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dighdown
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Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:57 am Post subject:
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I want to buy my first DVDR/VCR combo unit to dub all my vhs tapes and
burn from tv and my Hi8 camera. Anyone have any recomendations for
units under $250.00. I intend to do a lot of burning.
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Humbug
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Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:23 am Post subject:
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"When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said "dighdown"
<guardipee@hotmail.com>, "I always pay it extra."
| Quote: | I want to buy my first DVDR/VCR combo unit to dub all my vhs tapes and
burn from tv and my Hi8 camera. Anyone have any recomendations for
units under $250.00. I intend to do a lot of burning.
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Keep ypur existing VHS and camcorder.
Fit a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 350 card in your computer.
Add a NEC ND-4550 or LG GSA-4167SB DVD writer drive.
Get VideoReDo, TMPGEnc DVD Author, DVD Shrink and Nero.
That'll cost less than a DVDR/VCR combo, and give better results.
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Lordy
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Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:28 am Post subject:
Re: Buying first DVDR/VCR combo, any recomendations for unde |
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On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:57:33 -0700, dighdown wrote:
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I want to buy my first DVDR/VCR combo unit to dub all my vhs tapes and
burn from tv and my Hi8 camera. Anyone have any recomendations for
units under $250.00. I intend to do a lot of burning.
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Dont get a combo. Just make this a general philosophy in life.
There are a few different approaches, but it also depends on what else you
want.
All PC Solution? or a Consumer Unit?
Do you also want to use DVDR for general time-shifting? (or you plan to
get a HD unit) If so do you want to capture digital TV? Or not bothered?
Personally I would Get a cheapish VCR with good playback (around $100) and
if budget is strict capture to PC, otherwise get a good HD based
consumer recorder with DVDR + digital tuner. Ah well, there goes the
budget ...
Lordy
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David R. Birch
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Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: Buying first DVDR/VCR combo, any recomendations for unde |
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| Quote: | Do you also want to use DVDR for general time-shifting? (or you plan
to get a HD unit) If so do you want to capture digital TV? Or not
bothered?
Personally I would Get a cheapish VCR with good playback (around $100)
and if budget is strict capture to PC, otherwise get a good HD based
consumer recorder with DVDR + digital tuner. Ah well, there goes the
budget ...
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I want set up a PC for TV timeshifting. Is there a FAQ for this?
I have a 550mHz PIII box that I'm not using, is this fast enough? Win2000
OK, or should I downgrade to XP? What video capture card? What software?
What else am I forgetting to ask, or just to ignorant to not know I should
ask?
Alternately, are any DVRs networkable? That might be simpler if I can just
plug an RJ45 cable into it.
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Morton Davis
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Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject:
Re: Buying first DVDR/VCR combo, any recomendations for unde |
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"Humbug" <humbug@tofee.net> wrote in message
news:mfmoj153pcbi73ihbucp53dcv2gu0u2nqm@4ax.com...
| Quote: | "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said "dighdown"
guardipee@hotmail.com>, "I always pay it extra."
I want to buy my first DVDR/VCR combo unit to dub all my vhs tapes and
burn from tv and my Hi8 camera. Anyone have any recomendations for
units under $250.00. I intend to do a lot of burning.
Keep ypur existing VHS and camcorder.
Fit a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 350 card in your computer.
Add a NEC ND-4550 or LG GSA-4167SB DVD writer drive.
Get VideoReDo, TMPGEnc DVD Author, DVD Shrink and Nero.
That'll cost less than a DVDR/VCR combo, and give better results.
I'm considering buying a used computer for next to nothing and setting it up |
as a stand alone DVD recorder. I read a blurb in Newswek about how all the
networks are planning to flag their programs to prevent recording. All of
the new TIVOs, DVDRs, TV-In cards recognize the flags.
Could be why the prices on DVDRs are dropping like a rock? |
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