Posted by Guy Scharf on 08/20/06 23:33

spam@uce.gov (Bob) wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:02:29 -0500, Guy Scharf <guy@spamcop.net>
> wrote:
>
>>I've decided I need a DVD recorder.
>
> I recommend you go cheap at first. You can always use the cheap
> unit as a second VCR when its time to get a good unit.
>
> I am using the ILO DVDR05MU1 with 6.10 firmware from WalMart for
> $99. It works satisfactorily. If it were more expensive I would
> not buy it, but for a hundred bucks and the prospect that it will
> serve as a backup unit one day, I am satisfied. It will play AVI
> (XviD only) which means you do not have to convert.

I tried to get an ILO at WalMart today and was told they no longer
carried them. In cheap DVDRs, the choices were between Magnavox and
Philips. I got the Philips DVDR 3390 and will install it soon and see
how well it works.

Guy

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