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dilli-theclaw 02-09-2004 21:06
DVD recorder
 
Which one should I get?

A Philips DVDR70

A Liteon 5005

A Liteon 5001

An Ellion DVR 900A

Doesn anyone have any experience with these?

Or any other suggestions? - (I want cheap :) - the above top price is £180 which is about my top limit)

I also read somewhere I can't record films/programs from my sky digi box (not pay per view) is this true?

Anyway your thoughts and suggestions would be most welcome....

Thanks in advance :)

MikeyB 02-09-2004 21:46
Re: DVD recorder
 
Hiya,

I can't give no advice on which DVD recorder to get, but you are correct about the pay per view films from Sky.

You cannot record* the Box Office movies because they are broadcast with Macrovision protection, the same as you get on bought Videos & DVDs.

*unless you buy some gadget to overcome this, not that I'd know anything about it :rolleyes:

homealone 02-09-2004 21:49
Re: DVD recorder
 
no idea, sorry, Dilli - I'm still getting to grips with my new DVD writer & use my 'All in Wonder' to capture TV - but will bump the thread for you

<edit> - unless MikeyB gets in first, of course :D

dilli-theclaw 02-09-2004 21:51
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeyB
You cannot record* the Box Office movies because they are broadcast with Macrovision protection, the same as you get on bought Videos & DVDs.
It's not the box office stuff I'm worried about to be honest, as long as I can tape ordinary stuff and skymoves that'll be fine.

Sipowicz 02-09-2004 22:18
Re: DVD recorder
 
I have the Lite-on (I thinks its the 5001 - £149 from Curry's) I have used their CD/DVD writers in the past without problems. I got it to replace the VCR (we hardly ever used it!) and thought that I would make use of the DVD recorder. I have used it in anger 3 or 4 times in 2 months, the recordings made so far have been ok, but they are not "keepers".......

dilli-theclaw 02-09-2004 22:21
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sipowicz
I have the Lite-on (I thinks its the 5001 - £149 from Curry's) I have used their CD/DVD writers in the past without problems. I got it to replace the VCR (we hardly ever used it!) and thought that I would make use of the DVD recorder. I have used it in anger 3 or 4 times in 2 months, the recordings made so far have been ok, but they are not "keepers".......
Can you record from sky (if you have sky :)) movies?

I have a liteon dvd burner in my system :)

The liteon 5005 (the next one up) can record on dvd +/- r/rw and cd's....

paulyoung666 02-09-2004 22:29
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
Can you record from sky (if you have sky :)) movies?

I have a liteon dvd burner in my system :)

The liteon 5005 (the next one up) can record on dvd +/- r/rw and cd's....

sky movies you can record , sky ppv you cannot :( , make sure you find out if the dvd recorder is +/- , a lot of the cheaper ones are + only which kinda limits you i reckon :disturbd:

dilli-theclaw 02-09-2004 22:40
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulyoung666
sky movies you can record , sky ppv you cannot :( , make sure you find out if the dvd recorder is +/- , a lot of the cheaper ones are + only which kinda limits you i reckon :disturbd:
The liteon 5005 records on +/- r/rw - and cd-r /cd-rw :)

paulyoung666 02-09-2004 22:44
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
The liteon 5005 records on +/- r/rw - and cd-r /cd-rw :)


sorted then , you were one step ahead of me :D :D :D :D

dilli-theclaw 02-09-2004 22:59
Re: DVD recorder
 
Yes I COULD have an all in wonder card;) but I can't be hassled with setting a pc up next to the hi fi unit - and I have to replace the dvd player anyway... :)

paulyoung666 02-09-2004 23:00
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
Yes I COULD have an all in wonder card;) but I can't be hassled with setting a pc up next to the hi fi unit - and I have to replace the dvd player anyway... :)
fair enough it was just a thought :( :D :D :D

dilli-theclaw 02-09-2004 23:03
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulyoung666
fair enough it was just a thought :( :D :D :D
It is actually a good thought - I have a tv card in my fileserver up here :)

Which is what I use to vhs>PC>dvd at the moment...:D

homealone 02-09-2004 23:18
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
It is actually a good thought - I have a tv card in my fileserver up here :)

Which is what I use to vhs>PC>dvd at the moment...:D
:cool:

/learning all the time ;)

purenuman 02-09-2004 23:50
Re: DVD recorder
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
The liteon 5005 records on +/- r/rw - and cd-r /cd-rw :)
liteon 5005 :tu:

You can also make it region free and disable Macrovision :angel: (info found easily with Google).

Top recorder for the price..........

purenuman 05-09-2004 14:43
Re: DVD recorder
 
Some 5005's

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MESE:IT

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW


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