Editorial Review:

Item Description:
GoVideo R6740 DVD Recorder and Player Included Accessories: 1 blank DVD disc, Full function remote control with batteries, RF cable (3 ft), A/V Cable (3 ft), User Manual. Record TV broadcasts on DVD - Built-in tuner connects directly to your cable or antenna (RF). Record to DVD+R & DVD+RW discs - 5 record-quality settings - 1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hour, 4 hour, and 6 hour. Schedule as many as 5 recordings up to a year in advance with Timer Record Disc Edit Functions (+RW Discs Only) - Whole disc erasing, Last title delete, Disc overwrite protection Versatile Entertainment - Plays DVDs, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Music CDs, MP3 audio and JPEG image files on CD-R/RW. GoVideo White Glove Customer Care GoVideo USA Warranty - 90 days labor, 1 year parts Unit Size - Size - 16.5? x 2.6? x 10.6? / Weight - 8 pounds.

Amazon.com Item Description:
GoVideo's R6740 DVD recorder lets you easily record your favorite television shows and treasured home videos to high-quality, long-lasting DVD+R (write-once) and DVD+RW (rewriteable) discs. The recorder's built-in NTSC TV tuner and onscreen user interface permits up to 5 timer recordings over a full year, with 4 recording speeds providing between 1 and 6 hours of content on each DVD disc. The R6740's high-quality recordings and easy operation make it a perfect replacement for the traditional VCR.

The R6740's versatile playback features include progressive-scan video outputs and support for recordable CDs filled with MP3 audio files and JPEG images. A variety of video and audio inputs--including front-panel connections for fast, temporary hookups--grant connection to virtually all televisions and home theater components. An easy-to-use full-function remote control commands all the action.

The R6740 features an integrated EZ-Guide feature that helps simplify DVD recording by walking you step-by-step through recording a variety of content to DVD. An intuitive sequence of questions and instructions appear onscreen to guide users from start to finish through the recording process. The R6740 also comes with GoVideo's innovative AutoPlay feature, designed to skips ads, trailers, and menus, jumping right to the start of your movie. Simply place the disc in the tray, press the play key, and the movie starts without interruption.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of 'someday,' the R6740 stands ready to deliver the full playback potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

When recording, the unit automatically creates a new disc title every time you start a new recording. You can then add chapters to these recordings manually or have them automatically inserted at 5-minute intervals (up to 30 minutes).

Connections include a pair of composite- and S-video inputs, an RF antenna input, and an IEEE 1394 DV (digital video) input for a direct, high-quality connection with a digital camcorder. Front-panel inputs (including the DV input) foster easy hookups with camcorders and other video components.

DVD+RW discs require no finalizing: you can record, eject, and play them with minimal fuss, thanks to 'background formatting.' This feature, which lowers total burning time, is an advantage over the 'dash' formats. Other DVD+RW advantages include on-disc content editing and multisession writing. And, through DVD+RW and DVD+R's compatibility with most existing DVD players, they're a great way for you to share your special memories with family and friends.

To help you navigate the transition from VCR to DVD recording, GoVideo's 'white-glove customer care' includes free telephone assistance in making your first recording, should you need it.

What's in the Box
DVD player/recorder, a blank DVD+RW disc, a full-function remote control, remote batteries, an RF coaxial audio/video cable (three feet), a stereo analog audio/composite-video interconnect, a quick-reference guide, warranty card, and a user's manual.

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Rating: - * GO VIDEO - WORST COMPANY I'VE EVER DEALT WITH ...
I bought a unit from GO Video and experienced horrors with their customer service as mentioned in other reviews.

My unit came without any of the accessories and after 6 weeks of talking to more than a half dozen people (with more runaround than you can even begin to imagine) at go video, I still have a unit that will not work.

avoid this manufacturer!!

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Rating: - * Great Unit, definetly a best buy ...
I had a expensive Philips DVDR 75 and it was a horrible experience, i spend around 100 dollars in damaged dvd's, called support and they charged me (Philips) more for the repair than the actual cost of the unit.
So i decided to buy a new one, this new GoVideo rocks, it is simple to use, great performance, menus and the quality is great.
I should have bought this unit 2 years ago, so it would have saved me time, money and some sleep.

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Rating: - * DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT! ...
One star is too high of a rating for this product. This unit was used approximately 4.5 hours per week, total viewing and recording time. After 14 months the unit died, two months past the warranty period. Its junk!

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Rating: - * Very poor product - DON'T BUY ...
Since purchasing R6740 from HSN, my unit has been returned to GoVideo 4 times. You would think that a brand new unit being return within the first 30 days with a problem would be replaced with a new unit, NOT, they replaced with refurbised units. One unit was so used that the buttons were worn. R6740 was a huge mistake. Compatability issues, failed recordings, not able to erase and reuse a RW disc. Problems go on and on and on. Money wasted!!!!

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Rating: - * Not Recommended ...
This Go Video recorder has been nothing but problems for me. It has already been replaced twice in less than six months by the store I purchased it at because it stopped working. The TV Tuner went out on the first two, and now, one month after getting the third one as a replacement, the Tuner has stopped working again. On top of that, when I try to record from any source I now get a clicking noise along with a "preparing DVD" message on screen that never goes away. I'm through with Go Video products. If I get another DVD recorder it will be another brand, but I'll read the reviews first.