "choppy". Gateway Tech support had me download a new driver and burn it on a CD disk to then download onto the recorder
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4.5 stars
Pros: Easy to Setup and use. The quality is very good on high and standard mode. I haven't tried the other recording modes yet. However, this is much easier to use when transferring video to DVD...rather than via computer. If you want more edit options burn
Cons: None
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2.5 stars
"If you value your time don't waste it on the AR230"
Pros: Plays most disk, fairly easy to use (if it worked).
Cons: First recording on RW disk worked fine (haven't tried to finalize it yet so that may still fail). First recording to DVD+R disk would not play back and failed to finalize. Tech support has never used the product and could only offer up documentation. Th
