So, here I am about to take the monumental step from VCR land to that of dvd recorders and could really do with some views.
I have looked at the Sony RDR GX3 / GX7 and Panasonic DMR E50

Now, between the 2 Sony models am I right in saying that the only difference is that that GX7 has DV (in) ? In this case, does the GX3 make more sense given that its £ 150 cheaper and I don't do that many home movies. I guess I can still connect the video camera using 'normal' connections.

Ok so Sony vs Panasonic, I undertsand that Sony supports DVD- and DVD+ formats, Panasonic only DVD-. I have a DVD+R/RW on my Dell computer and would want to be able to play discs written on this on the dvd recorder, and vice versa. Therefore is Sony the best option

My apologies that this might all sound garbled, hope someone can give me some straight answers !!