Ellion DVR-960E 250GB HDD DVD Recorder with HDMI output & USB input

May 23, 2008 | By Doug In DVD Recorders |

Ellion DVR-960E 250GB HDD DVD Recorder with HDMI output & USB input
Customer Review: Shoddy
This is a very poor piece of kit - outwardly it looks the business, but in every other respect it is poor. As with most AV boxes it is entirely controlled from the remote. The buttons are tiny, and stick under the edge of the casing. There are far too many of them. They are too close together. The case of the remote feels very thin, and is unlikely to survive being dropped.

The menus are far too complex, with an apparently random mix of graphics and text. Set up is time consuming and only after VERY close examination of the manual did it become clear that some functions only worked when the disk drawer is open.

The recorder itself doesn’t. Once you have navigated the over complex and unforgiving menu - one mistake and you have to start from scratch and there are approximately 15 items to set to record a single programme - the success rate is poor. I only managed to record 1 programme…… on more than one occasion the recording stopped part way through, and only a full reset of the machine would enable any progress. As has been stated elsewhere, it would not record from DVD to HDD.

The machine is cheap in every sense of the word, and nasty in that it does not do what it says on the tin. Avoid.

Customer Review: Easy to use and Excellent picture quality thru HDMI
The set-up menu is quite user-friendly with region free code setting and many features can be accessed thru one touch remote buttons. Picture quality of DVD films thru HDMI is excellent and even recorded contents thru Scart from my cable box look more sharp when watching thru HDMI. I can definitely see the difference from watching thru Scart connection. I’d love to use Time-shift while watching live TV. Although I have got a vergin media box with HDD, I would use this unit for recording as I can copy recorded contents to DVDs when the HDD is getting full but the Virgin box does not allow me to. Good value as well and highly recommended

Lite-on 5045 Dual Format DVD Recorder with 160GB Hard Drive
Forget about the running out of recording space. With the built in160GB HDD (Hard Disk Drive) you may record up to 198 hours (SLPmodes) of quality video programs on it. The co-existence of theoptical disc drive and the built-in HDD on LVW-5045 doesn
Used Price: ?186.99
Customer Review: OMG - They actually make you pay for this?
I bought one of these machines a week ago, having owned reliable Lite-on machines before. It arrived (from Germany) and worked superbly for 36 hours! It then refused to eject the disc I was playing, and just taunted me with ‘HELLO’ constantly! I emailed the supplier 3 times, and have yet to receive a reply from them. If I do not receive a reply by 10 Feb, I will be making a complaint and a claim to Amazon asking for a full refund! AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID UPDATE! Having made my claim through Amazon, the seller almost immediately made contact with me and arranged to pick up the Recorder. I have now had a full refund (from Amazon) and am awaiting the collection of this overpriced doorstop!
Customer Review: Liteon 5045 - too many problems
My liteon is barely 2 years old - numerous problems. On a number of occasions the hard disc has reformated itself without warning. But the bigger problem is that it will no longer record from hard disc to a DVD of any type. Liteon technical support have not answered a single email to date - and I am informed by a technician that it will be cheaper to just buy a new DVD recorded instead of have it repaired. Shame because the functions were actually quite good.

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Alba DVD Recorder Up to 4 hours of recording
Silver. DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD playback compatibility. DVD+R, DVD+RW recording capability. Up to 4 hours of recording. 2 channel stereo output. Supports region 2 coding. Multi-Angle feature. Zoom feature. 1 SCART socket. Remote control requires 2 x AAA batteries (not included). Size (H)4.8, (W)42, (D)25.4cm