Posted by guv on 11/02/05 17:23

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:17:41 -0000, "erics"
<eric_NewsGrps@SpaMreplytonewsgroupTraP.com> wrote:

>Looking for recommendations for a DVD recorder with freeview tuner.
>
>Basically the wife is fed up with a DVD player, VCR, and freeview box
>cluttering up the place. She is fed up with having to set the freeview box
>to the channel she wants to record and then recording it on the VCR, while
>remembering not to change the freeview channel (and preventing the kids from
>doing the same!).
>
>Are most dvd recorders available to playback multiregion DVDs as that would
>be a requirement, as would optical output for connection to a 5.1 channel
>amp? Is it a simple matter of connecting a VCR and recording onto DVDR (+/-
>no idea what the benefits of either are!?) the pre-recorded videos we have
>(mainly the kids rubbish) or would there be some problems with macrovision
>protection?
>
>Have seen a PANASONIC DMRES20D which seems to fit the bill, if it could be
>made multi-region compatible that is. Anyone seen any reviews, have any
>experience of it, or have a better recommendation.

Until there are boxes with dual tuners, I'd personally give them a
miss. I know there are dual freeviews available, but no knowledge of
any dvdr/hard drive models.



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