Posted by GMAN on 08/15/06 03:59

In article <qfWdnQ2B_vuBn3zZnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d@comcast.com>, <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
>news:44e07562.158024593@news-server.houston.rr.com...
>> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:02:29 -0500, Guy Scharf <guy@spamcop.net>
>> wrote:
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>>>I've decided I need a DVD recorder.
>>
>> I recommend you go cheap at first. You can always use the cheap unit
>> as a second VCR when its time to get a good unit. Watch this Christmas
>> season for hard disk DVRs and for networked units. I am not talking
>> about oddball stuff. You should consider Pioneer equipment because it
>> has been the best over the years. The others, including Panasonic,
>> Philips, Sony, LiteOn, et al, have all had serious problems that come
>> from trying to keep costs low. That does not mean Pioneer is perfect -
>> it just means on average it has the fewest major problems.
>>
>> I am using the ILO DVDR05MU1 with 6.10 firmware from WalMart for $99.
>> It works satisfactorily. If it were more expensive I would not buy it,
>> but for a hundred bucks and the prospect that it will serve as a
>> backup unit one day, I am satisfied. It will play AVI (XviD only)
>> which means you do not have to convert.
>
>A good recommendation. If it weren't for the S-Video requirement, I would
>probably suggest the Lite-On 5115, selling for $110 at Costco.
>
>I don't know of any recorders that have 2 S-Video inputs. If this is a
>requirement, be prepared to spend about $25 for a passive 4 to 1 switching
>unit.
>
>
My 2 year old Sony has 3 S-Video inputs

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