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I am looking for a DVD Recorder for around £200 that can be Multi-Region hacked, any recommendations? The only one that I have seen for that price is the GOODMAN`s DVD 300R...is this hackable?

Thanks :)

I have just come across this one:

uk.special.reserve.co.uk/q_GG1586_dvd_recorder__yama.html

Is it any good?

you can get a panasonic e55 for around £200 at quite a few sites, multi-region is about £220, i think it`s digital direct that do quite a few options on this machine. :)

Just got myself a Mico from Sainsburys, it was multi region out of the box. It was a refurbished one, but I assume they all are?

If you are prepared to pay £200 or a little more,there is no need to buy an el cheapo supermarket jobbie.Shopping around on the net will get you a quality machine(Panasonic,Pioneer etc) for very little extra.

All the below +R(W) based machines

From Sainsburies

£49 Refurb Mico R311 (most likely user didnt read manual correctly) 3 months warranty
£99 Philips 610 (If you can find one in store at that price) (MR - Not known yet)
£149 New Mico R311 (MR out of the box).

Staples

Relysis £169 (MR Unknown)

WHS

Cyberhome £169 (with firewire) (All CH stuff is MR with a hack theres gotta be one)

This item was edited on Tuesday, 21st September 2004, 23:41

Maplins are selling the Yamada for about £180 which is multi region
- as is the other one they sell which is under £200. The Yamada was comsiderably cheaper in Richers a while ago,. Yhey were charging more for the region free version, but there is a simple hack for it available.

I`m using the LGDR4810 which is a -R machine that was easily hacked to multi region. It won`t record NTSC but playback of NTSC discs is fine. You can find it for under £200

Thanks for all the help...I`ll probably go for that Yamada one at Special Reserve...It`s only £149.99 and I happen to be a member already :)

Fairly certain the Yamada is cheaper at Richer Sounds mate :)

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Clayts, Moderator, DVD Reviewer
UK webmaster for Area 450 the independent Sampo/Maxent DVD site

Hi

I have one of the Yamada recorders and got mine from Special reserve and the performance is fine but the operating system is a bit odd sometimes.You sometimes have problems changing settings .You just cannot rush it takes its time .But the recordings from a settop box [ a good one ] are brill.
Tip
If using dvd/rws check them out on the machine [ each one ] as i have found some may not work the same and appear not to be rws as far as the machine thinks .The shutdown and eject should be a fews mins but on a bad disk its an instant.But it will still record on them but other machines might have a problem with the recordings.
As far as the +r disks i have had no problems .The problem disks i got from Maplin buy a 10 pack and get 1 free but i got 2 bad disk in them.
I dont much like the strip that covers the front sockets or the fan but it depends where you have the machine and the sound system you have.
There are no 5.1 sockets on the back [ the biggest bad point ]
You will need a fully wired scart lead to connect a settop box or you may not get sound.
The on screen text is a bit faint sometimes [ when its doing the disk compatable mode ]
Plus the settings for using the scart as default only works on the timer not on manual recording so you have to keep restoring the setting.
The slowest speed is ok [ just about ]
All the others speeds are great [ depending on the signal ] you only get out what you put in.any noise will only get worse.

Plus you have to leave 5/6 mins between recordings for disk writing so no channel switching with the timer for less time gaps.

So to sum up iam pleased on the whole but its abit slow in the settings area.
But the picture and sound are great and most disks seem ok but ive had 2 bad ones .
Almost forgot no zoom .

bye

R.B