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Theodoric · 12-10-2005, 21:03

I have been told that Father Xmas may bring me a DVD recorder if I'm a good boy. We're talking ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£200 max, or a bit more if I grovel.

So, a couple of questions occur to me.

1) An exhaustive googling session has more or less convinced me that I can forget about a recorder with a HDD drive and that I need to look at recording on DVDs. I'm interested at the moment in the Panasonic DMR-ES10 which seems to have received glowing reviews. This recorder can use DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RAM disks. However, only the DVD-RAM has editing options so, would it be possible to edit TV programs recorded on a DVD-RW, eg removing ads, on my PC. Alternatively, if I invested in a single DVD-RAM and edited on disk, could I copy the material in my PC (I believe that my DVD burner can handle DVD-RAMs) and transfer it to a DVD-RW?

2) Even though I have serious doubts about it, Argos do the Goodmans GHDD177DVDR with a 80GB hard disk for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£200. Unfortunately, I can't find an independent review - has anyone? Would I be right in guessing that for that price, you're not likely to get a worthwhile product?

12-10-2005, 21:03	#1
Theodoric Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Posts: 2,974	A couple of DVD recorder questions I have been told that Father Xmas may bring me a DVD recorder if I'm a good boy. We're talking ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£200 max, or a bit more if I grovel. So, a couple of questions occur to me. 1) An exhaustive googling session has more or less convinced me that I can forget about a recorder with a HDD drive and that I need to look at recording on DVDs. I'm interested at the moment in the Panasonic DMR-ES10 which seems to have received glowing reviews. This recorder can use DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RAM disks. However, only the DVD-RAM has editing options so, would it be possible to edit TV programs recorded on a DVD-RW, eg removing ads, on my PC. Alternatively, if I invested in a single DVD-RAM and edited on disk, could I copy the material in my PC (I believe that my DVD burner can handle DVD-RAMs) and transfer it to a DVD-RW? 2) Even though I have serious doubts about it, Argos do the Goodmans GHDD177DVDR with a 80GB hard disk for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£200. Unfortunately, I can't find an independent review - has anyone? Would I be right in guessing that for that price, you're not likely to get a worthwhile product?