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A former member
Is the VCR dead? Not as such but it's only a matter of time. I have a VCR but also added DVD recorder with hard drive from Sony. Actually had a JVC DVD Recorder on to disc only but had nothing but problems with it so took it back and got refund. The Sony wasn't cheap but have to say it's the dogs nuts. Picture quality is superb on the SP mode. You would be hard pushed to notice difference between tv and recording. Playback for DVD is top notch also. User friendly and can record from hard drive onto disk if you want to keep something special. Can watch DVD and record at same time plus other stuff I haven't really tried yet. I have tons of vids from years back and doubt if I will put them all on to disk due to the time it will take. Will certainly convert some of them plus I have vids which I can't get on DVD so will always have a VCR but unlikely to buy another video cassette in any shape or form. Having said that, you have to admire the durabilty of the VCR and that it's been around for so long. Kind of sad I guess but that 's progress.
KA
Yes the one thing I find annoying on DVD's, BBC's are the worst. For example if I watch a single episode of Red Dwarf. The Episode Ends. It goes back to the episode menu. I turn off the DVD Player. Turn it back on again. I go straight into the episdoe menu select an episode. The copyright information screen then comes up followed by the BBC logo & I have to go through all that boll*cks again.
Minder DVD's used to let you fast forward them but the last couple of sereis won't.
Doesn't your DVD player have a 'resume' function on it? Mine does; when you put in a disc you've played recently, it gives you the option to play the whole DVD again, or pick up where you left off.....
Katherine
Founding member
Johnny83 posted:
Mr-Stabby posted:
Yup some VHS recorders are very good quality, mine in perticular is brilliant quality and kicks out a really good Stereo sound.
Another thing about DVDs is, that you can't fast forward through the annoying promos and station logos they put on the beginning, argggh!
Another thing about DVDs is, that you can't fast forward through the annoying promos and station logos they put on the beginning, argggh!
Yes the one thing I find annoying on DVD's, BBC's are the worst. For example if I watch a single episode of Red Dwarf. The Episode Ends. It goes back to the episode menu. I turn off the DVD Player. Turn it back on again. I go straight into the episdoe menu select an episode. The copyright information screen then comes up followed by the BBC logo & I have to go through all that boll*cks again.
Minder DVD's used to let you fast forward them but the last couple of sereis won't.
Doesn't your DVD player have a 'resume' function on it? Mine does; when you put in a disc you've played recently, it gives you the option to play the whole DVD again, or pick up where you left off.....
WE
Anyone got any opinions on the Bush DVD RW/VCR combo job that Argos normally sell for £300 approx, but at the moment, are selling for £200 approx ?
We've recently bought one & I'm currently transfering material from VHS to DVD at the moment.
A couple of bug bears I've found so far though are :
a) It only takes 1 to 2 x speed disks, so while not impossible, thanks to PC World Wednesbury, the cheapest I've found DVD RW disks is PC Line brand at £14.99 for 10. (I did find some DATASAFE 2x at the last computer fair I went to, with 10 for £9.90/£10, but computer fairs are difficult to get to on Sunday public transport, so PC Line is my best bet for the time being, unless anyone has suggestions)
b) When we first bought a twin speed VCR, we taped some material on the long play setting, before deciding that short play looked better!(Mind you, sad Trekkie sister still tapes 'Most Haunted' on LP though!)
I thought 'I can transfer the LP material to short play DVD, as this DVD machine has 4 different recording modes'. Now our current DVD player downstairs is a £50 (at the time we bought it!) REOC model, but the ultimate plan is, once all possible transfering is done, is to put the Bush downstairs, as the downstairs TV/SKY/VCR/DVD setup involves using one of these 3 in 1 SCART box things, which means we cannot switch both VCR & DVD on at the same time, as there is picture interference, & putting the Bush downstairs should remove the need for the 3 in 1 SCART lead. Because the disks are limited to 120 mins, I've found for watchable compatability, I have to transfer to SP mode.
(By the way, anything I tape on the Bush DVD LP mode, will not play back on the single speed REOC DVD player!)
