I would recommend the Philips DVDR3435V/37, a unit that can do exactly that. At $250 it's not quite the cheapest on the market, but it is the best buy as far as I am concerned considering the reliability and quality. Aside from that I would like to make two suggestions:
1.) This forum is reserved for forum-related issues, so your question would be best posted in the Home Audio & Video forum.
2.) Typing in all caps is considered shouting and makes it more difficult to read, so try to avoid it in the future.
John
I HAVE JUST GOT A HD TV. I WANT A DVD/VCR UNIT THAT I CAN COPY VCR TO DVD, DOWNLOAD MY CAMCORDER ONTO A CD AND RECORD TV PROGRAMS IF THERE IS SUCH A UNIT. I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT I NEED TO BUY. DON;T WANT TO INVEST A FORTUNE IN A UNIT, BUT WOULD LIKE AS GOOD A UNIT AS I CAN AFFORD. NEED SUGGESTIONS OF UNITS TO RESEARCH. THANK YOU

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