DVD Recorder £68.94 @ Asda (merged)

appleblossom

thank you, will show this to dh as he is more techie than me!!, thought I had just changed it but the picture stayed the same!!

tubbsandeddie

Hi all,
Does anyone know if this is the machine that plays divx as per previous thread?
Thanks.
Tim.

NickA_3

tubbsandeddie wrote:

Hi all,
Does anyone know if this is the machine that plays divx as per previous thread?
Thanks.
Tim.

It does apparently,only don't update the firmware as I read somewhere on the web that a guy had updated the firmware and since then he couldn't play divx anymore!! lol

bergy2

Well I took my one back that i got 2 weeks ago that was a bit odd with DVD+R and got £85 refund - then bought another fer £68

Quality from Telewest box is excellent when recording so it's a bit geeky going on about RGBs imo

gazbert_2

tubbsandeddie wrote:

Hi all,
Does anyone know if this is the machine that plays divx as per previous thread?
Thanks.
Tim.

It certainly does. I bought one yesterday, and have already discovered that it happily plays stuff that my Crystal DIVX Player from Aria refused to even consider playing.

Quality bargain.

itscheapandiwantit

just bought one of these tonight from local asda aintree , i've already got a sony dvd recorder that cost about £400 but on seeing this post i thought i'd buy a second recorder for the spare room. ( i've got a second sky box in the spare room )

the box says it records to dvd+r / dvd+rw

the one i bought is recording to dvd-r as we speak !

not sure if it will burn to dvd-rw as i don't have any of these discs

just thought it might clarify the format issue with these recorders

hth !

itscheapandiwantit

Doh !

sorry folks

just seen this info in a previous post

apologies

paul_h

bergy2 wrote:

Quality from Telewest box is excellent when recording so it's a bit geeky going on about RGBs imo

It might be geeky, but it might also be important to some people, especially those with larger TVs, and you can buy a RGB capable unit for a few £££ more.

Still, at less than £70, it's got to be a fine buy especially with a firewire input for a DV camcorder. Just thought I'd throw in some more technical geekery for you

dc2447

Mine won't play Divx burnt to cd, and it sounds like a helicopter is in the room when playing DVD's. Junk as far as I'm concerned, back to asda tomorrow.

Gadget-guy

If I was you I would consider picking up another one and giving it another go, mine plays divx on a cd, well while watching a film tonight I did not realize that helicopters were that quiet ???? I think you must have a faulty one.