best independent review site for DVD recorder with HDD ? + questions

demosuzki

hi

I'm doing my research before buying a dvd recorder with hard disk.
all the review sites I find via google seem to be selling and i'd be wary of the motives.

any site where I'd get an objective view ?

also.

in my criteria I'm going with
-divx
-range of formats (DVD+/-R etc)
-inputs (iLink/USB/SCART etc etc.)
-hard disk size
-region free capibilities
-sd card loading

anything else I need to consider ?

how about brands ?
is named brand important ?
sony/tosibia/philips/LG/panasonic
any reason to limit to these ?
any of thse not so good ?

any buying advice anywhere ?

/ds

aaf

http://www.avforums.com/

demosuzki

this http://www.homecinemachoice.com seems to be good.

mburke

Any conclusions from your research ?


Can anyone recommend a good quality DVD HDD recorder that pauses live tv etc and that isn't too expensive.

demosuzki

from a few sources, online and in print, if i go (and i'm not 100%) i'm going with a sony. the pionner also looks good.
i think the sony may be better for me as this is what my TV is (remote etc.)

these things are not cheap and they lack a guide (ala sky+) which makes them less usable than i'd hoped.

i was considering a KiSS as they are network aware but a friend with an older model says its pretty flaky.

/ds

alantc

mburke wrote:

Any conclusions from your research ?


Can anyone recommend a good quality DVD HDD recorder that pauses live tv etc and that isn't too expensive.

And that does FTA satellite and can be picked up in Dublin tomorrow! (please)