£116 for 80GB HDD DVD RECORDER (merged)

B4UgoZzz · 22 February 2006 at 2:42AM

£116 for 80GB HDD DVD RECORDER

((( "Big-up" to MSE member Redzak! Many many thanks for his original post. )))

I've scooped a great bargain of just the kind of HDD and Record-to-disc DVD Recorder I was after. (no Freeview but I wasn't worried about that).

An 80GB HDD (hard disc drive = built in memory) - From a respected specialist retailer with 12 months warranty.

The RRP on these machines is £260. Maplin are well priced anyway at £200 but they are on sale for £149.97. They had 2 graded machines with full warranty at just £129.99.
By using Redzak's voucher suggestion and Quidco savings I've just bought a £260 unit for only £116.84 with free p+p.

The voucher (£7) is by signing up for Maplin's newsletter and cashback (5%) via https://www.quidco.com

Yamada DVR-9000H link:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=46217&doy=22m2

It gets good customer and magazine reviews.

Even if there are no graded ones left at £149.97 plus £7 and 5% off + freepost. It's a deal.
Hope this is helpful to someone.

Cheers Wilf.

B4UgoZzz · 22 February 2006 at 2:55AM

(I've started the post above as a new thread at the request of another member)

UPDATE:

Just wanted to let readers know that I've had the Yamada DVD HDD Recorder for a week or so now and am very impressed indeed. What a bargain!

The quality is excellent. I've found the EP setting (supposedly a lower quality to the SP and HQ levels it has) to be really good. So, it stores 60 hours of TV at that setting. I can't imagine why anyone would need any more and guess people paying extra for 160GB recorders never use all that space. (There is a 160GB model available though)

Editing on the machine is so much better than 3 other DVD Recorders I've had. It's easy and fast. It plays discs that those machines rejected too. I'm archiving video tapes onto DVD and it's a cinch with this machine.
Burning from the HDD to a disc is very fast and vice versa. An episode of The Simpsons is done in about 5mins. It can time-slip and be made multi-region in 3 seconds flat.
A firewire connection at the front has made linking up my camcorder a doddle.
Yamada have an inbuilt guide to make learning how to use the machine easier via a single button on the remote - although menus are intuitive anyway.
The casing looks more stylish in 'the flesh' than on the photos and feels well made.

It sounds like I should be on commission but I'm just so impressed. My £260 Philips recorder it replaced was total rubbish by comparison and that didn't even have a Hard Drive!
If you've never had a DVD recorder then snap this up. You won't regret it. It's worth more than double the money in my view.

Cheers, Wilf.

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NOTES:

(1) Blank discs are very cheaply from excellent seller https://www.svp.co.uk

(2) Maplin's have a 24 hour live online chat service on the site if you have any technical questions.

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zabig_3 · 22 February 2006 at 8:25AM

can it link up to a separate freeview box and record from that?

B4UgoZzz · 22 February 2006 at 8:33AM

I don't have one myself but my guess is: yes it will.
You could make sure by clicking on the Live Help button on the Maplin website.

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I've just taken a look and under the product description is a list of Q&As including this:

Q) Can i record from sky/cable onto the hard drive? - Paul
A) Yes, it will record from any source via scart

b44rch · 22 February 2006 at 10:11AM

B4UgoZzz wrote:

So, it stores 60 hours of TV at that setting. I can't imagine why anyone would need any more and guess people paying extra for 160GB recorders never use all that space. (There is a 160GB model available though)

You might be surprised how soon a 160 gig hdd fills up! unless you select low quality recording I suppose, but what's the point...

B4UgoZzz · 22 February 2006 at 10:33AM

I'd have thought only if you're archiving stuff in which case I'd save to a 17p disc.
Personally, I find the picture quality of day-to-day recordings setting on EP (on this machine) is just the same as if I'd used my video recorder. Obviously if you really want highest quality then the capacity reduces.

seth · 22 February 2006 at 10:41AM

B4UgoZzz wrote:

I'd have thought only if you're archiving stuff in which case I'd save to a 17p disc.
Personally, I find the picture quality of day-to-day recordings setting on EP (on this machine) is just the same as if I'd used my video recorder. Obviously if you really want highest quality then the capacity reduces.

You can get 10p DVD-R blanks from SVP here, packs of 100 blank DVDs for £10 inc VAT but excluding P&P (Wait for their 99p shipping offers for order over £30) just sign up to their mailing list. My previous post on backups and cheap media here.

B4UgoZzz · 22 February 2006 at 11:09AM

Please note folks that:
This machine will only record onto the + format discs not the - ones.
It will play the - type ones of course.

mcek · 22 February 2006 at 12:09PM

hi all.
last week I received a B grade 250gb Yamada from Maplin, was £199, added a 50p packet of stickers to qualify for £15 voucher, and of course the quidco cashback dropped the price to £176.
Great features at first sight, then a major problem: the tuner audio cut out, all viewing and recording in surround silence.
Maplins customer care is excellent, and waiting on full refund.
Would buy this make again, similar to Cyberhome, but I just feel the quality of this machine was suspect, having had a previous fault.

Maplin's prices are usually way too high, but on who-are-they brands, good deals can be had.

BoltonMinx · 22 February 2006 at 2:15PM

Spotted over on Rpoints forum - what do the experts think ?
Direct link

3mancommission wrote:

The price on this DVD recorder has been slashed from its recommended retail price!
You would be lucky to find this extremely competitive price anywhere else on the high street! With all of its features and capabilities this is practically a steal! It would be ludicrous to miss out!

• DVD HD Recorder and Player
• Hard disc drive 80 GB - gives up to 96h or recording time
• Time Shift function to record and watch TV time shifted.
• Progressive scan
• Copy function HDD to DVD and DVD to HDD*
• Recording up to 96 h on HDD and 6 h on DVD
• Easy guide menu system
• ShowView / VPS (only DVR-9100H)
• Multi region

Never miss anything again... DVD recorder are the VCRs of the future.
With the Y amada DVR-9000H you can record TV programs in DVD quality and decide whe n you want to watch it.
The DVR-9000H records on a 80GB hard disc. With the Time Shift function you can record and watch TV time shifted.

HDD DVD Recorder 80GB Specifications:
Specification
• DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / CD-R / CD-RW / DVD / CD-DA / JPEG / BMP file / WMA / WAV DVD+R / DVD+RW
• up to 96h on HDD and 6h on DVD
• Dolby Digital 2- channel
• PAL / SECAM
• Video Output, Audio L/R output, Scart in/out, component video output, Digital audio output (coaxial / optical)
• Video input, Audio L/R input, DV input
• 16 programs
• D, UK, F, I, ES, NL, PT, PL, SE, FI,
• D, NL, SE, F, CH, A, I, ES, PT, UK, F, L, B
• Time Shift (recording and watch live TV time shifted)
• Easy Guider 2 (easy menu with only one button)
• OTR, DVR-9100H: ShowView, VPS
• Progressive Scan
• 430 x 66 x 316 mm, approx. 4.5 kg

Connections:
• Rear - Video Output, Audio L/R output, SCART in/out, Component video output, •Digital Video output (coaxial/optical)
• Front - Video input, Audio L/R input & DV link input
• Added features: Easy Guider 2, ShowView, VPS and OTR
• Includes composite video & audio cables
• Dimensions - 43 (W) X 6.6 (H) X 31.6 (D) cm

bobdauilda · 22 February 2006 at 2:27PM

weird! I can't connect to the maplin website at all, checked everything inc firewall etc but no joy!any suggestions?

£116 for 80GB HDD DVD RECORDER (merged)

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