Ellion DVR950S Slimline Dual Format Multi-region Capable DVD Recorder with 250GB HD, Multi-Region capable,
Customer Review: The best thing I have ever bought
I came across Ellion when I was looking for an HD/DVD recorder. The leading makes were too expensive and the Ellion was the right price, had the required functions - a big hard drive capacity, numerous recording facilities, timeslip etc - and looked great. I’ve had one for around 18 months and I wouldn’t be without it. At first, I started using the timeslip function regularly, until a friend who bought one on my recommendation told me that you can watch a ‘live’ recording from the start. This meant that you were watching something while it was recording and it was permanently stored on the hard drive, unlike timeslip, which merely stores the programme in a temporary cache. I once accidentally hit the stop button on the remote while watching a timeslip recording and lost it forever. Remember, timeslip enables you to use pause or rewind/fast forward, but not stop; that literally erases the recording. By recording conventionally, the programme is always on the hard drive. It just takes a while to figure it out. Otherwise, the Ellion is a seriously brilliant piece of kit. Great looks, great functions, great price. For a manufacturer that isn’t one of the ‘big boys’ they deserve a lot of credit.
Customer Review: Can’t Get Past The Noise!!
I bought this to replace an LG DVD player (thought it was about time I bought myself a DVD recorder!) This Ellion recorder really does look stunning - it’s slim and super sleek. It seems to have a lot of good functionality for the price but it’s just too noisy - when you have a disc inside all you can hear is the noice of the player. If you don’t mind putting up with this then it’s worth buying (it does look pretty…), otherwise give it a miss!
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Samsung Multi-region Capable DVD Recorder DVD-R128/XEU Silver
Ultra slim DVD recorder compatible with DVD/DVD-RAM/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW/VCD and SVCD (without logo) /MPEG4/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/JPEG/WMA. Records in DVD-R/-RW formats. Drive record speed x 2. MPEG2 recording upto 8 hrs per disc in EP. XP/SP/LP/EP modes.
Customer Review: Frustrating
I bought this recorder, and was initially very pleased. Set up was simple, and actually recording couldn’t be easier. Unfortunately the machine I had could not keep synch with the picture and audio in high quality mode, and also suffered some glitches in the 2 hour setting. I may have been unlucky to get a faulty machine, but after wasting many discs I could not recommend this model.
Panasonic DMR-EZ47 - DVD Recorder & VCR Combination - With 1080P Up-Conversion & Freeview - Silver
in Silver
Amazon Price: ?223.99
Customer Review: You CAN’T transfer your purchased VHS collection to DVD with this
Good * The Freeview digital tuner images are great (no analogue tuner at all - unlike the earlier EZ45 model I bought for my Mum). * Electronic Program Guide (EPG) can be configured to remember programs for quick start-up (unlike my Humax). * Video and DVD images are crisp. * DVD records and plays every option imaginable (+R, -R, +RW, -RW, DL & RAM - RAM is most flexible). * It’s great for copying home video into DVD, either from VHS or direct from your camcorder via a DV socket. Bad * Most commercial video is Macrovision encoded and this device deliberately stops you copying them to DVD - even from an external source. * Menu and Titling options on home burnt DVDs are not as flexible as I’d like. * No SD Card input which the earlier EZ45 model had. * Remote control crowded and hard to find all the options.
Philips DVDR5500 - DVD Recorder With Freeview
in Black
Amazon Price: ?119.99
Used Price: ?93.99
Customer Review: Nice picture - terrible everything else!
This machine give a great picture through the HDMI, and plays Divx very well. That’s about it for the good stuff….. I’ve had the dvdr5500 about a month now, and I’m less than impressed. It freezes very easily, doing the simplest things such as turning the machine on or off or going to the Home menu, and the only way out is to cut the power at the plug, which means you lose all your settings (e.g. HDMI output level). That is the biggest problem. The interface is also VERY slow to respond, taking seconds to respond to even one button push, which frustrates you in to pushing more buttons which - you guessed it - causes it to freeze up! Apparently the machine keeps the disc spinning when left in the tray, even when turned off, which means the motor burns out quickly. This is just what I’ve heard, but the `Eco’ mode you can turn on presumably stops/reduces this, but means the machine takes a full minute to load up (its not exactly snappy when the Eco mode is off either though). Recording is sporadic - not a single recording I have made using the TV guide has worked properly, always missing either the beginning or the end of the programme. The aspect ratio is always messed up as well. A final thing is the standby light, which is so incredibly bright that I have to have it covered when watching TV in a darkened room or else it is very distracting! In all, this is going back to Richer Sounds. It’s the only machine I have found which does everything I want, but unfortunately it is a typical Philips in that it is very poorly made. The remote is so cluttered and ill-though out that you are always pushing the wrong button or thinking you’ve pushed something when you haven’t. DON’T BUY THIS!!!!
Customer Review: Not what it promises to be…
Wanted a DVD recorder with built-in Freeview, saw this and thought, “Wow! Has upscaling, USB port for flash drive reading, looks stylish, and cheap too!”. This all may be true, but what I didn’t know until I got it home and set it up was how irritating it is to use! The menu system is very unresponsive, taking literally several seconds to respond to a simple ‘down’ on the remote. As a result, it can take minutes to scroll down a few pages of the Program Guide. The firmware needs some serious de-bugging. I had this unit no more than 2 days, and it ‘froze’ on me more than six times. Each time I was doing nothing more complicated than accessing a DVD, viewing pitcures from my USB pen, or simply browsing the Program Guide for something to watch! The only solution when it hangs is to pull the plug (even says so in the manual) as there’s no power switch. But the worst thing for me was the image aspect ratio distortion. Digital broadcasts displayed beautifully when watched live, but if recorded to DVD then played back they would be stretched vertically, making them totally unwatchable. Oddly, setting the TV Shape option to Widescreen (I have an older PAL 4:3 screen), would correct the playback distortion problem, but render live broadcasts as vertically stretched instead. On the plus side, the interface looks very swish, the DVD recording quality is excellent, and upscaling to 1080 is well performed. The facia is very stylish, and the front USB and DV ports are neatly hidden behing a flip-down panel. You can’t pause live TV with this unit though, which I presumed you could - my fault for not reading the specifications! I performed a firmware upgrade, downloaded from Philips web-site, which was very easy to do. Although I only had the unit setup for another hour or so, I didn’t experience any more ‘freezing’ of the interface. Customer service, if you need it, is rubbish - I posted a query regarding the aspect ratio distortion, and am yet to get a response, over two weeks later. I’ve also heard that these machines keep the drive spinning, even in standby mode, if you leave a disc in. Philips customer service have themselves admitted you ought to remove any discs from the machine when not in use, otherwise it burns out the motor in about 6 months. Seems so ridiculous I can believe it! Summary: I returned mine. This machine looks great, promises the world, but leaves you pulling your hair out. Philips DVD recorders have been dogged with problems for quite a number of years, and this one is no better. Pay a little more and buy a Panasonic or Sony.
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