life expectancy of stand alone DVD recorders?

[SingSing]

BTW, you are right about those old vcrs. My first one was a Quasar that cost $600 and was built like a tank. It was a top loader with a wire remote and it was heavy. I ended up throwing it away because I wanted a newer one and the Quasar refused to break down.

Here, here. I did not throw my old VCR away, because they don't have macrovision built in. It is useful to transfer VHS movie to DVD. ( but the video is not as sharp and clear compare to new VCR which has noise reduction built in ).

[ROF]

Just for clarification folks:

A DVD Recorder is a stand-alone unit...just like your VCR.

A DVD Writer/Burner is something you install in your computer.

Interesting, but what's a Pioneer standalone with an NEC Burner installed in place of a dead Pio drive called? A standalone recorder/burner?