Reading this thread just cements my thoughts to never waste my time with a set top box DVD Recorder. Just plug the VCR into your computer rip it, burn it and have WAY more options than you could ever have with a set top box.

Also in a computer you can burn at any speed you want. So if it's a 16X disc you can burn at 1X, 2X, 4X, all the way up to 16X, if your burner can do 16X that is.