I decide to replace my VCR before it gave up the ghost and decided a HDD/DVD recorder was the way to go.
This one was the right price, and in my opinion looks quite nice - I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but personally I like clean lines when everything is switched off - with only the clock showing in Off (Standby) mode With the option of saving recordings from hard drive to DVD the 80G drive does not seem too small - especially when over 30 hours can be saved in standard play mode.
Within 10 minutes of unpacking the unit it was installed and making its first test recording - this includes tuning the channels, a doddle with auto tune, and waiting what seemed like an age for the DVD to load. Picture quality was considerably better than my VCR, which is only about 4 years old.
A minor inconvenience I have found is that videoplus+ recordings don't all automatically have the channel number (Normally this is a problem caused by the channel order being wrong), but since I only use it as a quick way of populating timer recordings before manually tweaking them it doesn't really bother me. I may look into it, or not.
I haven't yet played with all the functions and inputs, there are enough to keep me interested for weeks to come.
As the title says, a simple replacement for a VCR, but it can do much more.
over 30 hours can be saved in standard play mode ---Can you save 30 hours on just one disc you have recorded on. Is this standard discs or similar to long play. Sorry but I have never seen or used one so it is best to assume the reader knows nothing about it and is looking to make an informed purchase decision. Should you update, please let me know and I will happily rerate.
MAFARRIMOND 17.04.2006 21:37
A good first review. WElcome to Ciao. Maureen
FoxFlame 17.04.2006 16:32
Same as this other guys ;) Welcome! and I'm happy to rerate if you wish! :) .fox.
Apr 17th, 2006
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