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I have had huge problems with DVD recorders that I have bought recently. In the last four weeks I have tried Digilogic, Goodmans and now a Bush DVR3006 - all seem to run the same blasted software which is dismal. I`ve a number of home vids I want to transfer - I didn`t buy a big expensive one because that`s the main job I wanted to do. So I set it up, amend the record quality to LP which should allow three hours on one disc - the quality on the original isn`t that great so I didn`t mind the slightly reduced quality - it records for about 5 minutes then stops for no apparent reason. Nothing I try seems to work. Same thing if I use it in place of a VCR to record an evening`s viewing when I`m out. Anything more than 2 hours seems to throw it completely. I`ve ruined that many discs I`m all coastered out.

Can anyone offer me any suggestions before I give up completely and go back to my creaky old video recorder which never lets me down

Hi Nikki D,

Have a look at Trading, I have a very nice Philips ( not everyones fav ) HDD&DVD Player/Recorder for sale, it`s the DVDR3300H model, with 80Gb/130Hrs recording, you can record from hard disk to dvd.

Cheers, Mick.

I`m not really interested in having one with a hard drive to be honest. I didn`t want to spend that sort of money. Am I mad to think that a machine should `do what it says on the tin`???

I`ve had this one since Christmas before last, had no trouble with it, but the one I wanted was out of my price range, so saved up and got what I wanted which is the Panny DMR-EX85, so this one is surplus to requirments, no marks or scratches, only want about £90, for a good home plus P/P.

Cheers Mick,

Thanks for your offer - it`s worth considering however I still feel hugely aggrieved that having forked out good money in good faith the wretched things still won`t work. I managed to record 2.5 hours last night - more than I have before but I still can`t get it to do three hours when recording in LP. It should - if I`m reading it right - do 3 hrs on LP, 4 on EP and 5 I think on SLP which I wouldn`t use anyway.


What annoys me more is the supercilious attitude of the `helpline` body I spoke to yesterday. Not HELPFUL at all. All he could say was to return the thing but since I`ve no real faith another one wouldn`t have the same fault I`m not inclined to go trotting back yet again.

I think I`m going to go back to my old reliable video.

In the last four weeks I have tried Digilogic, Goodmans and now a Bush........Philips In the last four weeks I have tried Digilogic, Goodmans and now a Bush........Philips In the last four weeks I have tried Digilogic, Goodmans and now a Bush........Philips In the last four weeks I have tried Digilogic, Goodmans and now a Bush........Philips


You have your answer in the first sentence. AVOID like the devil..philips as well.

You can get an extremely reliable Panasonic for less than £100-00. This has a 4 hour LP mode that is extremely high in quality. Much higher than any other make.


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That`s it! The wretched thing is in the car boot ready to go back to the shop. I set it to record three items this week off the telly for later viewing - completely failed to record any of them. Plus I still cannot get it to record anything over two hours. A complete waste of time and money.

Unfortunately we are not blessed with any number of electrical stores in Peterborough - one or two perhaps but they all seem to stock the same old rubbish so we are thrown onto the mercy of supermarket electricals. I`ve never had any problems before but this has driven me right up the wall. I did consider a Phillips which they had in for £129 but that seems to have been rubbished. So I`ve no idea what to go for now.

What got me was the attitude of the beggar on the Bush `helpline` he really couldn`t have given a monkeys - told me to take it back to the shop so that`s precisely what I shall do.

With that in mind what`s the opinon of the Samsung DVD-R130?

This item was edited on Friday, 16th February 2007, 14:46

PANASONIC. The best & most reliable there is. Don`t waste more time & money. PANASONIC.

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