Sis, I love bargain electronics (like vcr's etc.) and I bought myself a DVD recorder which retails for over a $100 retail for $5.35! I don't know if you have these stores in NZ, but I bought it at a Goodwill store which resales used donated merchandise. It works perfectly and I can take my old vcr tapes and preserve them on DVD's It's also a good DVD player. I love it!