I'm having a nightmare trying to find a DVD recorder (standalone) that actually works, I've tried 4 different models now and not one works properly, can anyone offer a model that will??
Summary of which ones I've tried and the problems with them :-
Philips DVD890 - After a while, wouldn't play ANY disks (including originals) except for the occasional +RW disk.
Lite-on 5001 - drops frames after a while of being left on (which you have to do as the unit doesn't have any passthough capability when it's off)
LG - 4810 - Wouldn't read any +rw disks, including ones it had formatted itself (LG say only 2 brand actually work on this model (!))
Cambridge audio DVD55Rwi - same as the lite-on only instead of dropping the occasional frame, it only bothered rendering ~10% of them after being left on for 4/5 days, again though you can't turn it off as it has no passthrough
This is getting ridiculous to be honest, I'm looking to spend no more that ?250 (obviously the less the better), are there any inexpensive models that actually work??
I need the following spec :
DVD + or - RW recording (which knocks the panasonics out)
S-video in and out
preferably I would like not to have to keep the unit on all the time (i.e passthough when off)
Damn thats some unlucky experience you got there 