Which one to get--Panasonic dmr-e50 or Cyberhome dvr 1500?

[fsuorange]

or another dvd recorder that usually sells for $200-300 on Ebay? The main features I would like from most desired to least are:

1. easy and excellent recording quality when recording from vhs and tv shows
2. the option to use ram or rewritable cds
3. able to edit out commercials
4. compatibility with other dvd players


Thanks,

[markjj]

fsuorange. I can give you my opinion on the E50 as a satisfied owner but I haven't come across the DVR 1500. Taking each of your queries in turn:

1. The E50 has different record modes including flexible record to obtain the best possbile quality record whether that be from vhs, camcorder, digital tv etc. I believe the quality is excellent. I have backed up some home camcorder footage in high quality mode and it's as good as if not better than the original.

2. You only have two choices with the E50 - RAM or -R. There is no support for -rw or +r/rw. That said, there is nothing to stop you taking a recording from a RAM disc into your pc and copy across to a -rw/+r/rw if you wanted.

3. Editing. You basically get the pause button on the remote as the only editing facility with the E50. For better facilities you might want to look at a recorder with a built in hd e.g. Panasonic HS2 but the price goes up accordingly. I often edit footage which I've recorded onto a RAM disc on my pc, cutting out commercials, padding etc, then burn onto a dvd-r afterwards. Check this link for further info [/url] https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=189785

4. My personal experience is that -r recordings off the E50 are compatible with plenty of other dvd players. I've tested them on a Logix 3000, Acoustic 651, Philips 515 and a friends Sony without issue. You might wish to research this, however, as other people have had some issues - check some recent posting from donpedro. Media cannot be ruled out and it pays to do some research before buying in bulk.

Hope this helps

[Poppa_Meth]

Daewoo players seem to have the worse problems with disks authored by the panasonic recorders.

[fsuorange]

Anyone else? What about the cyberhome?

[webeye]

Daewoo players seem to have the worse problems with disks authored by the panasonic recorders.

Interesting.....I made DVD-R (Memorex 4x) on E80 and tried on my Daytek 871? and it worked. (made by Daewoo)
Tried it the next day....no work ?????....altho the hookup was diff as I resolved component hookup probs.
Played on a Malata ( the little one) ...no prob.

[Gil T Pleasure]

What about the cyberhome?

You can read mp3superfreak's review of the Cyberhome 1500 here: https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=181648

[handyguy]

$199, free shipping at bestbuy.com:
Lite On Progressive-Scan DVD+R/RW Recorder with Digital Video Link
Model: LVW-5001

[mp3superfreak]

1. easy and excellent recording quality when recording from vhs and tv shows

The Cyberhome is much like a VCR. It has a timer feature for setting up recordings. The Pioneer Tivo models would be easier, but much more expensive!

2. the option to use ram or rewritable cds

I personally prefer -RWs for rewriteables, but I couldn't afford the Pioneer or Sharp models. The +RW is much more compatible on other set-tops than the DVD-RAM used by the Panasonic. In fact, all of my current DVD players accept the +RW format. However, my Pioneer DV-C503 will do a split screen video unless I use the "make compatible" option on the Cyberhome.

3. able to edit out commercials

The Cyberhome does this well, but I've noticed the commercials still being there when played on a different set-top on occasion.

4. compatibility with other dvd players

If you want compatibility with the recordable format, skip the Panasonic. You will want either +RW (Cyberhome) or -RW (Pioneer or Sharp)

[lacywest]

I got the cyberhome dvr 1500 at my local wal-mart store a few weeks ago. I took it back 2 days later. I paused out the commercials while recording Smallville and inserted the dvd in my Sony 500A dvd burner and the commercials were still there but not Smallville. I played it in the Cyberhome and the commercials were gone ... Smallville was there. Weird. I took it back within the hour.

Panasonic DMR-50 ... is what I have now. I will keep it. I recently got a Toshiba SD-M1712 ... PC DVD reader ... on Ebay for $25. It reads DVD-Ram also.

I found out the DVD-RAM needs to be formated before recorded to it ... if I want to be successful ... at copying the "VRO" video from the DVD-RAM to my computer ... several of my software video players can play "VRO" videos.

TMPGEnc DVD Author, InterVideo WinDVD Creator 2, media player classic, PowerDVD ... are a few of the ones I've been successful with. Which is good enuff for me.

The Panasonic DMR-80 would be nice tho ... the 80 gb harddrive would be very handy. But Wal-Mart on line doesn't sell it ... the 120 gb harddrive version is there ... $800 some bucks ... WOW !

I also wanted to mention CompUSA had a Thanksgiving Eve sale and sold there DVD-R 1x DVDs for $10 per 15 pack. I bought 2 packs of 15 for $20 bucks. And used one of them in my Panasonic DMR-50.

I recorded Half Past Dead ... Steven Segal movie on MoMax [CineMax]
http://www.tvguide.com/listings/closerlook.asp?Qr=3771715&S=3712&N=69&cl=MOMAX&DT=11/2...3%2011:00&cc=8
last night ... using FR ... Flex Recording. I used the Timer Recording mode.

Nothing went wrong ... movie is recorded and plays fine. The point I'm making is a cheap 1x DVD-R had no problem recording a 100 minute video on cable in Flex Recording mode. Bit Rates shooting up 6.3 - 8 MBPS.

I'm happy.

[Gil T Pleasure]

I paused out the commercials while recording Smallville ... I played it in the Cyberhome and the commercials were gone ... Smallville was there.

Sounds to me like the Cyberhome did its job.

[lacywest]

To : Gil T Pleasure

NO ... The Cyberhome did not do its job ... Smallville was not there when viewed in my Sony 500A DVD Burner. I wanted to trim the commercials out. The only video on the DVD to trim was commercials. Smallville was not there to trim.

And please dont quote the "commercials were gone". I don't know anybody who can push the pause button and actually catch it at the exact frame when the commercial ends and the show begins again.

There was portions of the commercial still there. I was pausing the commercials out because the show was hour long ... the bit rate was for one hour mode. I didn't want to run out of space before the show ended.

Whatever went wrong ... whatever ... The Cyberhome didn't perform like expected and I returned it.