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Since the most likely component to fail in a recorder is the drive, esp. if cheap media RW is used, I wonder if the drives used in recorders are standard IDE drives that can be swapped. Minor modifications should be okay, too, because if the drive can be renewed, then a premium unit's well integrated and superior noise reduction/processing circuitry, UI, etc. would seem like a better investment than a disposable one.
One more question (in fear of being off topic on its own):
Since companies like JVC, Pioneer, Panasonic, Sony have much more experience and has, since the VHS days, spent more R&D on integrated tuner/noise reduction/combfilter/TBC/etc. design, does that mean DVD recorders usually have better quality than Tivo Series 2, which uses off the shelf components? Please disregard the media and bitrates, as the final MPEG2 files are computer-bound.
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dvd -players- often have IDE drives so i don't see why a recorder would be any different.
as for mpeg chipsets, that's a topic wide open to personal opinion, and i'm not going to touch it!
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The Pioneer DVR-210, DVR-310, and DVR-510H use a Pioneer DVR-A106 computer drive inside the unit. Instead of replacing the laser pickup mechanism, you can just take out the whole entire drive and replace it. I am not sure if you can use a different drive that is compatible with these models, other than the DVR-A106.
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The Emerson unit does not have a standard IDE drive in it. It uses a small ribbon cable for connection. Might still be IDE, but not a standard connector.
Hope is the trap the world sets for you every night when you go to sleep and the only reason you have to get up in the morning is the hope that this day, things will get better... But they never do, do they? -
The problem would most likely be cosmetic... getting one that has a front the same as the one you take out could be an issue unless it's held on with double sided sticky tape and you can peel it off and stick it on the new drive.
Of course, if the front is a fold down flap and the drive tray just pushes it out the way, pulling the front off the new drive will probably be suffice.
It is possible that the manufacturer "locks" the unit to their own drives, but I guess this would be unlikely. -
Is that right? I got that one: DVR-510H. I know this is a recorder and are you saying just like the DVD burner in the PC?Originally Posted by waltchanI am a computer and movie addict
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