I got mine through HSN (Home Shoppimg Network); the brand is CyberHome, a generic Chinese brand, which is of little consequence since all this stuff comes out of China anyway. My impetus was the price- I got it for $239; mainstream brands like Panasonic run at least a hundred more. The thing works like a charm- DVD playback is flawless, and the recording quality puts a VCR to shame, you cannot tell the difference from the original source.