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Posted by Paul Hyett on 10/14/05 05:35
In rec.video.dvd.tech on Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Serial # 19781010 wrote :
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>I had a similar problem as you did.
>I eventually exchanged it at Walmart for a Pioneer 220s and have never
>had a lick of trouble since then.
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>Some folks will tell you it's a problem of limited writing on RW
>disks. The same RW disks that gave me problems on the Cyberhome never
>give me any grief with the Pioneer. Some of these disks have been
>rewritten over 40 times on the Pioneer with no problems.
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>Also the Pioneer has some other features that are very nice like a
>variable bit rate that allows you to set the recording time in 5 min
>increments rather than by 1,2,4,8 hrs as on the Cyberhome.
That sounds incredibly useful.
My Philips DVDR610 has a 2.5hr mode, but most others seem to have
nothing between 2 & 3 hours.
>This allows
>you to compromise the recording quality no more than is necessary.
Tell me about it - I really hate having to record at a lower quality
just because something is 2-3 minutes long.
>
>If you can afford it pay the extra 100 bucks and get the Pioneer and
>be done with it.
Does the above come in a HD version, too?
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett
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