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Posted by John on 10/05/98 11:38
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.
He has recently bought a combination VHS/DVD Player from a well known
large place selling goods like this in the UK. It was not what he
wanted though and I believe that either the salesperson pulled a fast
one on him and sold him the wrong thing, or he just got confused and
asked for a DVD-R with the salesperson thinking he wanted a player
compatible with recordable formats? Either way he actually wanted a
DVD that can record.
So far I have put together the following in as simple language as I
can. I have removed the hyperlinks to the site that was underneath the
info, I didn't want anyone to think I was spamming for that electrical
store.
Thanks for any suggestion to what I have already put:
FYI: The xxxxxx xxxxxx site has some good info on DVD Recorders and
Players and the different types.
For a DVD Recorder you are going to be looking at a price of about
£100.
For a DVD Recorder with built in Hard Drive (useful if you are on
holiday for a long time) you would be looking at a price of about £220
minimum.
There's not really much point in getting a combination VHS/DVD unit as
VHS became pretty much redundant 3 years ago in 2003, and the more
parts you have inside a machine the more things are likely to go wrong
with it. It is usually always best to get a stand-alone product. If
you did want to get a combination VHS/DVD Recorder the cheapest price
it would cost you would be about £150.
DVD though is a widescreen format and to get the best use out of a DVD
Player or Recorder you really need to have the best quality Widescreen
Television you can afford.
Can you think of anything else to add to this? And is this good
simple advice for someone who knows nothing about DVD? I put the last
bit because he doesn't have a widescreen telly, he just has a cheap
25" 4:3 one.
Cheers
John
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