Been a while since I started this thread so thought an update was in order...
I bit the bullet and purchased a Panasonic VHS/DVD recorder combi model DMR-E247V which appears to have an ultra simple one-touch VHS to DVD copy button, but in reality involves plenty of fiddling around with the play and record buttons before anything starts to happen, and then it totally ignores whatever recording speed you have set as default!!!
Also purchased a Sky+ box from Sky for a very reasonable £99 including installation which was very considerate of them, this is just so simple to use. I tell you, if I had bought this first the DVD recorder wouldn't have gotten a look in.
Anyway, I now have a duff Sony DVD recorder and about a hundred unfinalised DVD's, and this makes me very annoyed, and made me wonder and ask this seemingly very simple question....
Why can't a DVD recorded but not finalised on one DVD recorder be watched on another DVD recorder or player???
Vinyl records can be played on different players, tapes can be played on different players, VHS videos can be played on different players, and even Sony Betamax videos can be played on different players, so why can't DVD's be played on different players, it's not as if it's a new format is it???? |