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| Thread ID: 77351 | 2007-03-06 20:23:00 | DVD Recorders | Lizard (2409) | PC World Chat |
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| 530720 | 2007-03-06 20:23:00 | From my perusal of the major retail chains, there are four main models of 160GB DVD recorder: Pioneer DVR540H Panasonic DMREH55 Sony RDRHX720 Samsung DVDHR735 However, trying to get detailed information about these models is not easy, and the major retail chains (HN, Noel Leeming, Farmers, etc) in Palmerston North have not seen fit to have working models on display in their store. So I'm hoping that PF1er's who have any of these models may be able to answer my questions: 1. Which of these models have a "Pause live TV" function or similar? That is, by watching a TV channel through the recorder, you can push a button that "pauses" the programme (or at the least, starts recording immediately without having to program any info or adjust any settings) 2. Which of these models have a "timeslip"/chasing playback function? That is, you can watch the start of a programme that is still recording? 3. How effective are these functions as they are applied by any of the above models? i.e. are they fine in concept, but a nuisance in real life, day-to-day use? 4. Are there any limitations to the use of these (or other similar) functions? Cheers Lizard |
Lizard (2409) | ||
| 530721 | 2007-03-06 22:02:00 | I have a Sony RDRHX910 (the older 250GB model), so my comments relate to that model only. 1. Pause Live TV - The Sony has that, but it is more trouble than it is worth. If you are watching a program and the phone rings or something, you press the Pause button and it will pause the TV screen. When you return, you press play to continue from the spot where you left. The big gotcha! with this function is that the recorder is NOT creating a recording on the disk. You can play/pause/rewind/fast forward the "recording" but the moment you press the STOP button, it's gone. The recorder stops recording and automatically discards the recording it has made. 2. Chasing Playback - I would imagine all the models have that - couldn't live without it. 3. See above - some good, some nuisance. 4. As 3. HTH. |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 530722 | 2007-03-06 22:21:00 | I have a Sony RDRHX910 (the older 250GB model), so my comments relate to that model only. 1. Pause Live TV - The Sony has that, but it is more trouble than it is worth. If you are watching a program and the phone rings or something, you press the Pause button and it will pause the TV screen. When you return, you press play to continue from the spot where you left. The big gotcha! with this function is that the recorder is NOT creating a recording on the disk. You can play/pause/rewind/fast forward the "recording" but the moment you press the STOP button, it's gone. The recorder stops recording and automatically discards the recording it has made. 2. Chasing Playback - I would imagine all the models have that - couldn't live without it. 3. See above - some good, some nuisance. 4. As 3. HTH. Thanks Steve - that is really helpful. Quite a big gotcha, I would think. I'd be interested to hear if the current models also have this limitation. |
Lizard (2409) | ||
| 530723 | 2007-03-06 22:32:00 | As far as the Live Pause functionality is concerned, I ignore it completely. It is just as easy to press the Record button on the remote as it is the Pause button. On the RDRHX910, pressing the record button starts the machine recording to the HDD and it will continue for 8 hours (I believe 8 hours is the limit though with a 250GB HDD I'm not sure why!). Pressing the record button again will set the machine to record for 30 minutes - each subsequent press will increase the recording time by 30 minutes (up to the 8 hour maximum). This recording will remain on the HDD when it is complete. | Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 530724 | 2007-03-07 19:48:00 | From my perusal of the major retail chains, there are four main models of 160GB DVD recorder: Pioneer DVR540H Panasonic DMREH55 Sony RDRHX720 Samsung DVDHR735 However, trying to get detailed information about these models is not easy, and the major retail chains (HN, Noel Leeming, Farmers, etc) in Palmerston North have not seen fit to have working models on display in their store. So I'm hoping that PF1er's who have any of these models may be able to answer my questions: 1. Which of these models have a "Pause live TV" function or similar? That is, by watching a TV channel through the recorder, you can push a button that "pauses" the programme (or at the least, starts recording immediately without having to program any info or adjust any settings) 2. Which of these models have a "timeslip"/chasing playback function? That is, you can watch the start of a programme that is still recording? 3. How effective are these functions as they are applied by any of the above models? i.e. are they fine in concept, but a nuisance in real life, day-to-day use? 4. Are there any limitations to the use of these (or other similar) functions? Cheers Lizard Thanks Steve, Anybody else? |
Lizard (2409) | ||
| 530725 | 2007-03-07 19:58:00 | Mine is the same as Miami Steves, I missed the 7's because of this function.:( | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 530726 | 2007-03-08 00:09:00 | The real beauty of the Sony (I have the 710) is the chapter advance - skip the ads. | wotz (335) | ||
| 530727 | 2007-03-08 01:08:00 | One other quirk I thought about would be navigation of menus without a remote control. I often "misplace" the dvd player remote, and without it, it's impossible to naviagte through the DVD menus. Which of the four models listed above have controls for navigation on the unit itself, as well as on the remote? | Lizard (2409) | ||
| 530728 | 2007-03-08 04:53:00 | Just remember that none of the DVD recorders sold in New Zealand have digital tuners in them for Freeview. | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 530729 | 2007-03-08 07:17:00 | [QUOTE=maccrazy;531949]Just remember that none of the DVD recorderssold in New Zealand have digital tuners in them for Freeview.[/QUOTE| Is that bad? |
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