DVD recorder help/advice

rubberman · Member Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Location: INdiana

I wanna buy a dvd recorder for myself this Xmas and wonder what advice/tips you can give. I really dont need an expensive one, just one that will record shows from cable TV/Satellite and also i can transfer video from VHS to dvd. I would really like one that records to -R cause my Pioneer burner on my computer only reads -r/-rw. that way i only have to buy -r media. I like that Cyberhome model at ebay but burns on +r media

Racer2x · Member Joined: 25 Feb 2002

You sure your burner only reads -Rs? I have a Pioneer burner (an A04), and it reads my +R discs, just fine.

redwudz · Mod Neophyte Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Location: AZ, USA

They are a little pricey, but I've been happy with my Pioneer DVR. I have a 633S. There are other models without the hard drive, (Though I recommend the HD option) that are lower in price. It works fine with DVD -R media.

lordsmurf · Posted: Dec 13, 2005 15:26

Even the 103 could read DVD+R and DVD+RW media.
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Racer2x · Member Joined: 25 Feb 2002

Thanks Lordsmurf. That's what I thought.

Frobozz · Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Location: Eugene, Oregon

To rubberman,
It's pretty true with DVD recorders that you get what you pay for. The really cheap ones are unreliable and lack features. If you spend about $200 for one without a hard drive or $350+ for one with a hard drive you'll probably have an okay unit. There are user comments about individual models here by clicking the DVD Recorders link at the left.

lordsmurf · Posted: Dec 13, 2005 20:47

The JVC DR-M100S records to DVD-RW or DVD-R, and it's easily the best model/brand recorder right now.

The runner up would be a Pioneer recorder, also DVD-RW or DVD-R.

So you're all set, no real need for DVD+R or DVD+RW.
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Seeker47 · Member Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Location: A State of Mind, USA

rubberman · Member Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Location: INdiana

i have the Pioneer 104 which is basically the same as the AO4. I swear i stuck in a +R disc and it couldnt recognize it. I'll try again. Does it matter what firmware i have on the drive?

lordsmurf · Posted: Dec 13, 2005 22:31

rubberman · Member Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Location: INdiana

i guess i could use a dvd+rw to record on the DVD recorder

mats.hogberg · Modded Morloc Joined: 17 Jul 2002 Location: Sweden (PAL)

For what it's worth, here what the Swedish Conumer organisation found out.

/Mats
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handyguy · Member Joined: 25 Mar 2003

Reliability & media opinions:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdrecorders

The tricky part is where you said you wanted to record from satellite.

Racer2x · Member Joined: 25 Feb 2002

Nothing tricky about that. I do it EVERY day, no prob.

handyguy · Member Joined: 25 Mar 2003

You do, but if you search the forum there are plenty of topics on people asking just how to do it.....

Racer2x · Member Joined: 25 Feb 2002

Wow. I find it amazing, then, that people don't understand how to hook up the equipment that they buy, especially since they show diagrams in almost every manual, included with the units. Why's it SO hard?: If you can hook up a vcr, you can hook up a set-top recorder. It's not rocket science, people.