Page 1 of panasonic E85 or sony rdr-gx700?

i`m between this two recorders. anyone who can help me decide?

The Pioneer 720 is a better bet than either.
But out of the 2 it has to be Panny.Sony HDD models lack important divide feature,and there is little advantage in having + and - on one machine

thanks 4 ur help. i decided to go with the panny but i want to use it for cyprus and here we do not use pal-I. went crazy. dont know what to do.

If you record from an external digital box,either satellite or terrestrial,it won`t matter

i dont understand much about these staff. any way to explain it in simple words? sorry if i ask silly questions. will i be able to record? will the tuner find the chanels?

If you want to use the internal tuner to record your local tv then it won`t work.I think the sound may be absent.If you want to record from a separate digital box then you would connect it via Scart and recording would be fine

Sorry to jump into thread. My shortlist (rough) is something like
Pioneer 720 (£450. over my budget, so 420/520 would be better)
Panasonic E85
JVC DR-MH20

Must haves:- 80GB HDD minimum, multi region, be able to play DVD and record (TV) to HDD at SAME time

Budget. I`m trying to stick not much above £300. The Liteon 5045 is too buggy for my tastes.

Thanks!
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Ian

wellcome! really interested in your q. i would add the toshiba gx32 or smth like that.
anyone to suggest one?

With Richer Sounds offering the 420 for just £299(instore only),but also available in other places below £340,its the one to go for unless you need a DV input (or buy a DVD camera)or outputs for plasma.
The Tosh won`t record NTSC-if thats a requirement