It worked well when it did work.1)Poor video output. Output from the recorder is dark and you lose lots of details in the shadow area.2)Destroy DVD if you attempt to record more than space that you have left on DVD. Not intelligent enough to stop recording when you run out of space.3)If you hit the record button and walk away and forget to stop it, it kills the DVD media. See #2.4)It died on me after 6 months of casual use. Was able to record 15 DVD before it died.