Posted by James on 01/12/64 11:38

"Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
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> Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:43:18 +0000 from John <brit@nnia.com>:
>> There's not really much point in getting a combination VHS/DVD unit as
>> VHS became pretty much redundant 3 years ago in 2003, and the more
>> parts you have inside a machine the more things are likely to go wrong
>> with it. It is usually always best to get a stand-alone product.
>
> I don't think it's as open and shut as you make it. A combo unit can
> be an excellent way to transfer treasured tapes to DVD.
>
> If your father has no VHS to transfer to DVD, and never intends
> renting or buying or borrowing another VHS tape, then for his
> specific use I would agree.

Unless the dvd player in the combo unit is not a recording dvd unit. In
that case you would only be able to backup un-protected dvd's to vhs unless
you were to connect a recorder via scart.

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