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Can someone recomend a good DVD recorder please? Or if not what to look for and what to avoid when trying to find one?
It's all a bit beyond me!
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Are you not going to wait to see who wins the next gen battle?
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Like I said it's a bit beyond me!!!
What's the next gen battle?
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have a look its like the old VHS Betamax video battle
If you are planning to buy a unit that will last you a while I would wait. there are a lot of cheap dvd recorders now though
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I didnt want to wait any longer so I bought myself a Philips DVD player/Recorder model no 3380 and I am very happy with it . i bought it from Play.com for £114.00 including delivery which was at the time some £15.00 cheaper then other shops .
You can record onto dvd RW over and over again and you could record upto 6 hours on a disk or 1 hour at its very highest quality setting and it has a stack of options as well ie video plus etc , it sets up okay and records programes in very good quality , The only down side is the handset is a bit naf to use but it does have one touch record button .
It depends on a lot of things that are your preferences ie dvd disks are cheap and you can play the recordings on other DVD players or PC'S or you might like the idea of recording onto a hard drive then you should look more into other options .
I like it and Its tidy under the TV unit as I only have the sky box and the DVD recorder .You could check out Play.com to see if they still stock it ...Good Luck .
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I didnt want to wait any longer so I bought myself a Philips DVD player/Recorder model no 3380 and I am very happy with it . i bought it from Play.com for £114.00 including delivery which was at the time some £15.00 cheaper then other shops .
You can record onto dvd RW over and over again and you could record upto 6 hours on a disk or 1 hour at its very highest quality setting and it has a stack of options as well ie video plus etc , it sets up okay and records programes in very good quality , The only down side is the handset is a bit naf to use but it does have one touch record button .
It depends on a lot of things that are your preferences ie dvd disks are cheap and you can play the recordings on other DVD players or PC'S or you might like the idea of recording onto a hard drive then you should look more into other options .
I like it and Its tidy under the TV unit as I only have the sky box and the DVD recorder .You could check out Play.com to see if they still stock it ...Good Luck .
Found the same Philips model on Amazon for £102.01 inc delivery, seems a good spec. see
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Thankyou to all of you!
I am liking the idea of recording to a Hard Disk....
What is the best way to record from Sky+ to DVD (this is the main reason for buying the DVD Recorder!! (Sky+ is full of Rainbow and Button Moon.....recorded by my daughter.....honest!! )
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The "next-gen" battle is a long way off from affecting dvd recording.
At the moment there is only a limited amount of material available to buy and players are around £400-£600. No sign of recorders as far as i know.
You are more than safe enough to buy a dvd-recorder - if you already have sky+ then not much point in getting one with a hard-drive just to save certain things. If you don't have sky plus then getting one with a hard-drive would allow you to use it more a PVR as well.
As for which ones im not sure - personally i would stay away from ones which restrict you to using one type of disk.
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I would strongly recommend a Panasonic. Slightly more expensive but much more reliable and highly regarded. Also DVD-RAM allows for some cool editing features and more longevity for the discs.
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I would strongly recommend a Panasonic. Slightly more expensive but much more reliable and highly regarded. Also DVD-RAM allows for some cool editing features and more longevity for the discs.
Thanks for this, do you recommend any models? or size of hard disk please?
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panasonic is the one to buy. I bought one a year ago for £120 no hard dick but that don't matter. You can record up to 8 hours I think on re-writable disks and also use the faboulous dvd-ram format, re-recordable as well. With dvd-ram you can start recording a program, go and do something, then come back and watch the program being recorded from start, whilest it is still recording the rest of the program for you. How cool is that for a £120 dvd recorder.
Joe
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I would definitely go the route of a combined hard disk/DVD recorder. I have LiteOn 5025, and very pleased with it I am too. It's so convenient, not having to bother with a set of VHS tapes or mess around with loading DVDs. The best feature is the ability to start recording a programme, then you can start to play/watch it while it is recording ahead of you. This means you can flash through the ads, or not have to wait for the end of a programme before you start watching. And of course you can copy to/from the in-built DVD player as well if you want.
No problems with it at all, except it can be a bit more sensitive than my old DVD player when it comes to playing my sons' DVDs which are slightly marked, and refuse to play them. It would be handy to be able to record two programmes at once, and it would be nice to be able to record a programme and watch a different recording at the same time, but you can't. You can get these features on pricier machines but overall, I am delighted with my LiteOn and I think I got a bargain at £150, and it was down to £130 when I last looked in Currys.
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panasonic is the one to buy. I bought one a year ago for £120 no hard dick but that don't matter. You can record up to 8 hours I think on re-writable disks and also use the faboulous dvd-ram format, re-recordable as well. With dvd-ram you can start recording a program, go and do something, then come back and watch the program being recorded from start, whilest it is still recording the rest of the program for you. How cool is that for a £120 dvd recorder.
Joe
That is brilliant!
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panasonic is the one to buy. I bought one a year ago for £120 no hard dick but that don't matter.
Speak for yourself!
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Thanks for this, do you recommend any models? or size of hard disk please?
All Panasonics come with the basic DVD recording facility and the extras (that will decide the price and exact model) will depend on your needs.
1) some have more compatibility with other re-recordable discs (like DVD-RW or DVD+RW). you'd only need this if you are planning on viewing the recordings on other machines that do not support RAM (most panasonic DVD players do, even the old ones.) and then re-recording on the same discs. All Panasonic recorders however (that I've seen) support DVD-R which would play on other machines but is not re-recordable (so excellent for archiving stuff).
2) some have built in freeview tuners (i.e you can watch digital free to view channels without the need for a freeview box). It could also help if you want to watch one channel on your own box and record another channel from the DVD's own digital tuner.
3) Most would have a firewire link to record directly from digital camcorders without any loss of picture quality.
4) Hard disc sizes vary and you should choose depending on the length of recordings you'd want to make (you'll be able to find exact durations with the specifications of the machines from panasonic's website). Remember that you'll be able to move recordings that you want to keep onto DVDs for longer-term archiving (and therefore emptying you hard drive for more recordings).
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Here is an example of a good all-round machine.
But as I said you'd need to find one that is suitable for your needs.
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Anybody know the cheapest DVD RECORDER WITH HARD DRIVE AND DIVX?
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Anybody know the cheapest DVD RECORDER WITH HARD DRIVE AND DIVX?
Cheapest is not always cheap... if you know what I mean especially when it comes to these things. You can probably find out from kelkoo or pricerunner though.
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With the Panasonic, can you record from SKY box to HDD & will it allow you to pause & catch-up?
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With the Panasonic, can you record from SKY box to HDD & will it allow you to pause & catch-up?
Yes you can do both.