bytch_mynickname Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 I don't have any experience with dvd recorders so I thought I would ask your opinion. Walmart has the Cyberhome for 79.99 and Sears has the Daewoo for 89.99. Setting the 10.00 difference aside, which would you buy? I am not familiar with either brand. Thanks in advance.
crazy4disney Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 My dvd player (doesn't record) is a Cyberhome, and it has served me well for a few years now. No problems at all. -gina-
beverly Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 Our Daewoo from BB two years ago stopped working about a month after the warranty ran out. I won't be buying any more Daewoo anything.
Gumball Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 That's good enough for me. I'll fight for the Cyberhome at Walmart then.
gottashop Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 I have the cyberhome recorder and it works great! I love the way it will instantly skip commercials!! That is the best part, no fast forwarding!!
bytch_mynickname Posted October 31, 2005 Author Posted October 31, 2005 I have the cyberhome recorder and it works great! I love the way it will instantly skip commercials!! That is the best part, no fast forwarding!!Do you have the same model (CH-DVR1200)? I tried to search for it but can't find anything about it. The commercial skip thing is a necessity for me. Thanks...
laffnatu Posted November 11, 2005 Posted November 11, 2005 Thanks for the helpful info here. My stupid dvd recorder (ilo) that I bought last Black Friday just died 2 days ago! GRRRRRRR. I went to the Walmart.com to check on the warranty. It says that it has a year warranty. So I am thinking YEAH!! it hasn't been a year yet. I am all excited until I read that I have to have the original box and packaging. So, lesson learned here (the hard way). Whichever one you decide to buy.. Keep the box. I want to hold out until BF to buy another, but I use it so much now, that I'm not sure if I can wait that long.
byond Posted November 11, 2005 Posted November 11, 2005 Just to let anyone who dosen't know, there;s 2 different dvd recorders- plus & minus. minus being the most popular in the DVD players. I copy movies & only movies copied in RW- will work on the 4 dvd players i have. The neighbor does his in RW+ & we can't play each others dvds. of course, as long as you're recording & watching on the same unit it wont make a difference. Theres the chance though it wont play on other dvd units.
Gumball Posted November 11, 2005 Posted November 11, 2005 Just to let anyone who dosen't know, there;s 2 different dvd recorders- plus & minus. minus being the most popular in the DVD players. I copy movies & only movies copied in RW- will work on the 4 dvd players i have. The neighbor does his in RW+ & we can't play each others dvds. of course, as long as you're recording & watching on the same unit it wont make a difference. Theres the chance though it wont play on other dvd units.So how can you tell which is which? Which works better?
sperdue Posted November 11, 2005 Posted November 11, 2005 So how can you tell which is which? Which works better?Everything I do is generally in the + format. Most everyone else's dvd players (I know) will play them fine. I bought a spindle of - a while back and everyone else that tried to play it, the movie would freeze up. I do mine on the computer, but I thought I'd throw that in for the format question.
sperdue Posted November 11, 2005 Posted November 11, 2005 Sorry, I also meant to say I have the cheapie Cyberhome dvd player from Walmart and it's worked great for 2 years.
byond Posted November 11, 2005 Posted November 11, 2005 Tells on box RW- or RW+, as for better, RW- is the popular version, & the most commonly produced, I.d have to re-visit web site the I used before i bought my PC burner for actual quotes. It's probably a nice unit but I'll pass, since I know I'll only be able to playback on that unit.
bytch_mynickname Posted November 11, 2005 Author Posted November 11, 2005 Tells on box RW- or RW+, as for better, RW- is the popular version, & the most commonly produced, I.d have to re-visit web site the I used before i bought my PC burner for actual quotes. It's probably a nice unit but I'll pass, since I know I'll only be able to playback on that unit.are you talking about burners to use with a computer or the standalone ones (like a vcr)?In my experience, DVD-R are best for using with the computer dvd burner and most dvd recorders (standalone) use the dvd+r to record on unless you get the more expensive ones ($300+) they usually record on both media. I created this thread in reference to the cyberhome dvd recorder (standalone) that walmart has and the daewoo (standalone) that sears has to get other peoples opinions on which would be best? Any new thoughts?
bytch_mynickname Posted November 11, 2005 Author Posted November 11, 2005 I am not completely sure how stores get their deals for BF but so they have items special made? What I am talking about it is the Cyberhome dvd recorder, in the ad it says model number dvr1200. I searched online and can not find anywhere where cyberhome has made a 1200? Thoughts please?
laffnatu Posted November 11, 2005 Posted November 11, 2005 I would go for the Cyberhome and that's probably what I will get if I don't go ahead and get another before then. I can't help but think "CAR" when I see Daewoo.
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