Page 1 of MICO Espejo R311 DVD Recorder,,Worth getting??

:p I Just seen in my Local JS store this DVD recorder: for £199,00,Tasty price!! VHS can`t last much longer now so Question is,,is This make worth getting?. I am thinking of replacing my JVC video recorder. I already own a Sanyo 5.1 Theater System and a Wharfedale 750 (upstairs) so what I record on the Mico must also play on these DVDs. I am a bit ignorant of all the DVD record formats to be honest, I just know several exist and are not compatible with each other. The Mico I believe is DVDRW and DVDR. Does anyone know of any faults or problems with this unit or any drawbacks? Many thanks.


Now,,that could have had someones eye out!

hi there

i work on electrical at sainsburys and i have to say that the mico recorder is a fine bit of kit, it records in the + format but it will aslo play the - (ram) format too.

hth simon 8)

have a lookse here for some owners opinion`s

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The Warfdale won`t play dvd-r but it will play dvd+r so the Mico should do you fine if this is an absolute requirement.

Thanks for the info, My wife`s old saying,,"You Buy Cheep,You Buy twice" did spring to mind to be honest when I first saw it,,but it seems to be quite a popular choice,,,However, I have now found the Discs to be quite expensive (£9.99 for 3),,,,I think VHS will still be around for a while longer yet if the recording Media does not fall in price as quick as the hardware.

Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their
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However, I have now found the Discs to be quite expensive (£9.99 for 3)

Have a look around the old Internet for blank DVD+R`s or DVD+RW`s. I`ve just bought some DVD+RW`s from http://www.ukdvdr.co.uk. Didn`t see the point in buying DVD+R`s as the price difference is not really that great.

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Get yourself a Panasonic E50 instead.
Not much dearer,better made,more flexible,more functions and it uses -R.
You can get umpteen -R`s for a tenner.
+R will become the betamax of DVD. :p

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Hmm,The Plot thickens,,,just when I thought it was safe to plunge in!,,,I didn`t Know -R and +R were different!,or not compatible,,,,so,,what is Difference between these 2 and what format is actually the Best bet to win the format Wars? ,,,I know VHS pushed out the BETA,,but BETA was much better quality ( the TV industry still use BETA,,so I`m told),,
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Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their
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The whole `format war` thing tends to break out every so often on these threads. The truth is, no-one actually knows which will become the dominant format - if any.

I`ve got a Mico Espejo R311. It records in DVD+R format and all the discs I`ve recorded so far play perfectly on my other two DVD players so I`m happy!

in reply to the very 1st reply, I work in the same branch as simon, he beat me to replying to this, totally right, great machine, had mine a while now, had no probs at all, very happy with it, r.i.p. vhs!!!!