Posted by jrock on 09/26/05 23:52

Thanks for the input root.......i heard about the recording issues with
these units .....no wonder its $98.00.
"root" <NoEMail@home.org> wrote in message
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> 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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