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Posted by Bob on 09/29/03 11:31
On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:29:43 GMT, "Gregory Bailey"
<nowhereman@nowhereland.org> wrote:
>Can anyone give me any recommendations for standalone DVD recorders that
>might accomplish what I'd like for it to do?
Dammit! I misread that statement and recommended a VCR because you
said it was about dead.
OK, so you want an inexpensive DVDR. I recommend the ILO DVDR05MU (not
the ZU) at WalMart for $99. You have to look on the box for the serial
number and it will either have MU or ZU. Get the MU. Do NOT get the
ZU.
Get Verbatim DVD +RW (erasable) at Sam's Club for around $1 each in 30
pack. Do not get Imation, MemorWrecks, Maxell, or any other brand. ILO
Tech Support recommends *only* Verbatim.
Format the RW discs before using. I do a full erase on my computer
with Nero, but you said you did not have a burner. You need to get one
so you can do some fancy authoring. I recommend the NEC ND-3540A for
$40 (directron.com or newegg.com). Put it on the secondary master IDE
channel.
Use Taiyo Yuden 16x DVD +R (write once) discs for about $40 per 100
(rima.com) or $35 per 200 (supermediastore.com). Or you can use
Verbatim +R 16x from Sam's Club. Burn at 12x, not 16x. The difference
in burn time is negligible and you will not be pushing the ragged
edge.
You can use -R discs in the 3540 (not the ILO), but I am told that the
3540 likes +R better because test scans look cleaner. Another
advantage of +R is you can use them with the ILO if you want to make
permanent recordings and not use erasable discs.
Recap:
Panasonic VCR (WalMart) - $60
ILO DVDR05MU (WalMart) - $100
NEC ND-3540A (Directron or Newegg) - $40
Verbatim 4x DVD +RW (Sam's) - $30
Taiyo Yuden 16x DVD +R (Rima) -$40
Verbatim 16x DVD +R (Sam's) - $40
Each of these items come highly recommended by people on the DVD
forums, like CDFreaks, et al.
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