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| Thread ID: 60505 | 2005-08-04 00:48:00 | Slightly Off Topic: DVD/HDD recorders | Lizard (2409) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 378064 | 2005-08-05 02:06:00 | I would go for one with the biggest HD you can afford. Pioneer and Panasonic would seem a good choice.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 378065 | 2005-08-05 02:09:00 | Pioneer 160gb is $900 at the moment... Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 378066 | 2005-08-05 02:49:00 | Pioneer 160gb is $900 at the moment... Lo. Whereabouts? |
Lizard (2409) | ||
| 378067 | 2005-08-05 02:54:00 | Pioneer!! My dad has the 80GB model and can't stop talking about it :D In a Fast Forward mag a few months ago the Pioneer was their pick of the bunch. I got hold of Consumer mag's review, and while they recommend the Pioneer 520H (and, interestingly, the LG 4820W), they note it is slow to set up for recording - how slow is slow? Panasonic tout their models as 1 sec quick start recording. Do the Pioneer models take minutes, or is it still just a few seconds (anything up to 5 secs would be acceptable in my book) Lizard |
Lizard (2409) | ||
| 378068 | 2005-08-05 03:04:00 | Paul Money in Auckland have one left at $900. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 378069 | 2005-08-05 07:20:00 | The Panasonic if it's turned off takes about 90 seconds to boot up from standby otherwise just push the record button and it's away a few seconds later I have found. Doesn't seem to be quite as instantaneous when your watching something and wish to grab that scene. Some of the new Phillips models have a feature where they constantly are recording so at anytime the last 6 hours of footage is available just incase you forget to "tape" something. But then it depends what channel you leave it on...... or which channel has anything on it actually worth watching.... or buy one for Ch 1, another for CH 2, another for CH 3, TV4, Prime, SKY etc Then you could set yourself up as replay TV, offering copies of programs to people who missed it, or the power went out. the dog ate the remote etc or who actually has a live but then discovered they had infact missed something.... Any thoughts and musing above that anyone considers are of commercial value are copyright! |
EX-WESTY (221) | ||
| 378070 | 2005-08-08 21:07:00 | If the unit is turned off it can take about 30 seconds for it to turn on and be ready to record. If it's on and you push the record button it starts pretty much straight away, maybe 2-3 seconds max delay. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 378071 | 2005-08-10 04:35:00 | Just timed my Pioneer 720H which I bought for $999 From Standy by 7-8 seocnds to record Straight away if already on. Best thing I have bought in ages! Cheers |
XOtago (8656) | ||
| 378072 | 2005-08-11 11:04:00 | We have a Panasonic with an 80 GB harddrive and have had no problems with it at all. My only complaint is that you cannot set it to record more than a month in advance. I was hoping this feature would have improved. Someone mentioned getting the biggest harddrive possible. I disagree. The harddrive is for temporary storage only. Anything you value and want to keep should be copied/dubbed to DVD disks. Therefore in my opinion an 80 GB harddrive is more than enough. Oxie (Lyn) |
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