PGH(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 15th December 2003, 02:17
I am after some advice about the most reliable reasonably priced DVD recorder currently on the market that plays all or most of the various disc formats.
I currently have a Philips DVDR70 but am experiencing some problems with it`s reliability and am therefore keen to get some ideas on a replacement before deciding whether to send it back from whence it came!!
I have been looking at a Panasonic machine but am put off by the RAM format which cannot be played on another player. I need to be able to record to a rewriteable disc that can play on other machines as I record a lot of sport that I want to watch on a machine other than that which it would be recorded on.
Cheers
PGH
RE: DVD Recorders Mullti-Format Recommendations
phelings(Elite) posted this on Monday, 15th December 2003, 21:08
Your best option will be one of the new Pioneer range.Reliability is no problem,and the new machines have the updated version of -RW,which allows playback on other machines like +RW,and also offer the Timeslip facility like RAM.The only drawback is no RGB input.If you have Sky+ you can use s-video,but if you have a standard digibox you will be stuck with composite-yuck. Rewritable disc compatibility is one of the(very few) key advantages of DVD+
