Posted by Steve on 02/25/41 11:30

The recorder I tried was in 2 hour mode. It wasn't a top of the line model,
I wish I would have gotten the brand. But when I compared the one I recorded
with the computer (filled the disk) and the one with the standalone there
was a big difference, especially in fast moving sequences. Mostly what I am
recording is baseball games, old baseball games and documentaries from
Comiskey Park when it was still standing. I'm looking for a recorder that
will do 1 hour on a single layer disk and use the whole disk if I ask it to,
no compression. Thanks for your reply!

-s-

"Kimba W. Lion" <kimbawlion@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve" <knoisy_one@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>I am transferring many VHS tapes over to DVD and would like to get
>>comments
>>on the stand alone recorders that are out. The only one I tried
>>(neighbor's)
>>didn't do the job like my computer is doing. It compresses the video too
>>much and makes it look horrible (to me). When I copy a 1 hour tape with
>>the
>>computer it will fill a single layer DVD and it almost looks like an exact
>>image. Do any of the stand alone recorders have this feature?
>
> Are you sure you didn't overlook a setting on the recorder you tried? My
> CyberHome recorder has many choices for a balance between quality and
> recording time. The 2-hour mode gives good results from a VHS source. The
> 8-hour mode is good enough for the crappy signals delivered by cable
> networks.

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