I purchase two of these DVD recorder mainly due too I didn't want a combo (DVD/VHS) unit. This unit's tuner in this model is stronger then the turner in the combo unit made also by Magnavox at least to my liking. The unit is easy to operate, program etc., etc. I would kindly recommend for any one looking for one at lease try the Magnavox first. Also only use use the manual clock setting and not the day light savings or auto clock setting. Call the time on your home phone and set it for exactly for example (5:59 and 50 seconds). I would like too note in doing such you won't mess a show from the beginning to the end. FYI , Magnavox will no longer be making DVD recorders (single or combo) units with digital tuners. After speaking with a rep., who called me back after 24 hours of leaving a message to question a few things I was informed. I did state for the record that Magnavox is making a terrible mistake in not making them with the built in digital tuners. The rep., informed me that the company did research thinking folks will either go with satellite. cable, or some other direct feed source to receive digital into their homes. I stated that some folks can't afford such and at least if you have a DVD recorder or combo unit with a digital tuner you can still watch TV even if you may not want those cable services, satellite, etc., et.c,.I would like to note if your TV doesn't have a digital tuner built in and you wish to record from your DVD/combo unit you can except you can't watch a different channel. Reason being that if your TV is analog meaning it doesn't have a digital tuner you can't go to another source. I have not trashed any of my analog TV's I just have all of them hooked up with DVD recorders with built in digital tuners too them all. I do have one flat screen TV with a Digital tuner and that's it. There are other makers who do make DVD recorders with digital tuners but they all are combo units or the tuners aren't as strong.Make sure you have a good rabbit ears ant., or one of those digital ant..Please note if your trying to recorder a show at 8pm to 9pm on one channel and wish to record another show at 9pm to 10pm on another channel you my or will run into a problem being that for each time set recordering that after each is completed it must finalize that show before taking on the next program time.