E:WSL ALDI DVD/HDD Recorder 160GB Timeshift

BoltonMinx
BoltonMinx Posts: 1,382 Forumite
in It's gone, but was it any good?
Looks like good offer @ 229.99- click here for more details. From 01/09/2005.

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This is a truly fantastic product at a great price. 160GB Digital DVD/HDD Recorder. Allows you to record over 200 hours of your favourite films, soaps and reality TV programmes directly onto the integral hard disk drive. It also includes a DVD recorder so you can record straight onto DVD or transfer programmes from the hard disk onto the DVD and a timeshift function so you can play and record at the same time and 'pause' live TV if you want.

TIMESHIFT - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? When the timeshift function is selected you can press pause at any time and the TV programme you are watching will be instantly paused. This is a very useful function that allows you to answer the phone, pop the kettle on or even fast forward through the advert break, you won't have to miss a second of your favourite programme. Perfect timing!

Also includes:
  • Timeshift function - play and record simultaneously, and pause live TV
  • DVD+R/+RW recorder
  • MP3-CD/JPEG compatible
  • Convenient DVD edit functions (divide or delete chapters)
  • One touch recording
  • Timer recording
  • VideoPlus and PDC for easy recording
  • Integrated AC3 Dolby Digital decoder
  • Sound digital out
  • PAL/NTSC compatible
  • NICAM stereo
  • On screen display
  • Playback (DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-RW, JPEG, DIVX, Audio-CD, MP3-CD)
  • DIVX 3, 4, 5 and MPEG 4 compatibility
  • Records up to 6 hours per DVD and 204 hours on the HDD
  • Sockets: (S-video in and out, audio/video in and out (RCA), component out (RCA)
  • Digital audio out (coaxial/optical), 2 Euro SCART sockets, DVin (IEEE-1394/FIREWIRE)
  • Includes remote control and 1 blank DVD+RW
  • Progressive scan
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Comments

  • compulsiveshopper
    compulsiveshopper Posts: 15 Forumite
    does anybody know if this incar dvd player (also at aldi next week) is any good??

    Thanks
    Sarah
  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,257 Forumite
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    Hi,

    Thanks for the post.

    Can anyone say HOW good this offer is and what it compares to?
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  • alanshave
    alanshave Posts: 415 Forumite
    Seems like a fairly good deal to me, although i'm not sure about the branding. For a comparison i paid £199 for a digifusion 40GB freeview box last year. No DVD burner on that one either.
  • BritBrat
    BritBrat Posts: 3,764 Forumite
    Can't see any info on the tuner.

    I would like one with two freeview tuners, so you can record one channel while watching another.
  • BigAde
    BigAde Posts: 439 Forumite
    BritBrat wrote:
    Can't see any info on the tuner.

    I would like one with two freeview tuners, so you can record one channel while watching another.

    I don't think one exists with twin freeview tuners, hdd and Dvd burning... at least not yet. Note that this machine does not appear to have a built-in freeview tuner at all - i.e. you will need to connect an external freeview tuner to record anything other than standard analogue terrestial telly.
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  • gromituk
    gromituk Posts: 3,087 Forumite
    ...and you will need to leave your Freeview box tuned to the channel you record, or program it separately to change channels if you want to record more than one thing, so very inconvenient.
    Time is an illusion - lunch time doubly so.
  • aminchom
    aminchom Posts: 183 Forumite
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    Dont know about the aldi one, but I just got this one from ebuyer @ £240.00


    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=91422

    Now,I know people have had problems with ebuyer but I havent, so I cant complain (the laptop I am currently using is from them). This one records both dvd+r and dvd-r which the aldi apparently doesnt. You will have to pay for delivery though (~ £5.00 I think).

    PS payed for next day delivery (~£10.00) and it came the very next day - hooray
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  • Rave
    Rave Posts: 513 Forumite
    The multi remote with learning function they're advertising for £4.99 looks like a great deal to me, will be snapping one up:).
  • Stumpy
    Stumpy Posts: 1,110 Forumite
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    My dad has just bought one of these recorders - the Aldi one that is - does anyone know if its possible to make it multi-region?

    He's going to report back to me and let me know what he thinks - up until now he's just used a VCR and DVD player - he's never had a HDD/DVD recorder before.
  • clayts
    clayts Posts: 699 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Try http://www.area450.com/softwaremods/recorder-r8hpregionhack.html for a free remote control hack - should work, I reckon (as owner of that site ;))
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