Page 1 of Replacing DVD player & VCR with single unit

I`m new to the forum, and since the dvd player has broken, and the vcr is old, I`m in the market for a dvd recorder to replace both.

I`m leaning toward a HDD + DVD unit, primarily to enable me to watch a rented dvd whilst recording, but also to avoid the "Quick its starting! - bugger, I haven`t got a disc!" moment.

I`m considering the Panasonic DMR-E85 (*), the Sony RDR-HW900 & the Toshiba RD-XS32 (although the Tosh is a definate 3rd choice!) - Any recommendations/opinions gratefully received!?

I`m not fussed by multi-region, and a DV Input isn`t a requirement, as I use the PC for that.

Also, I need to transfer old VHS onto DVD - anybody know if this is easily done with any of the above?

Thanks in advance!

* - I`ve seen various flavours of this eg. HEBS & EBS, can anyone shed any light on the differences please?

This item was edited on Saturday, 1st January 2005, 21:10

a similar conversation going on here ;)

http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/forums/thread.asp?Forum=211&Thread=383969&Type=1

welcome to the forums btw :D

This item was edited on Saturday, 1st January 2005, 22:02

Well as i have said in a previous thread I would recommend the LITE-ON 5045 or Pioneer dvr-420 it depends on your requirement but the Lite-On does have a huge hard drive and is very very simple to use...

hope this helps. As far as transfer goes it had jacks on the front if you want to output from video or you can go straight to scart. I have copied a few vhs films now straight to Disk and Hard drive with great results.