VCR DVD Recorder Combo

[Electronic M]

I've got an old Toshiba D-VR6 and have been real pleased with the DVD recorders performance. I don't use the VCR because between NOT being able to record S-VHS(I stopped time shifting in normal VHS years before getting a DVD recorder), and the fact that it is a thrift store find with a lot of dirt inside(I don't want that dirt in my tapes) the VCR in it is far inferior to my 2003 JVC S-VHS-ET VCRs.

Your best bet IMO is to get a DVD recorder, and a macrovision remover and use them with one of those good VCRs you have mentioned in a different post.