Panasonic DVD/RAM Recorder/digibox - Currys -£155 inc Del

talkshop

cheapskate58 wrote:

Er....

This is sooo not true, but I've got to the point that I can't be bothered to argue the toss.

Caveat emptor is the maxim here but for my money, you can't get a much better deal on this so well done to the OP

The truth always hurts.....

The OP is a good deal if you want this old technology, and you will not find this recorder cheaper, I agree.

Ask me why you do not see any Sony DVD recorders going cheap which use the DVD+RW format.

[Deleted User]

You don't see anything Sony going cheap.

Period!

Over-rated and overpriced.

Micky

Can the Panasonic DVD/RAM Recorder/digibox skip adverts and time shift?

cheapskate58

Deleted_User wrote:

You don't see anything Sony going cheap.

Period!

Over-rated and overpriced.

....and overtaken in both brand value and market share by Samsung; who use dvd-r and dvd-ram technology I believe.

Quad erat demonstrandum, if I may be so bold

baggio1971

squirrelz wrote:

I got one of these from Richer Sounds a few months back (for £199).

They're good - nice and easy to record stuff as you just select from the EPG.

There are a few things I regard as flaws:
1. You have to put it in "timer mode" to record stuff. This basically means you have to turn it off with the timer button not the power button, but it does tell you to do it on screen, so you don't really forget.
2. Theres no simple way to add/remove/rename digital channels - you can set profiles to show a selected set of channels, which is a way round this. I've not found this an issue, but it seems to be a problem if you pick up signals from 2 transmitters.
3. You can't show the program information from the EPG, so you don't know what episode you're selecting to record.

Apart from that its a great recorder, and we've ditched the VCR completely.

Picture quality is great, after our old VCR which was a bit fuzzy.

Re point 1, I thought this was a bit of a pain having to turn it off before a timer recording started, however worked out that you do not need to turn it off - when you get the prompt on screen just ignore it (do anything apart from press cancel basically) and at the given time it will switch channel if necessary and start recording.

hope that's of use to you.

cheers, Baggio.

amancalledchip

So dvdram does everything dvd+rw can do, but dvd+rw cant do everything dvdram can do then?

bit of a no brainer that one to work out which is superior.

and as you only need a couple of discs, as more often than not, you just record to the disc, watch it at a later date , then erase and record again.So the price of the discs is irrelevant really.If you want to keep something and not record over it you would use a dvdr.( dvdram players can record to dvdr ,im guessing dvd+rw players can record to dvd+ or -r)

so really it comes down to functions on the machine.
dvdram = everything a dvd+rw can do and more ( ie timeslip)

Only drawback i can see with ram is that you cant go away and play it on a no dvdram machine.

also if rams on the way out, why did pioneer add it to there line of dvd writers in the new 110 ? ( most will read ram discs now) I use tmpg dvd authur to edit my dvdram recording and burn to dvdr getting rid of any commercials.

mattersdorff

I'm sorry if I'm getting off the subject of this 'grabbit while you can post' but I thought this was the best place to ask - is there anyone out there that can give some sound advice for transferring material recorded onto a DVD-RAM over to DVD-R??? For long term safe keeping.

Like I think amancalledchip was writing about.... I hope to record a series of TV episodes or heap of music videos onto the DVD-RAM, then chop out the ads, join them together nice and neatly then somehow transfer it all to DVD-R for safekeeping.

Obviously a 4.7gb or even 9.6gb DVD-RAM disk will fill up pretty fast if you collect a number of 1-hour episodes on the disc so I'm hoping there is an easy way to get it over to DVD-R... obviously I'm suspecting that I'll need to use my computer to do so (I have a DVD burner that reads DVD-RAM) but will I need specialist programs in order to get the DVD-RAM recorded material transferred into a format that not only records back easily to DVD-R but then will subsequently be able to be read by standard (non DVD-RAM) dvd players.

apart from the compatibility issues with other players, it's too expensive to store material on DVD-RAM discs long term because they are 10-times more expensive per disc than DVD+-Rs..... thanks

dc

talkshop wrote:

More mis-information in your post.

DVD-RW discs are the same price as DVD+RW (depends where you shop)

DVD+RW discs have a life of 1,000 recordings and 50 year storage life which will be beyond my lifetime, and blu-ray will have replaced all discs by then.

DVD-RW has to be finalised which can take 10 minutes.
DVD+RW does not need to be finalised and can be played immediately in normal DVD players.

It is strange that Panasonic recorders now include DVD+R recording, as obviously they know their -R format is obsolete and consumers are not buying.

My posts contain facts not prejudice or assumptions, as I said ignorance is bliss.
I would not put my money on Blue-ray as it too will be dead before it's long awaited arrival, solid state or server storage will remove the need for consumables.

save-alot

I got one of these from Richer Sounds for £143, using the fantastic price challenge they have, they will beat other retailers prices, even internet retailers

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mattersdorff wrote:

I'm sorry if I'm getting off the subject of this 'grabbit while you can post' but I thought this was the best place to ask - is there anyone out there that can give some sound advice for transferring material recorded onto a DVD-RAM over to DVD-R??? For long term safe keeping.

Like I think amancalledchip was writing about.... I hope to record a series of TV episodes or heap of music videos onto the DVD-RAM, then chop out the ads, join them together nice and neatly then somehow transfer it all to DVD-R for safekeeping.

Obviously a 4.7gb or even 9.6gb DVD-RAM disk will fill up pretty fast if you collect a number of 1-hour episodes on the disc so I'm hoping there is an easy way to get it over to DVD-R... obviously I'm suspecting that I'll need to use my computer to do so (I have a DVD burner that reads DVD-RAM) but will I need specialist programs in order to get the DVD-RAM recorded material transferred into a format that not only records back easily to DVD-R but then will subsequently be able to be read by standard (non DVD-RAM) dvd players.

apart from the compatibility issues with other players, it's too expensive to store material on DVD-RAM discs long term because they are 10-times more expensive per disc than DVD+-Rs..... thanks

TMPGenc Author is one programme that will convert DVD-RAM.
At around £1.20 they are hardly too expecive.