dvd recorders

Lezanne26

Anyone clued up on dvd recorders? I've recently bought a Bush DVR3006 for DS for Christmas but have just noticed that Argos are selling an Acoustic Solutions dvd recorder with hard drive for £69.99 (was £139.99) - which one is better?

I know nothing about DVD recorders but I would expect the more expensive one to be better - is that right? The only differences I can see between the two machines is that the Acoustic one has a hard drive but the Bush one has Dolby sound and a scart lead included. Any advice appreciated.

penrhyn

The Bush does not appear to have a hard disk drive so is less versatile, neither would seem to have free view tuners if that's a problem.
I'm assuming that they have analogue TV tuners but its not obvious from the specifications.
They can only use DVD +R or +RW disks for recording.

isofa

I'd except neither to last, DVD recorders can be troublesome, I'd stick to better brands. Humax, Panasonic, Sony.
Or at least thumb through a copy of a home cinema / av mag in the newsagents and see if list they are listed in the test tables at the back...

lolarentt

I wouldn't recommend a recorder which didn't have a hard drive - a hard drive will totally change your way of life - one of those things that will make you wonder how you ever existed before it! Acoustic Solutions is a highly reputable 'technical' base brand with a wide range of products. Bush is just a rebadging excercise. I guess the AS recorder is reduced because people will want units with a digital receiver in now analogue is beginning to switch off - even so at >£70 it's certainly worth buying.

Lezanne26

Thanks penrhyn and isofa for your advice. DS already has a freeview box (not a very good one tho') so not sure if that matters to him. I don't really expect them to last a long time but if he wants a more expensive one he'll have to buy it himself! A good idea to look through home cinema mags, I might just do that. Thanks again.

Lezanne26

:T You've persuaded me lolarentt - analogue switch off is not due here until 2010 so I think I would have had my money's worth by then. Thanks.