V+ DVD Recorder

spankysmagicpian · 03-04-2011, 23:13

I know I am a little late joining the party re: DVD Recorders but I would like to buy one so I can archive programmes from my V+. Can anyone recommend which one to go for?

I was going to go for a Toshiba but it seems it's a nightmare to set up for recording from an external source. TIA

admars · 03-04-2011, 23:17

I have a Panasonic, have had for years and have been happy with it. Mine had a hard drive as well, which is handy so you can edit out adverts etc.

Recording from external source should be more or less the same for all, set it to av1/av2 depending on which scart socket is connected to scart socket on V+ box and that's it.

you can use the functionality on V+ box to output to recorder and follow the prompts.

04-04-2011, 00:14

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Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian

I know I am a little late joining the party re: DVD Recorders but I would like to buy one so I can archive programmes from my V+. Can anyone recommend which one to go for?

I was going to go for a Toshiba but it seems it's a nightmare to set up for recording from an external source. TIA

There is a question you have to ask yourself do you want to edit out the adverts of your recordings? If the answer is yes get a hard drive/DVD recorder, copy your recordings to the hard drive side, delete the adverts then send your edited recordings to the DVD side like I used to!

redfazer · 04-04-2011, 00:27

Panasonic seem to be building the better ones at the moment. Have had one for years and they are pretty good at upscaling non-HD material (as long as you use an HDMI cable between tv and recorder).

spankysmagicpian · 04-04-2011, 01:33

Cheers Guys! I shall go for Panasonic then - same as my TV.
I didn't think about the HD for editing adverts out. Good plan!

ToTP on DVD, here I come!!!

macguru32 · 04-04-2011, 13:44

Slightly off topic I know but can anyone confirm the archiving from TiVo to DVD situation for me? There have been many conflicting posts on this.
From what I understand the TiVo scart output can be used to send data to a DVD recorder but it can only be used during realtime playback on the TiVo, so in effect there is no 'archive' option like on the V+HD boxes?
Correct?

nodrogd · 04-04-2011, 23:43

Realtime playback has to be used anyway, it's just that the V+ has the option of doing this through the VCR scart while using the HDMI output for something else.

MrGiles2 · 07-04-2011, 16:18

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Originally Posted by mlayzell

There is a question you have to ask yourself do you want to edit out the adverts of your recordings? If the answer is yes get a hard drive/DVD recorder, copy your recordings to the hard drive side, delete the adverts then send your edited recordings to the DVD side like I used to!

That is a great facility to use. I have two DVD recorders, Panasonic and Toshiba, and both have editing facilities which I use to cut out the adverts. Funny thing though, there is a slight pause where the cut begins. Does your Recorder do that I wonder?

07-04-2011, 23:03

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Originally Posted by MrGiles2

That is a great facility to use. I have two DVD recorders, Panasonic and Toshiba, and both have editing facilities which I use to cut out the adverts. Funny thing though, there is a slight pause where the cut begins. Does your Recorder do that I wonder?

Same in my case, the best possible edit is just before the recorded programme goes to an advert break if it fades to black (less used now as it jump cuts straight to sponsor insert) for a few frames on the original broadcast, this will allows you to hide the edited cut!

_wtf_ · 08-04-2011, 13:28

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