02-09-2004, 21:06
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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
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02-09-2004, 21:46
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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 
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02-09-2004, 21:49
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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 
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02-09-2004, 21:51
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Re: DVD recorder
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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.
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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.
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02-09-2004, 22:18
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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".......
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02-09-2004, 22:21
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Re: DVD recorder
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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".......
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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....
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02-09-2004, 22:29
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Re: DVD recorder
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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 
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02-09-2004, 22:40
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Re: DVD recorder
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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 |
The liteon 5005 records on +/- r/rw - and cd-r /cd-rw
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02-09-2004, 22:44
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Re: DVD recorder
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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
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02-09-2004, 22:59
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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...
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02-09-2004, 23:00
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Re: DVD recorder
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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
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02-09-2004, 23:03
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Re: DVD recorder
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Originally Posted by paulyoung666
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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...
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02-09-2004, 23:18
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Re: DVD recorder
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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... |
/learning all the time
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02-09-2004, 23:50
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Re: DVD recorder
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
The liteon 5005 records on +/- r/rw - and cd-r /cd-rw |
liteon 5005 
You can also make it region free and disable Macrovision  (info found easily with Google).
Top recorder for the price..........
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05-09-2004, 14:43
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