Sort of OT, DVD Recorders? Options

[ChrisFoley]

Anybody have a DVD Recorder for their TV/Home Theater?
My VCR is about done and I'm thinking about going shopping later today.
With the digital camera for in-car video I would love to record direct to DVD instead of having to capture it with my computer first.

[Pnambic]

My father's digital camera records straight to DVD. Little 3 in. DVD's though, but they do play in most all DVD players. Pretty slick, but you can't record over the disks as easily as tape. And the media is more expensive. And the media doesn't hold as much data. The quality is markedly better than either VHS-C or Hi8.

I'm sure there will be some pretty neat breakthroughs once blue-ray is more widely adopted, but for now, its decent.

It sucked earlier this year at my sister's wedding though. My dad bought the camera right before it and hadn't mastered it yet. He bought a 1hr disk and slid it in. He didn't read the small print that said there was 30 minutes on each side. He recorded some time before the wedding and the procession basically until the first side was done and didn't have anyone watching to change sides. My mom and sister were pretty upset.