DVD Recorders
 

Can anyone help me please. I have recently bought a Panasonic
DVD Recorder but am finding it too complicated after using a Video
Recorder for may years. My husband is away at the moment and
I wondered if a DVD Recorder with hard drive would be any easier
to use? Quite pathetic isn't it!
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Pam Gasson

Pam - what are you finding difficult to use? I've just replaced by video
with a DVD recorder.


"Pam Gasson" wrote in message
...

Can anyone help me please. I have recently bought a Panasonic
DVD Recorder but am finding it too complicated after using a Video
Recorder for may years. My husband is away at the moment and
I wondered if a DVD Recorder with hard drive would be any easier
to use? Quite pathetic isn't it!
--
Pam Gasson

In uk.media.tv.sky on Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Alan wrote :

Pam - what are you finding difficult to use? I've just replaced by video
with a DVD recorder.

Me2!

Must admit it's takes a bit of getting used to - might be worth asking
on uk.media.dvd for help.
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Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

Alan
Thank you for your reply. Firstly the fast forward is so slow,you have
to
sit there with your finger on the button or else it stops, it takes
ages.
If you have been watching and programme and leave it half way
through, if you take out the D.V.D. until you want to see it again it
goes back to the beginning. and you have to fast forward to where you
left it. If you do not take it out but switch the set off at night it
goes
back to the beginning, and also if you want to record using Video Plus+
this is another complicated procedure.
I have stopped using it now and gone back to my video recorder,
I know recording with the video the picture quality is not so good as
a D.V.D. But it is much quicker.

Pam
Pam - what are you finding difficult to use? I've just replaced by video
with a DVD recorder.


"Pam Gasson" wrote in message
.. .

Can anyone help me please. I have recently bought a Panasonic
DVD Recorder but am finding it too complicated after using a Video
Recorder for may years. My husband is away at the moment and
I wondered if a DVD Recorder with hard drive would be any easier
to use? Quite pathetic isn't it!
--
Pam Gasson




--
Pam Gasson

Pam Gasson wrote:

Alan
Thank you for your reply. Firstly the fast forward is so slow,you have to
sit there with your finger on the button or else it stops, it takes ages.

On the DVD recorder I have, pressing FF once switches from normal speed
to 4*speed, pressing a second time takes it to 8*speed, and a third time
takes it to 32*speed. Might be worth checking if yours does something
similar?

Also if you want to forward more than say 5 minutes, then you should be
using a different button that forwards the track.

Let me explain, say you record a program for 30minutes, it'll actually be
recorded in six 5minute "chunks", therefore if you only watched half the
program then forward 3 tracks. then use the fast-forward to get to your
exact location.

Please note mine records in 5 minute "chunks" - this is changable, your's
may use a different time period.


"Alastair Meiklejohn" wrote in
message ...
Pam Gasson wrote:

Alan
Thank you for your reply. Firstly the fast forward is so slow,you have to
sit there with your finger on the button or else it stops, it takes ages.

On the DVD recorder I have, pressing FF once switches from normal speed to
4*speed, pressing a second time takes it to 8*speed, and a third time
takes it to 32*speed. Might be worth checking if yours does something
similar?

Thus spaketh Alan:
Also if you want to forward more than say 5 minutes, then you should
be using a different button that forwards the track.

Let me explain, say you record a program for 30minutes, it'll
actually be recorded in six 5minute "chunks", therefore if you only
watched half the program then forward 3 tracks. then use the
fast-forward to get to your exact location.

Please note mine records in 5 minute "chunks" - this is changable,
your's may use a different time period.


"Alastair Meiklejohn" wrote in
message ...
Pam Gasson wrote:

Alan
Thank you for your reply. Firstly the fast forward is so slow,you
have to sit there with your finger on the button or else it stops,
it takes ages.

On the DVD recorder I have, pressing FF once switches from normal
speed to 4*speed, pressing a second time takes it to 8*speed, and a
third time takes it to 32*speed. Might be worth checking if yours
does something similar?

Yes the Panasonic is similar, I have two, find them pretty easy to use after
the first five minutes getting used to it.

The FF button you press it once it forwards double speed, press again and it
is faster, press again and faster still, and so on and so on, until if jumps
almost as fast as chapter skip.

You should use the Skip button if you want to skip large chunks.

I couldn't go back to VHS now.

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