Polariod and Liteon

[Fused0ne]

Ive been reading a while on this board, as I am in need of a new DVD Rec w/ Hard drive, as my Phillips has quit on me... I am now left with a huge amount of video in the phillips HD that I am afraid that I'm not gonna be able to save it.

Regardless, I am looking at a budget of no more then 300.

I wanted to know if there are any users with Polariod recorders, and if they are ok recorders.

Specifically this one:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4891345

As well as this LiteOn, I've read about jitter issues and green tint with LiteOn but do these things still occur with newer models? Specifically this one:

http://www.liteonit.com/global/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=169&Itemid=16...1&limitstart=1

ANy help is greatly appreciated.

[yoda313]

You might want to search the net to see if you can pull out the phillips harddrive and hook it up to a pc. Who knows you might be able to salvage it if the harddrive isn't fried. Since you can't use the unit anyway you won't lose anything by trying.

I have a liteon 1107 hc1. I like it quite a bit. It doesn't have a harddrive but it works very well. No stereo rf tuner though - for that I have to use a stereo vcr as the tuner for special stuff I want in stereo - but if I really want it in stereo I'll usually cap it on my pc. I use the liteon for stuff when I'm recording something already on the pc or I want a quick record without setting the pc - as I usually watch shows on tv and not on my pc (my pc is really just a recording unit and I don't watch tv on it much if at all).

But the liteon has relatively intuitive controls and good response - though my particular model has an interesting audio delay. Whenever I pause a dvd on it the picture pauses immediately but the sound goes on for a second so - odd.....

[Barnabas]

I own both a Liteon 5006 and a Polaroid 2001-G. The Polaroid is the ONLY one I use for recording, as captures from the Liteon play back too bright on anything other than the Liteon.

I also own a Canopus ADVC which I use for most serious video conversions. For a Real-time encoder, the Polaroid is not too bad.

[BCdave]

Here's a huge thread on the Polaroid recorder:
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=305350

[Fused0ne]

Hmm thanks for the replies. After reading about the Polaroid I am very interested in that, however the 90 day warranty scares me.

It scares me when a company is not willing to do atleast a year of backing their product.

[next]

Another Polaroid thread:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=675487&page=1

Long but read it. A lot of interesting information.

[lordsmurf]

Shorter warranties are a way to cut long-term costs, and that is going to be common for Wal-Mart products. I would suggest the Polaroid is worth buying and trying. Odds are you'll want to keep it. If not, remember Wal-Mart has a 90-day return policy.

[next]

Shorter warranties are a way to cut long-term costs, and that is going to be common for Wal-Mart products. I would suggest the Polaroid is worth buying and trying. Odds are you'll want to keep it. If not, remember Wal-Mart has a 90-day return policy.

So true. The return policy is liberal. With the return policy there is less to worry about during the first 90 days. Nothing worse that buying something with a 30 day return policy and then it goes bad at 60 days. Having to deal with the warranty service can be a real pain. As Lordsmurf suggests you have very little to lose by giving it a try. You may like it. Maybe not. But the risk is minimal trying it out.

[Fused0ne]

I really am thinking about getting a Polaroid, just with the Liteon, I can purchase it at Costco and lets say it goes bad in 3 years, they will take it back. Since money is an issue for me, I babysitte all day (sisters kids, sister isnt around nor is their dad), but I dont get paid for it, parents simply cant afford it but I do live at home and have a roof over my head. I go to school at night, so I pretty much got my days filled so I cant get a PAYING job cause believe you me taking care of toddlers (which Ive been doing since I was 14) is a job in iteself. So the safety of knowing I can return the item to Costco is a hard thing to pass up. If only they sold the Polaroid.

Had I not purchased my Phillips there now that its died on me, will rec but not rec to DVD. It rec to HD and I can watch it, but it wont burn anymore I would not be able to get another.

[Fused0ne]

Wanted to update for those who helped me here with questions and such that I had.

Well I did not buy a rec until yesterday and it was completley unplanned. I went into a pawn shop and there stood Poloroids for 200, I thought for that price I can get it new. So I went on through, and on the other end of the Pawn shop they had one for 60 bucks. I wondered why it was less, but I bought it. I'd still have money saved for another if need be so I went ahead and did got it.

So far it seems like a bad remote which I read there was problems with the remote. I bought another LED and plan to try and replace the led. Wish me luck.

So far the unit recs ok, great picture quality. I have not yet rec a DVD but I plan to do that later tonight or tomorrow. I got a week to take it back if I find something wrong with it.