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| Thread ID: 75525 | 2007-01-01 19:17:00 | How not to buy a DVD Hard Drive Recorder | Strommer (42) | PC World Chat |
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| 511952 | 2008-01-08 07:18:00 | Hi Steve Have just recently changed to LSP, but what the heck, that only doubles the time available ! Misty :rolleyes: |
Misty (368) | ||
| 511953 | 2008-01-08 07:58:00 | We are definitely not big TV watchers. :confused: So how can you fill up 160 gigs? :confused: My friend got a 160 G Sony 18 months ago. He watches and records heaps, but still has 40 or 50 hours free on the hd. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 511954 | 2008-01-09 07:00:00 | Rick Stein 8hrs 40mins (6 programmes) AFV 3hrs (6) Art Programmes 8hrs 10mins (6) Food Programme 1hr NCIS 8hrs 15mins (7) House of the Year 1hr The Street 2hrs House & Garden 30mins Movies 4hrs 45mins (2) Documentary 2hrs 15mins Fair Go 1hr This Is Your Life 2hrs Midsomer Murders 1hr The Closer 1hr World of Wearable Arts 3hrs Unauthorised History of NZ 45mins Ron Brierley doc 2hrs Doc Martin 2hrs (2) Paul Simon 1hr 10mins Who Do You Think You Are 1hr Coronation St Pantomime 2hrs (for my mum !) Seems we do have a problem - need to watch more and record less !! Misty :o :illogical :o |
Misty (368) | ||
| 511955 | 2008-01-09 07:08:00 | Rick Stein 8hrs 40mins (6 programmes) AFV 3hrs (6) Art Programmes 8hrs 10mins (6) Food Programme 1hr NCIS 8hrs 15mins (7) House of the Year 1hr The Street 2hrs House & Garden 30mins Movies 4hrs 45mins (2) Documentary 2hrs 15mins Fair Go 1hr This Is Your Life 2hrs Midsomer Murders 1hr The Closer 1hr World of Wearable Arts 3hrs Unauthorised History of NZ 45mins Ron Brierley doc 2hrs Doc Martin 2hrs (2) Paul Simon 1hr 10mins Who Do You Think You Are 1hr Coronation St Pantomime 2hrs (for my mum !) Seems we do have a problem - need to watch more and record less !! Misty :o :illogical :o None of those require quality recording so reduce quality and get 400hrs recording,also try watching some and deleting. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 511956 | 2008-01-09 07:28:00 | None of those require quality recording so reduce quality and get 400hrs recording,also try watching some and deleting. The quality on the lowest resolution is similar to VHS tape but there is bugger all difference at one or two notches down from the default SP, and 3 steps down from SP is still good. This is on a 29 in screen and maybe on a big wide screen monster it would be different. Misty, I have not added up how many hours there are on the HD but there are over 80 programs (with 25 hours remaining) so I'd guess there is probably similar or more than what you have. Maybe some of what you recorded was done on settings higher than SP. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 511957 | 2008-01-10 00:32:00 | This thread has had moreviews than Beetle's "Let's Have a Party" thread!!!! :eek: Must be all the brand names.... |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 511958 | 2008-01-12 06:30:00 | :help: (please! I have a Phillips DVD Video Player/Recorder. I planned to use it to convert some old tapes to DVDs. I recently obtained an old 1980's videotape of a TV programme featuring my daughter and converted it to a DVD as a surprise for her. What an anti climax - Christmas Day, everyone sitting in anticipation - and it wouldn't play on her DVD player! Did I do something wrong - or do these things only play on the machine they're recorded on? I'm a bit ignorant about these things...... | NZnana (11704) | ||
| 511959 | 2008-01-12 09:13:00 | The final step of making a DVD should have been "Finalize". If it is not finalised, it will only play on the machine that made it. My guess is that you missed that step, so read the manual carefully and do it again. |
Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 511960 | 2008-01-12 10:00:00 | Thanks Morpheus1 for timely help - will have another look at that. Original tape was borrowed so haven't got it any more - guess I'll have to copy the dvd back to a blank tape and start again! | NZnana (11704) | ||
| 511961 | 2008-01-12 10:35:00 | Im a bit confused..... If big hard drives only cost about $130 - $180 & reasonable PC TV cards cost about the same (or less)........how come the current ranges of HD recorders are so expensive???? Im sure the price will tumble......... |
RusEvo (3572) | ||
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