What is the best DVD recording medium?

Record on DVD-R for inexpensive one time recordings. Record on DVD-RAM discs if you need to re-record material. DVD-R discs manufactured by Maxell, TDK, Apple, and Sony have the lowest data error rates and best quality control. DO NOT get sucked into buying "unbranded" low-cost DVD-R discs. They are generally of poor quality and the recordings - those that actually work - show it.
ALWAYS record at the one or two hour record speeds. Recording DVDs at slower recording time speeds will yield discs which are generally unplayable on most DVD players.

Hope I don't hijack your thread, but I was curious: can you use a DVD burner to record programs you've saved on a TiVo? You can transfer those programs to a VCR, but obviously transferring the Dolby 5.1 programs or movies directly to a DVD-R would be SO much better! I'm sure there's a preventive mechanism, but wondered if you knew for sure?
Thanks.

I don't see why you can't and in fact Panasonic just came out with a unit that has replay built in.

I don't see why you can't and in fact Panasonic just came out with a unit that has replay built in.

That's good news, I guess, considering all of the copy-protection going on with music recordings. But I can't believe the networks would allow me to record all of the upcoming 6 Feet Under, Season 3, shows on Tivo or Replay, and then burn my own DVD set of the season, when they carefully time and place their own DVD set on the market for premium dollars ($100 list for the upcoming DVD set of Season 2). Are there any types of program material you CANNOT dub onto a DVR recorder like your Panasonic? For instance, can you dub other DVDs? What are you planning to use your Panasonic for? Also, do the DVD-R blanks hold a lot of hours of content?