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DVD/HDD recorder recommendations?
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<blockquote data-quote="Simba27" data-source="post: 726995" data-attributes="member: 182734"><p>I haven't visited this site in a while. Some time ago, my Diseqc motor packed up mid-travel and I've been too busy to get up on the roof and try to point the dish at anything.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I've had a Lidl 160GB HDD DVD recorder for a few years now, the rebadged LiteOn one. It's fantastically simple and intuitive to use, so I've put up with its occasional freeze-ups and crashes. But now its DVD drive has packed up. As a temporary measure I opened the case and installed the drive from my old PC. It works but doesn't look pretty. I need a new recorder.</p><p></p><p>So yesterday I bought a replacement Toshiba 320GB HDD DVD recorder. But I've already decided to try and return it to the shop. The user interface is badly thought out and over-complicated and annoying. The picture quality of the recorded programs is very poor and the clock keeps disappearing. I don't think I can live with it.</p><p></p><p>So the question is what other brand should I look at for a replacement? I don't need anything too fancy, mainly I want something straightforward and easy to use. I want to be able to record TV programs to hard disk and copy to and from DVD occasionally.</p><p></p><p>I've spent this evening downloading and reading user manuals for various different recorders and now I'm more confused than anything else. As far as I can tell, they all suck in one way or another - even the expensive ones.</p><p></p><p>I was quite tempted by a Panasonic one until I read about the adverts in the Guide Plus EPG. I'm sick to death of being constantly bombarded by adverts so I certainly won't be buying any machine with that feature.</p><p></p><p>Can anybody suggest a good machine to look at?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simba27, post: 726995, member: 182734"] I haven't visited this site in a while. Some time ago, my Diseqc motor packed up mid-travel and I've been too busy to get up on the roof and try to point the dish at anything. Anyway, I've had a Lidl 160GB HDD DVD recorder for a few years now, the rebadged LiteOn one. It's fantastically simple and intuitive to use, so I've put up with its occasional freeze-ups and crashes. But now its DVD drive has packed up. As a temporary measure I opened the case and installed the drive from my old PC. It works but doesn't look pretty. I need a new recorder. So yesterday I bought a replacement Toshiba 320GB HDD DVD recorder. But I've already decided to try and return it to the shop. The user interface is badly thought out and over-complicated and annoying. The picture quality of the recorded programs is very poor and the clock keeps disappearing. I don't think I can live with it. So the question is what other brand should I look at for a replacement? I don't need anything too fancy, mainly I want something straightforward and easy to use. I want to be able to record TV programs to hard disk and copy to and from DVD occasionally. I've spent this evening downloading and reading user manuals for various different recorders and now I'm more confused than anything else. As far as I can tell, they all suck in one way or another - even the expensive ones. I was quite tempted by a Panasonic one until I read about the adverts in the Guide Plus EPG. I'm sick to death of being constantly bombarded by adverts so I certainly won't be buying any machine with that feature. Can anybody suggest a good machine to look at? [/QUOTE]
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