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Posted by Tony Morgan on 10/06/00 11:41
In message <eMHOf.76955$K42.62882@newsfe7-win.ntli.net>, harrogate2
<harrogate2@ntlworld.com> writes
>
>"MikeS" <mikesansom@hotmail .com> wrote in message
>news:QbHOf.30810$wl.16528@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>>
>> "ama terasu" <ama@zen54488.zen.uk> wrote in message
>> news:DgY9WxH2bN3DFw8U@zen54488.zen.co.uk...
>> > In message <hovot1988hktnbat7u0o4mghqk8qiv7c2v@4ax.com>, John
>> > <brit@nnia.com> writes
>> >>Hi. I just wondered if anyone can help me? I am trying to write
>a small
>> >>email for my father to explain DVD to him in very simple terms.
>> >
>> > Snipped....
>> >
>> > Having browsed the various responses to your post, I'd suggest
>that you
>> > Keep It Simple (you did use the term "simple"). I'd suggest that
>you tell
>> > your father to:
>> >
>> > 1. Take it back to the shop, and tell them that he asked for a
>> > DVD recorder but was sold a DVD player.
>> >
>> > 2. Ask for either (his choice) a refund, or an exchange for a DVD
>> > recorder (with an appropriate payment to make up the price).
>> >
>> > 3. If the sales person seems reluctant to do anything, don't beat
>> > around the bush - ask to see the manager. In many retail
>> > chains, sales persons aren't permitted to authorise refunds -
>> > only the manager is allowed to authorise that.
>> >
>> > I'd suggest that he goes for the refund, then hot-foot it down to
>his
>> > nearest Asda, and purchase a Cyberhome DVR 1600 at about £68. And
>while
>> > he's there, pick up one or two 5-packs of DVD+RW at about £4. Aldi
>also
>> > sell 5-packs of DVD+RW for the same price.
>> >
>> > If he has some VHS tapes that he'd like to transfer to DVD, the he
>should
>> > connect his VHS SCART to the input SCART on the Cyberhome, use the
>'Select
>> > Source' to select the VHS, and transfer his VHS tapes to DVD (the
>> > Cyberhome user guide give a connection diagram and simple
>instructions).
>> >
>> > --
>> > Tony Morgan
>> Cyberhome record on DVD-RW I have found as well DVD+rw
>>
>>
>
>Whilst the Cyberhome is undoubtedly a good price I have had two with
>the same problem. The first I set the chapter markers (i.e. index) to
>be placed every 5 minutes: in a 64 minute recording it managed to
>place 98 markers. Checking the recording showed it to have lots of
>freezes with blocks missing (I reckon it didn't start recording until
>25 secs into the prog) and a new chapter started each time it got
>going again.
>
>Took it back, got another. Picture also acceptable but prone to
>freezing and jumping like the first although somehow it managed to get
>the chapters correct (only a short recording.)
>
>Took it back and got a refund.
>
>Am now looking at the Panasonic DMRES20D which is £139.95 at Richer
>Sounds (region 2 only version.) This will , for some reason, not write
>to DVD+RW discs but will to others and to DVD-RAM. It has both
>analogue and digital tuners.
>Beware that Richers seem to find the region 2 model hard to find and
>will try to sell you the multi-region version for £20 more - still a
>lot cheaper than anywhere else.
>
>I also note that the Philips 3305 at £129.95 gets very good reviews
>and whilst being single region will write to all types of disc, well
>almost. It is bettered only by some of the Lite-On machines which will
>record music CDs as well.
>
Do any (or all) the models you cite play DivX? Since I'm increasingly
downloading movies (naughty me!), DivX is becoming a necessity. The
Cyberhome will happily play DivX on CDs, but is extremely flaky with
DivX on DVD+R and DVD-R. It's quite happy with both types in the usual
VOB format.
--
Tony Morgan
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