I recently got sky + to go with my new 42" panasonic viera plasma T.V. at first it was great with all the pause live T.V. recording all sorts of programmes, movies etc. but now only have a small percentage left on my Sky + hard drive. The was inevitable I know but my problem now is choosing the right dvd recorder. Do I go for a standard dvd recorder which just simply records dvd's or do I get one with a built in hard drive, I usually prefer to go for mid to top of range products but am I just wasting my money as my Sky + already has a hard drive. Look forward to any advise thanks
Mike
IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR A D.V.D RECORDER, WHICH SEEMS THE NEXT
LOGICAL STEP, I LIKE YOU WAS UNDECIDED WHAT D.V.D RECORDER
TO GO FOR, I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE MORE OR LESS THE SAME.
I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG, I FIRST TRIED A CHEAPO ONE
FROM ASDA, APART FROM BEING FIDLEY TO USE, THE MENU PAGE KEPT
ON FREEZING, SO I TOOK IT BACK, THEN I TRIED A TECHNICA ONE FROM
TESCO, WHICH I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH. SO BACK IT WENT.
I THEN DECIDED TO BITE THE BULLET AND SPLASH OUT MORE CASH,
I SETTLED ON A PANASONIC DMR EH50.
BOY WHAT A DIFFERENCE, I CAN HONESTLY SAY IT IS ONE OF THE
BEST PURCHASES I HAVE EVER MADE. IT IS SO VERSATILE, AND EVEN
RECORDING IN THE LONGEST MODE STILL DISPLAYS AN EXCELLENT
PICTURE, IT IS PACKED WITH FEATURES, YOU CAN EVEN PROGRAME
THE REMOTE TO WORK YOUR TV. YOU ALSO GET 142 HRS RECORDING ON
THE HARD DRIVE.
SO I GUESS IN THIS CASE THE OLD SAYING, THAT YOU ONLY GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR IS TRUE.
HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.