Posted by root on 09/26/05 09:03

jrock <d.haarmann@comcast.net> wrote:
> Has anybody tried using the a & b erase on the ilo dvdr05 & Cyberhome 1600
> ? It's only available on the MU units. My Question is: ( before i go out &
> buy one )
> Does it do a good job editing out commercials?
>
> Thanks (for anybody's help)
>
>

I know nothing abut the ilo, but the Cyberhome is the worst engineered product
I have ever bought. I won't go into all the details but, for instance, except
for the 1 and 2 hour recording modes, the Cyberhome will not record the
full duration of any other mode. The 4 hour mode is 3 hours 50 minutes, and
similarly for the other modes. You can adapt to this anomaly but it isn't
always convenient. Another problem is that every once in a while the Cyberhome
writes over the disk ID on +RW disks rendering the disk totally worthless:
nothing can recognize the disk, even the Cyberhome. One last problem:
if you write something to a +RW disk and remove the disk without finalization
the Cyberhome is unable to deal with the disk thereafter. That means you
cannot use a series of disks to accumulate different programs over time.

While it is true that the 1600 costs little over a dvd burner, I suggest
you continue looking.

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