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Hi

can anyone help? Purchased few magazines and it looks like every magazine has a mixed review on dvd recorders.

Originally I was going for Yamanda 8220 but some people have said it`s not very good.

Was thinking of Philips but looks like it is more hassle than it`s worth as it seems to have so many problems with it..

So I am thinking of these ..

Ellion DVR 530S
Panasonic DMRE55 (dont really like the style of it)
Cambridge Audio DVD55+RWI Silver

Too be honest all I want to do is copy stuff from my Tivo onto dvds so I can take them into work and play them.. Already have a Pioneer 575a

Any help advice would be great!!

Cheers

Craig

How about the 4kus from Asda? Bought my parents one for Xmas and they`re pretty good (DVD+R, DVD+RW recording).
Was going to get one for myself to record from the Tivo but went the cachecard/data extraction route.

Cheers

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Panasonic DMRE55 (dont really like the style of it)
Well beleive me if you buy any of the others you mentioned the styling of the Panasonic will start to look better and better. :) :) :)
Stick to a well known Jap make, keep away from Philips. :)

i can`t speak for the other machines you`re looking at, but a mate of mine got the Cambridge Audio DVD55+RWI Silver from richer sounds & he`s had to take it back twice (replaced both times) & it`s just gone again, so he`s gonna swap it for a different make.

hope this helps :)

It is best to stick to a quality make.These el cheapos offer good value while they work but they do seem very prone to problems.Curry`s do a matsui recorder for £99.
If the discs you want to take to work are discs you want to reuse then forget the E55 which relies on RAM which won`t play elsewhere.Panasonic have a new model out,the ES10 which adds -RW and +R recording,giving you more options for compatibility with various players.It is available for under £200.
You could also try sub £200 machines from Toshiba and Pioneer,but steer clear of those nasty cheap ones.
You get what you pay for

hi phelings :) do you know if the new panny records to +rw as well as -rw ? i`m assuming it doesn`t as all the sales flak i`ve seen only mentions -rw etc, but it seems like an odd omission when it has +r :/ (& tbh from my own experience -rw does not seem as compatible as +rw)

just wondered if you could clarify it :)