Recordable DVD players

Paul in Canada
Paul in Canada Posts: 178
edited March 2006 in Electronics
Does anyone have one and what kind? Do they work well for recording movies from tv? How is the picture quality and the sound quality of a recording? Thanks for any responses.
Polk RTi 8's
Polk CSi 5
FXIA4"s
Outlaw Audio M200 x2
Denon AVR 2805
Sony CDP C345
Paradigm PW2200 Sub
Panasonic 50"

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  • peteran
    peteran Posts: 141
    edited March 2006
    I have the philips HDRW720, it records on the DVDRW+ and DVDR+ formats and reads the rest.
    The video quality depends on the space you need to use from the HD, the highset quality will take the most.
    Example: on my 120gb HD the lowest quality will give about 120hrs of recording, the highest about 40 hrs. I have it set for 60 hrs, one step lower from highest.
    The recording is excellent from tv sources especially the Digital channels, and the transfer to a DVD is also top notch.
    The sound recording is only made in stereo mode, there is no other option.
    I'm not sure if new DVD recorders are able to record 5.1 material?
    hope this helps.
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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited March 2006
    There are a model of Yamaha (i don't remember) that work's great with a few bucks.....
    My current new system (step by step :D)

    A/V Receiver: YAMAHA RX-V657
    DVD Player: YAMAHA DVD-S657
    Main Towers: polkaudio® Monitor 50
    Wiring: NeoTecH KS1007 OFC High Definition Speaker Cable ( 2 x 2.64 mm² )
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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,052
    edited March 2006
    I am pretty sure that the DVD recorders cannot record in 5.1 sound. Also, when you record from the digital channels, do you get a true digital picture? I thought that recorders were not yet able to record the "digital" feeds.
    Shawn
    AVR: Marantz SR-5011
    Center Channel: Polk LsiM706c
    Front: Polk LsiM703
    Rear: LSI fx
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39pci
    Television: Samsung UN58NU7100FXZA
    DVD Player: Sony PS4
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  • polksda
    polksda Posts: 716
    edited March 2006
    shawn474 wrote:
    I am pretty sure that the DVD recorders cannot record in 5.1 sound. Also, when you record from the digital channels, do you get a true digital picture? I thought that recorders were not yet able to record the "digital" feeds.

    Whether it comes in as an analog signal (composite or S-video) or digital (Firewire), it all gets converted to MPEG video anyway.

    They're all strictly 2-channel audio at this point.

    I've owned several. My first was a Panasonic DMR-HS2, one of the first models with an internal hard drive. After demoing new generation Toshiba, Sony, and Panasonic players, I finally decided on the Pioneer 533 (or its equivalent, the 530, sold through Wal-Mart). 80GB internal hard drive, writes to both single and dual-layer -R media. If you do any major amount of editing (removing commercials, etc.) you *really* want a model with a hard drive. That way you can use it like a TIVO; record to the hard drive and then edit or delete at your leisure.
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  • krabby5
    krabby5 Posts: 923
    edited March 2006
    I have a Tivo-like recorder that Comcast offers (for a monthly fee) that outputs the sound as it came in...

    If I record a show on a HD channel that was broadcast in DD5.1, it will record that way, as well
    Pioneer Elite VSX-53, Polk RT800i fronts, Polk CS400i center, FX500i surround, Velodyne sub
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