Which DVD Recorder?
 

I've just ordered a Sony Bravia TV, 26", and want to replace my old
Panasonic DVD recorder with a more up to date one. Is there a
particularly recommended one in the £300 price range or lower?

Rosie

Which DVD Recorder?
 

Thus spaketh Rosie:
I've just ordered a Sony Bravia TV, 26", and want to replace my old
Panasonic DVD recorder with a more up to date one. Is there a
particularly recommended one in the £300 price range or lower?

Rosie


Which model Panasonic do you have?

If it was some of the first ones, then they were well built, I'd keep
with that one until it fails and beyond economical repair. In fact with
any of the Panasonics I'd keep them until they fail beyond repair.

Which DVD Recorder?
 

In article ,
Rosie wrote:
I've just ordered a Sony Bravia TV, 26", and want to replace my old
Panasonic DVD recorder with a more up to date one. Is there a
particularly recommended one in the £300 price range or lower?

You can get the DMR-EX75 for less than 300 online (e.g. Amazon).
That's the one with a digital tuner and 160GB hard disk.

-- Richard
--
"Consideration shall be given to the need for as many as 32 characters
in some alphabets" - X3.4, 1963.

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Rosie wrote:
I've just ordered a Sony Bravia TV, 26", and want to replace my old
Panasonic DVD recorder with a more up to date one. Is there a
particularly recommended one in the £300 price range or lower?

Rosie

I think the best two models around at the moment are the Sony HXD860 and
Panasonic EX75. My brother has one and my mother has the other so I've had
experience with both machines. Press reviews and user reviews are also very
positive.

The Sony is available for around 310.00 (Amazon) and the Panasonic for
around 290.00 from a variety of sources.

Both have HDMI output (good for high definition screens), 160 gb hard drive
(comfortable size), plus a built in freeview tuner.

For me the Sony just tips the balance because it can also play back Divx
files - useful if you download films from the net, also it allows the user
to set a default 'pad' time to all timer recordings so that the ends of
programmes are not missed. The Panasonic also allows this but you have to do
it for each recording rather than having it as a default.

Finally the Sony also has a 'series link' facility, enabling an entire
series to be recorded from just one timer setting. The facility is only
available on BBC channels at the moment but more will follow.

Both machines are quiet too and can play back a variety of disc types. They
both incorporate 'trick play' (playback a programme whilst recording
another, playback the beginning of a recording whilst still recording,
playback a DVD whilst recording to hard drive etc). You won't go wrong with
either model in my opinion.

Which DVD Recorder?
 

Vaughan wrote:
Rosie wrote:
I've just ordered a Sony Bravia TV, 26", and want to replace my old
Panasonic DVD recorder with a more up to date one. Is there a
particularly recommended one in the £300 price range or lower?

Rosie

I think the best two models around at the moment are the Sony HXD860
and Panasonic EX75. My brother has one and my mother has the other so
I've had experience with both machines. Press reviews and user
reviews are also very positive.

The Sony is available for around 310.00 (Amazon) and the Panasonic for
around 290.00 from a variety of sources.

Both have HDMI output (good for high definition screens), 160 gb hard
drive (comfortable size), plus a built in freeview tuner.

For me the Sony just tips the balance because it can also play back
Divx files - useful if you download films from the net, also it
allows the user to set a default 'pad' time to all timer recordings
so that the ends of programmes are not missed. The Panasonic also
allows this but you have to do it for each recording rather than
having it as a default.

Finally the Sony also has a 'series link' facility, enabling an entire
series to be recorded from just one timer setting. The facility is
only available on BBC channels at the moment but more will follow.

Both machines are quiet too and can play back a variety of disc
types. They both incorporate 'trick play' (playback a programme
whilst recording another, playback the beginning of a recording
whilst still recording, playback a DVD whilst recording to hard drive
etc). You won't go wrong with either model in my opinion.

I know the Panasonic has a IEEE1394 socket for a DV camcorder, does the Sony
have this? As others have said, if your old Panny's still working why
change?

Which DVD Recorder?
 

Adrian A wrote:
Vaughan wrote:
Rosie wrote:
I've just ordered a Sony Bravia TV, 26", and want to replace my old
Panasonic DVD recorder with a more up to date one. Is there a
particularly recommended one in the £300 price range or lower?

Rosie

I think the best two models around at the moment are the Sony HXD860
and Panasonic EX75. My brother has one and my mother has the other so
I've had experience with both machines. Press reviews and user
reviews are also very positive.

The Sony is available for around 310.00 (Amazon) and the Panasonic
for around 290.00 from a variety of sources.

Both have HDMI output (good for high definition screens), 160 gb hard
drive (comfortable size), plus a built in freeview tuner.

For me the Sony just tips the balance because it can also play back
Divx files - useful if you download films from the net, also it
allows the user to set a default 'pad' time to all timer recordings
so that the ends of programmes are not missed. The Panasonic also
allows this but you have to do it for each recording rather than
having it as a default.

Finally the Sony also has a 'series link' facility, enabling an
entire series to be recorded from just one timer setting. The
facility is only available on BBC channels at the moment but more
will follow.

Both machines are quiet too and can play back a variety of disc
types. They both incorporate 'trick play' (playback a programme
whilst recording another, playback the beginning of a recording
whilst still recording, playback a DVD whilst recording to hard drive
etc). You won't go wrong with either model in my opinion.

I know the Panasonic has a IEEE1394 socket for a DV camcorder, does
the Sony have this? As others have said, if your old Panny's still
working why change?

Yes, the Sony has DV input too.

