When recording SawIII .. fully ; using anydvd(latest ver) and another brand of recording program, it would only allow a very low %, about 5%, and the prog would sit idle.. as the time counter would increase. The only way I could record was to do movie only. During playback, there are 2 spots that pause just for a split second and then continue playing.... It does seem quite odd that the recording programs will only read to a certain point.. The original disk is perfectly clean and clear .....