Posted by kim on 08/27/07 15:44

"Les" <LESnospam@%%mon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:53:31 -0400, "Captain Midnight"
> <Notany@twip.invalid> wrote:
>
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>>"Les" <LESnospam@%%mon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>> PS: I wonder if this is the same for the HDD models with say an 80gb,
>>> could you just swapout to a bigger drive?
>>
>>Possibly. Might require Linux to format it. I'd check to try and see about
>>what format it might need and if the unit expects to see anything on the
>>drive before buying one. Might be possible to put a bigger drive in too.
>>With the way drive size is expanding it may be hard to find a new 80GB IDE
>>drive in a couple of years. Never tried to do a format with Knopix but
>>wouldn't be surprised it could do it. It's free.
>
> I think the HDD recorder will have to wait now I've fixed the LiteOn.
> I now have a new next to useless Panasonic EZ27 which is very fussy
> about what it copies, but has a great Freeview recording system that
> is much easier than VideoPlus,

A friend in Ware bought two Panasonic DMR-EZ25's with built in Freeview at
the beginning of this year. One was faulty from the start and both have
since been returned under warranty for a new RAM drive to be fitted.

(kim)

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