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Thread ID: 88794	2008-04-09 10:45:00	Reccomend me a DVD recorder	pine-o-cleen (2955)	PC World Chat

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657359	2008-04-10 09:17:00	Wondered if you could transfer a programme recorded on the hardrive to a DVD? That would be helpful. Yup, you can put on whatever videos are on the HDD to a DVD+/- R/RW/RAM (which media exactly depends on what recorder is purchased but most will do it all except for RAM/DL) The DVD Ram allows me to do a partial erase (to remove ads and other extraneous pieces) so I imagine that the hardrive will allow that as well? Yeah, just as you would on your computer. The hard drive is a media which can be accessed randomly, can erase certain bits and leave the rest intact, convenient for removing ads or filtering the 'bad' bits out of a movie ready for the little ones to watch :P I wonder how many people on F1 bought a VCR shortly after they came out in NZ? I bought my first in about 1982. Were VCRs available much before then? I still find it hard to understand why people who have had a VCR and used it to record TV programmes (obviously) would buy a DVD player. Why would you not want a DVD recorder? As in Pine-o-cleen's case I would have thought that your VCR would be quite knackered by now so would'nt you want your DVD to do the same thing as your VCR? Dunno about availablility that early, since I was born in '89 :blush: From what I found, from later half of last year on, most people now are making that move as it's become within reasonable price range though still hard to justify the price for some of the HDD models. What you'll find though is that not that many people used their VCR to record much anyway, thats why the get the dvd player. Those who did use the recording feature on their VCR are aware that their tapes won't hold their data for as long as they need them to or the whole convenience factor when it comes to storage/editing/duplicating and so see the value in a recorder.	Deathwish (143)
657360	2008-04-10 10:13:00	Wondered if you could transfer a programme recorded on the hardrive to a DVD? That would be helpful. We have only done this once so far but will do it frequently again. Were amazed at how quick the procedure is :banana Misty :D	Misty (368)
657361	2008-04-10 10:33:00	We have only done this once so far but will do it frequently again. Were amazed at how quick the procedure is :banana Misty :D I'm assuming from what you say that the transfer is not in real time but similar to transferring a file on your PC? A matter of moments? Deathwish: thanks for that. I was perhaps a bit early buying my recorder. Hardrives were not available then. I can only date the release of VCRs in NZ roughly. I bought mine shortly after my daughter was born in 1981 so I imagine they became available here from the mid eighties. I was interested in setting up my new toy and my daughter was having fun with her new toy - the box it came in!:D	Roscoe (6288)
657362	2008-04-10 11:07:00	Roscoe its time to come out of the cave. My hard drive recorder will burn dvds of whatever I want to keep, skip most ad's with one button (only Sony do this) and record TV while I watch a dvd. How does it know the length of the add? My pioneer requires 6 clicks to remove 3 mins,which mostly is ok..	Cicero (40)
657363	2008-04-10 11:24:00	How does it know the length of the add? My pioneer requires 6 clicks to remove 3 mins,which mostly is ok.. I haven't used a current model but I remember they used something called scene detection or "intelligent" scene detection as the marketing team would probably like to call it. That would detect when the ads would come on somehow and 'flag' that point on the dvd. Once you get to the ads, you hit some button on the remote to skip that scene thats been flagged, keep doing it till the last flag ends (just before a scene of your movie begins) you're back to your movie. Thats how I remember it anyway.	Deathwish (143)
657364	2008-04-10 11:30:00	I haven't used a current model but I remember they used something called scene detection or "intelligent" scene detection as the marketing team would probably like to call it. That would detect when the ads would come on somehow and 'flag' that point on the DVD. Once you get to the ads, you hit some button on the remote to skip that scene thats been flagged, keep doing it till the last flag ends (just before a scene of your movie begins) you're back to your movie. Thats how I remember it anyway. The 6 clicks = 30 sec increments so pretty quick on Pioneer. 160 GB is plenty for me,but some seem to prefer 250.	Cicero (40)
657365	2008-04-10 22:04:00	I bought my first VCR in 1981/1982. I have recordings on tape that were made back then. It was a National Panasonic model that cost $2500. It was a bare basic model, didn't even have a remote. It was also a top loader. Other than play and record, fast foward and rewind that was about all you could do with it. :)	Trev (427)
657366	2008-04-11 04:53:00	I'm assuming from what you say that the transfer is not in real time but similar to transferring a file on your PC? A matter of moments? :D It was certainly much quicker than real time. My recollection was that the program was about two hours long and we checked progress on transferring after 7/8 mins and it was finished - so we really don't know precisely how long it took - but certainly not complaining ! Misty :D	Misty (368)
657367	2008-04-12 00:52:00	I bought my first VCR in 1981/1982 . I have recordings on tape that were made back then . It was a National Panasonic model that cost $2500 . It was a bare basic model, didn't even have a remote . It was also a top loader . Other than play and record, fast foward and rewind that was about all you could do with it . :) Holy %$#!X! :eek: Tech stuff is so cheap these days by comparison!	Morpheus1 (186)
657368	2008-04-12 03:20:00	I just visited a couple of shops in Wanganui. First was Morrison's Electrical. Pretty good range, Salesman knew plenty about his product and the subject in general. I didn't spot any wrong info until we had moved onto video camera's, and what he said could be true if it was restricted to the latest range only, So I won't hold it against him. Anyway, I learned a few things about the latest units (that they stocked) Prices, I though a little high......UNTIL..... I went to HN, waded through the piles of junk crammed into every area they could, Only to discover they were on average $70 more expensive on every single DVD Recorder that was also at the first shop. Though they still had the cheek to plaster hand written signs on every box claiming they were cut price, reduced, On special, Awesome price, etc etc etc. I was ignored for quite awhile, When approached by a young girl I just dismissed her, Now, It may be mean to judge them so quickly, But what are the chances?, Generally talking to anyone in HN is a demonstration of blithering idiots attempting to do the hard sell as instructed by their over lords.	Metla (12)
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