help, I've been left behind!! dvd recorders

annie123

technology has left me behind I discovered when I went out to get a recorder. My video recorder of 18 years has now decided its time to hang up its boots, so I need a new one, only they are all dvd recorders.
Never mind me thinks cant be that difficult to work out which one I want.

Boy was I wrong!

Nice young man in the shop tried to sell me one for £250 odd, not paying that, argos have some cheep ones but are they any good

Do you get what you pay for? All I want to do is record one programme whilst watching another and maybe a timer.

Thanks in advance

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

Does it have to be a DVD recorder, or would a PVR be an option?

annie123

whats a pvr?

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

Stands for Personal Video Recorder.

Records your programs onto a Hard Disk instead of onto a DVD.

Do a search for PVR or have a look here.

Donnie

What about your video tapes? Will you discard them or put them on to DVD?
You can buy a a Freeview HDD recorder of sorts for £50. This will allow you to record one channel whilst watching another or record to two channels at one.

If you want a combined unit, so that you can put your VHS videos on DVD or just watch them, that will cost a little more.

So, think about your needs and we'll steer you from there.

annie123

having read that link, i think a dvd recorder would be better then I can give them to my kids at uni as they dont have any means of recording.

Don't know if it makes a differance but I have only 5 channels on my tele and an indoor ariel but it gets very good signal.

annie123

Dont need to keep anything on the videos.
and dont have freeview

penrhyn

I bought a Panasonic EZ25, it may well have been superseded now but its very good.
If you are buying a DVD recorder make sure it has a built in freeview tuner (to future proof yourself).
A popular choice is to get one with a built in HDD on which you can store most of your recordings and then transfer them to disk at your leisure.

Donnie

DVD recorders start from around £50.

Examples: http://www.cheapestelectrical.co.uk/catalogue.php?category=6&subCategory=68&title=DVD+%26+Video+DVD+Recorders

I would look into Freeview, as it gives a lot more choice...and it's free.

A combined unit is easier to program in advance, but they are more expensive. Around £150.

A seperate Freeview box is only £10 to £30.

spakkker

Hi all, any comments on the current netto offering http://www.netto.co.uk/internet/nettog/menu/main.nsf

spakkker

Sorry not 'til 29/10