Posted by MS on 11/16/49 11:45

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>>>>>"MS" <No.Way.Jose@No.Spam.Thank.You.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Can the gurus out there please recommend me a DVD recorder. Here is a
>>>>>>list of what I'd _ideally_ like.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>1) DVD play and record all formats. PAL & NTSC (record in NTSC not
>>>>>>important). Multiregion (not vital).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>2) Zoom out -- proper zoom out so that I can avoid TV overscan and see
>>>>>>the full image from the dvd. I'm fed up with missing the edges on some
>>>>>>widescreen aspect ratios.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>3) Hard disk recording from Freeview or, ideally, any av source. The
>>>>>>bigger the hard disk size the better, built in Freeview would be good
>>>>>>too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>4) Burn to dvd anything recorded by 3).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>5) Play avi -- DivX and XviD formats. Upgrade to future DivX and XviD
>>>>>>releases??
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Does such a machine exist?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>MS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>PS. I'm in the UK (in case that makes a difference).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I think the LG RH7500 covers you on all your points, you can also just
>>>>>swap the hard drive for a larges one , its a simple swap over process ,
>>>>>i have a 300gb one in mine at he moment. It can be bought online for
>>>>>about £180inc delivery brand new with built in 80gb hard drive.
>>>>
>>>>Many thanks All That You Touch, I've had a look at the machine and it
>>>>looks excellent. I have a question or two. Are you sure about the zoom
>>>>out facility so that you can compensate for TV overscan and view the full
>>>>DVD movie image? The various web sites I've viewed the LG RH7500 on,
>>>>including LG's site, just say 'zoom' and I've noticed on many DVD players
>>>>that zoom can just mean zoom in and not, the all important, zoom out if
>>>>you want to avoid overscan. Also which 300 GB hard disk did you replace
>>>>it with? SATA or IDE? Does it work exactly the same as with the 80 GB
>>>>disk it comes with? Is swapping the hard disk as easy as with a PC, IE.
>>>>SATA or IDE cable and power cable out, swap the disk and replace the
>>>>cables? Finally what about future versions of DivX and XviD, can you put
>>>>future releases onto a DVD and update it?
>>>>
>>>>Many thanks and regards, etc.,
>>>>
>>>>MS
>>>
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>>>
>>>The zoom feature lets you zoom in AND out, you can even zoom out so far
>>>as that the picture is half the original size and has black lines not
>>>only at the top but along the sides if you know what i mean.
>>>I replaced the hard drive with a standard maxtor IDE drive and it is as
>>>simple as replacing a PC drive, remove the 4 screws from the machine
>>>cover, 4 more screws from the hard drive bracket, remove the IDE cable
>>>and the power cable and replace with another drive. Enter the setup menu
>>>and select format, thats it!! has worked flawlessly for the last 4
>>>months.
>>>LG release firmware quite frequently if needed, ive updated the firmware
>>>by buring it to a CD a couple of times so far.
>>>
>>>see here for HD replacement, it sounds a lot more complicated that it is
>>>though!
>>>
>>>http://www.addison-net.co.uk/dvd/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>hope this helps
>>
>>It does help! Many thanks for the info. and for the HDD web link which
>>looks easy enough especially as the DVD recorder will format the HDD.
>>
>>Do you think the firmware will update XviD and DivX for future releases?
>>
>>Have you had any problems with your LG RH7500? Several people on web
>>forums have had faulty machines.
>>
>>Many thanks and regards,
>>
>>MS
>
>
> Ive no idea about firmware for Xvid and Divx i dont think anyway can predict
> the future! it plays Divx and Xvid as they are at the moment thats all i can
> say.
>
> Havent had a single glitch with the dvd recorder, everythign performs as it
> should
>
> cheers

Okay, many, many thanks for all your help. Regards, etc.,

MS

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