[MacDV] Re: VHS (ultimately) to DVD)--MacDV Digest, Vol 10, Issue 44

[tmeyer at lps.org]

Last fall I purchased a Panasonic DMR E85H DVR. It has a 120 Gig hard drive that will record up to 210 hours of programming at EP mode. It will record up to 32x using the EP mode. I use DVD-r media and have had no trouble playing it on my ibook, Sony DVD player, as well as a few other brands. I weekly record TV programs and movies from cable and dub them on to a disk to send to my son who is in the Army in Iraq. He plays them on his portable DVD player as well as on a company DVD player in their common area. He has reported that they play quite well. I have recorded HBO High Definition movies and am very impressed with the quality on the XP mode when making a DVD. I have used Toast 6 Titanium and copied multiple disks with no problem. The panasonic unit has TV Guide programming built in and can be programmed to record like a Tivo or Cable company DVR although it is a little more primitive in the on screen travels.

Just a few of my observations.

Tom Meyer 
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Langdell <ted at tedlangdell.com>
Date: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:24 pm
Subject: [MacDV]	Re: VHS (ultimately) to DVD)--MacDV Digest, Vol 10, Issue 44

> 
> Ted Langdell
> Ted Langdell Creative Broadcast Services
> Marysville, CA
> Main:  	(530) 741-1212
> 
> On May 27, 2005, at 8:16 PM, 
> macdv-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:
> 
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 20:40:54 -0500
> > From: "Mark M. Florida" <markf at squareblue.com>
> > Subject: Re: [MacDV] 	Re: VHS (ultimately) to DVD)--MacDV Digest, 
> Vol> 	10,	Issue 43
> >
> >> Brand new New DVD only recorders (no hard drive) are going at 
> many 
> >> places for under $300.
> >
> > I was going to suggest that as well -- I've seen them advertised for
> > $199 lately.
> >
> > - Mark
> >
> I think the key is to test the recorder before you buy, if that's a 
> all 
> possible.  Bring DVD media with you, or buy some in the store.
> 
> Burn a DVD in the store with the recorder(s) you're looking at... 
> label 
> them and then see how many DVD players in the store will play back 
> the 
> DVD(s) you burned.
> 
> I'd recommend sticking with the major brands of DVD recorders like 
> Panasonic, etc., because they may end up playing in more players 
> than 
> "off" brand recorders you've never heard of, before.  Again, test, 
> test, test.
> 
> Nothing more frustrating than to send a DVD to someone whose player 
> won't play what you sent.  Do some online research first to check 
> prices and features... and then do some further investigation (like 
> checking user reviews) about the models that strike your fancy.
> 
> Also, DVD-R seems to playback in more players than DVD+R.
> 
> Ted.
> 
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