Ellion DVR950C

Advantages: Slim line, attractive design
Disadvantages: Can skip frames even on highest quality

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Advantages: Cheap, looks good physically, simple to operate, easy to make multi-region
Disadvantages: Rotten support for widescreen TVs, can't add or hide chapters, no 3 hour mode, no firmware updates, no Nicam stereo

...This was my second flirtation with a DVD Recorder for my TV. My previous experience was with an Ellion DVR that is also included in my reviews (it was returned for a refund because the tuner was faulty.) I bought the 4KUS DVR-230 from Asda for £99.97. I thought that I was getting a good deal and was spurred on when I read that some magazine had given it four stars and were recommending it. My aims for the DVD recorder were to watch commercial DVDs and to archive programmes from my Fusion FVT100 (a freeview receiver/hard disk recorder) to DVD, also reviewed here. The DVR-230 is a neat unit. It is quite thin at a touch over 50mm. However, it is a full width device at 430mm and won't fit in many VCR type cabinets. It has an amber display with the basic function buttons on the front. Front connections also include phono audio... Read review

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