Perhaps the OP wants a recorder with a hard drive and built in Freeview? If
her Panny is fairly old, chances are it doesn't have that.

Which DVD Recorder?
 

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:41:21 GMT, "Vaughan"
wrote:

Adrian A wrote:
Vaughan wrote:
Rosie wrote:
I've just ordered a Sony Bravia TV, 26", and want to replace my old
Panasonic DVD recorder with a more up to date one. Is there a
particularly recommended one in the £300 price range or lower?

Rosie

I think the best two models around at the moment are the Sony HXD860
and Panasonic EX75. My brother has one and my mother has the other so
I've had experience with both machines. Press reviews and user
reviews are also very positive.

The Sony is available for around 310.00 (Amazon) and the Panasonic
for around 290.00 from a variety of sources.

Both have HDMI output (good for high definition screens), 160 gb hard
drive (comfortable size), plus a built in freeview tuner.

For me the Sony just tips the balance because it can also play back
Divx files - useful if you download films from the net, also it
allows the user to set a default 'pad' time to all timer recordings
so that the ends of programmes are not missed. The Panasonic also
allows this but you have to do it for each recording rather than
having it as a default.

Finally the Sony also has a 'series link' facility, enabling an
entire series to be recorded from just one timer setting. The
facility is only available on BBC channels at the moment but more
will follow.

Both machines are quiet too and can play back a variety of disc
types. They both incorporate 'trick play' (playback a programme
whilst recording another, playback the beginning of a recording
whilst still recording, playback a DVD whilst recording to hard drive
etc). You won't go wrong with either model in my opinion.

I know the Panasonic has a IEEE1394 socket for a DV camcorder, does
the Sony have this? As others have said, if your old Panny's still
working why change?

Yes, the Sony has DV input too.

Perhaps the OP wants a recorder with a hard drive and built in Freeview? If
her Panny is fairly old, chances are it doesn't have that.


I should have said, it's a DMR E50, and it's let me down once or twice
recently by failing to record TV when the correct numbers have been
keyed in. I've re-set it and am currently waiting to see if it's okay
again. Thanks for the comment on the sturdiness of the Panna - I'll
hang on to it for the time being, if possible.

Rosie

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"Vaughan" wrote in message
. ..
Rosie wrote:
I've just ordered a Sony Bravia TV, 26", and want to replace my old
Panasonic DVD recorder with a more up to date one. Is there a
particularly recommended one in the £300 price range or lower?

Rosie

I think the best two models around at the moment are the Sony HXD860 and
Panasonic EX75. My brother has one and my mother has the other so I've had
experience with both machines. Press reviews and user reviews are also
very positive.

The Sony is available for around 310.00 (Amazon) and the Panasonic for
around 290.00 from a variety of sources.

Both have HDMI output (good for high definition screens), 160 gb hard
drive (comfortable size), plus a built in freeview tuner.

For me the Sony just tips the balance because it can also play back Divx
files - useful if you download films from the net, also it allows the user
to set a default 'pad' time to all timer recordings so that the ends of
programmes are not missed. The Panasonic also allows this but you have to
do it for each recording rather than having it as a default.

Finally the Sony also has a 'series link' facility, enabling an entire
series to be recorded from just one timer setting. The facility is only
available on BBC channels at the moment but more will follow.

Both machines are quiet too and can play back a variety of disc types.
They both incorporate 'trick play' (playback a programme whilst recording
another, playback the beginning of a recording whilst still recording,
playback a DVD whilst recording to hard drive etc). You won't go wrong
with either model in my opinion.

Seems a total rip off when you can by a 160 meg hard drive for £60 (I bought
a 250 gig drive for £55 last year) and a DVD recorder for £25.
That's a total of £80 so one wonders what the other £230 is being spent
on (the equivilent of a set-top box which you could get for £25).
Seems to leave £200 of pure profit.


Anyway if you already have a computer you can buy a DVB stick which will do
the
trick play thing for around £100 and use you existing hard drive and DVD for
recording.


I actually just bought a single channel DVB stick for £50 (you can get them
for less)
now I record one channal to my PC and watch another channel on my TV via my
existing set top box (or watch one channel om my PC and the other on my TV)
so that does all you can do for a sixth of the price!! I did however buy an
extra
250 gig drive for recording, although I could have managed without it, but
basicallly
I am to lazy to fart around with DVD's:O)
I have so much stuff recorded on my hard drive it is difficult to manage it
all!!
(never mind actually watch it).

Anyway bottom line that product is total rip off IMO. It seems to me I can
do every thing you can do for just £50 (or less) plus I can take advantage
of the
PC's power and a large range of free software. I can freeze frame step
forwards
back slow motion save frames and god knows what else, and I am not tied into
one supplier. I was actually planning on buying a seperate HD recorder but
that
just seems pointless (I already have my old unused video recorder).
And of course I am so much more upgradeable than you will be and I am not
tied to one manufacturer.

I think the best way forward is to make your computer into a media center
andenjoy the flexibility.

Which DVD Recorder?
 

In message , Turkey Cough
wrote

Anyway bottom line that product is total rip off IMO. It seems to me I can
do every thing you can do for just £50 (or less)

Where did you get your free PC?

--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Which DVD Recorder?
 

"Alan" wrote in message
...
In message , Turkey Cough
wrote

Anyway bottom line that product is total rip off IMO. It seems to me I
can
do every thing you can do for just £50 (or less)

Where did you get your free PC?

I didn't need to getone I already had one.
As does the OP apparently.


Still if you want to waste £400 on a DVD recorder
don't let me stop you.



--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com