No more rewinding or fast forwarding to your bes bit in the movie, a click of the remote and your there instantly.
Look for DVD-RAM for the lastest developments in DVD Recording technology, these are more advanced than standard DVD recorders.
Most new blank DVDs will need preparing by your DVD Recorder before you can record onto it. This usually only takes a minute or so. DVD-RAMs dont need this doing though.
The operation noise of a DVD recorder is considerably less than a standard video recorder. There is usually only one silent motor spinning the disc.
A program copied onto a DVD wont fade or loose quality over time, no matter how many times it has been viewed.
Most DVD recoders uses a format called either PLUS or MINUS, all you need to worry about is that you buy they right DVDs for you format.
Pausing images or running them in slow motion provides a superior quality when compared to a standard video recorder.