The decision to buy technological equipment can be a daunting
             experience for many people. Especially with regard to relatively new
             technologies, many consumers simply don't know where to start in their
             quest for a good piece of equipment, whatever the type. This is certainly
             the case with DVD recorders, which can be complex in design, capability,
             In specific, the three DVD recorders that will be discussed here
             include the Sony RDR-GX7, the Philips DVDR75, and the Panasonic DMR_E50S.
             These three models were chosen both for their relative popularity in sales,
             as well as their relative accessibility.
             According to the Web site, Deal Closet, the Sony RDR-GX7 is an
             excellent DVD recorder. Although it is expensive, compared to the others
             discussed here, the Sony allows for the different writing formats, DVD+RW,
             as well as DVD-R. As far as innovation goes, the Sony RDR-GX7 DVD
             recorder is "the world's first standalone, dual-RW (DVD-R/-RW and
             DVD+R/+RW) home DVD player/recorder" (Amazon.com), and boasts its powerful
             flexibility in its ability to both record and view media from or for other
             machines. Its format versatility gives you nearly complete recording and
             viewing freedom--the flexibility to create or view optical media for or
             from most computer DVD recorders. Further, the machine can accommodate the
             recordable optical formats required by any of your friends and family,
             regardless of their DVD players (though some older players do not play
             In general, the Sony-GX7 is extremely user friendly, and its
             operation is smooth and predictable. Additionally, the Sony's ability to
             record in both formats is particularly useful, especially because in order
             to play the recorded DVD's on other equipment, most DVD's currently need to
             be recorded as a DVD-R. Further, although the model is versatile, the
             reviewers at Deal Closet found that when one uses it to record music
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