Page 1 of Can anyone give me some advise on DVD recorders

im after buying myself a decent DVD recorder which is multiregional and a great buy. I have about £160 or less to buy one with is it possible get a good one that will play almost anything with the amount of cash I have to spend?

Just wait until the new Panasonics come out. Already the King of recorders, the new ones have just about everything. Don`t know price but it`s worth paying a little extra for a whole load more.

What new Panasonics?

one thing to say: DON`T BUY A PHILLIPS!!!

Lite On 5006 should be inside that budget-writes to either of the major DVD formats (+ and - ) and also to CD-r, RGB in and out too. Lots of on line help for this range too as they are very popular machines-lots of firmware upgrades to add even more functionality.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 11th January 2005, 02:17

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What new Panasonics?

The new `Humble Pie` range from Panasonic-unfortunately they`ve been stuck on the docks in Tokyo harbour for the last two years- (i.e. - they`ve missed the boat!! :) )

The Lite On 5006 sounds pretty good with it recording on anything but Ram, is this definately worth investing in or is the quality not great?

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The new `Humble Pie` range from Panasonic-unfortunately they`ve been stuck on the docks in Tokyo harbour for the last two years- (i.e. - they`ve missed the boat!! )
Ouch for Panasonic and ROFL for the rest of us! :D

Jimbo : oÞ

"Making Teenagers depressed is like shooting fish inna barrel"

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one thing to say: DON`T BUY A PHILLIPS!!!

Why not?

Shaz

This item was edited on Tuesday, 11th January 2005, 17:59

£160 is cutting it fine.You would need to go downmarket to Liteon or the supermarket unknowns.
£10 more would get you a Pioneer 220 or Panasonic E55.Another £20 would get it multiregion.The new Panny`s are unknown pricewise and months away,so the Pioneer is your best bet if you can`t wait.
PS-Have a look on Google for Philips dvd recorder problems and see what pops up