The problem is, while this will not cause a problem on the Bush machine, when you play the converted LP material on the REOC, it skips & jumps, like the problem we probably had, when we all bought a twin speed VCR, after having taped stuff on a one speed VCR, then played it back on the twin speed & it sticks occasionally!
Sorry it's a bit long winded, but any thoughts?
tvguy posted:
I've got a DVD player but not a recorder.We've still got our betavideo by the way.Takes ages to set up but its worth it if it means i can watch the end of 50 years of the BBC with the TV50 trailer and the BBC1 globe!
I want a DVD Recorder though.One of the reasons i want it is to convert Videos to DVD! They're getting cheap now aren't they? Maybe next christmas.
I want a DVD Recorder though.One of the reasons i want it is to convert Videos to DVD! They're getting cheap now aren't they? Maybe next christmas.
Anyone got any opinions on the Bush DVD RW/VCR combo job that Argos normally sell for £300 approx, but at the moment, are selling for £200 approx ?
We've recently bought one & I'm currently transfering material from VHS to DVD at the moment.
A couple of bug bears I've found so far though are :
a) It only takes 1 to 2 x speed disks, so while not impossible, thanks to PC World Wednesbury, the cheapest I've found DVD RW disks is PC Line brand at £14.99 for 10. (I did find some DATASAFE 2x at the last computer fair I went to, with 10 for £9.90/£10, but computer fairs are difficult to get to on Sunday public transport, so PC Line is my best bet for the time being, unless anyone has suggestions)
b) When we first bought a twin speed VCR, we taped some material on the long play setting, before deciding that short play looked better!(Mind you, sad Trekkie sister still tapes 'Most Haunted' on LP though!)
I thought 'I can transfer the LP material to short play DVD, as this DVD machine has 4 different recording modes'. Now our current DVD player downstairs is a £50 (at the time we bought it!) REOC model, but the ultimate plan is, once all possible transfering is done, is to put the Bush downstairs, as the downstairs TV/SKY/VCR/DVD setup involves using one of these 3 in 1 SCART box things, which means we cannot switch both VCR & DVD on at the same time, as there is picture interference, & putting the Bush downstairs should remove the need for the 3 in 1 SCART lead. Because the disks are limited to 120 mins, I've found for watchable compatability, I have to transfer to SP mode.
(By the way, anything I tape on the Bush DVD LP mode, will not play back on the single speed REOC DVD player!)
The problem is, while this will not cause a problem on the Bush machine, when you play the converted LP material on the REOC, it skips & jumps, like the problem we probably had, when we all bought a twin speed VCR, after having taped stuff on a one speed VCR, then played it back on the twin speed & it sticks occasionally!
Sorry it's a bit long winded, but any thoughts?
IS
Err - they did ... Philips, Thomson and JVC all had machines on sale in the UK about 5 years ago. They were great (one model even had RGB in and out on SCARTs for quality recording of DTV) - but very expensive (£700-1000) and whilst they offered great recording times, and decent quality, they still suffered by being tape based and linear.
The other issue with D-VHS was that it would be possible to record a whole multiplex onto it rather than just 1 channel, unfortunately none of the digiboxes offers an output which allows this to happen.
D-VHS has gone the same way as DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) - it's a format which major advantage was that it was backward compatible with major formats (VHS and Compact Cassette) but failed captured the imagination of the public and disappeared into nothingness
noggin posted:
Mark Boulton posted:
It's a shame there seems to be no attempt to try and market D-VHS to the UK or Europe.
Err - they did ... Philips, Thomson and JVC all had machines on sale in the UK about 5 years ago. They were great (one model even had RGB in and out on SCARTs for quality recording of DTV) - but very expensive (£700-1000) and whilst they offered great recording times, and decent quality, they still suffered by being tape based and linear.
The other issue with D-VHS was that it would be possible to record a whole multiplex onto it rather than just 1 channel, unfortunately none of the digiboxes offers an output which allows this to happen.
D-VHS has gone the same way as DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) - it's a format which major advantage was that it was backward compatible with major formats (VHS and Compact Cassette) but failed captured the imagination of the public and disappeared into nothingness