I am thinking of buying a Panasonic DMR EZ47VK unit and need to know if the
vcr will allow me to record several events within 24 hours. I have an 8
event Sharp Vcr now that I use to record Jay Leno at 11:35 PM every day and
the news at 12 noon everyday. I also record some shows once every week such
as Survivor on Thursdays at 8 PM. Will the DVD recorder do this? Will the
DVD recorder Leno on one part of the disk and the news on the next part of
the disk like a VCR tape?
azazel scratch wrote:
>
> I am thinking of buying a Panasonic DMR EZ47VK unit and need to know if the
> vcr will allow me to record several events within 24 hours. I have an 8
> event Sharp Vcr now that I use to record Jay Leno at 11:35 PM every day and
> the news at 12 noon everyday. I also record some shows once every week such
> as Survivor on Thursdays at 8 PM. Will the DVD recorder do this? Will the
> DVD recorder Leno on one part of the disk and the news on the next part of
> the disk like a VCR tape?
>
> Thank you
yes. If you use a dvd-ram disc you have even more flexibility as you
can edit out the ads cleanly and if you decide you wish to keep, say,
the first and third program out of three recordings you can simply
delete the middle one, rather like using a hard drive.
I don't think much of the VHS drive in these machines, and they're
pretty noisy mechanically, so if you think there's a chance you'll not
use it much I would even consider not buying a combo and just go for a
dvd recorder or even one with built in hard disc, which you will soon
make you wonder how you ever made do with the limits of VHS before.
Thanks for the input. I neglected to mention that I also want to transfer
VHS tapes to DVD. Does this change your recommendation to go with a DVD
recorder with hard drive?
Thank you
"Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> azazel scratch wrote:
>>
>> I am thinking of buying a Panasonic DMR EZ47VK unit and need to know if
>> the
>> vcr will allow me to record several events within 24 hours. I have an 8
>> event Sharp Vcr now that I use to record Jay Leno at 11:35 PM every day
>> and
>> the news at 12 noon everyday. I also record some shows once every week
>> such
>> as Survivor on Thursdays at 8 PM. Will the DVD recorder do this? Will
>> the
>> DVD recorder Leno on one part of the disk and the news on the next part
>> of
>> the disk like a VCR tape?
>>
>> Thank you
>
> yes. If you use a dvd-ram disc you have even more flexibility as you
> can edit out the ads cleanly and if you decide you wish to keep, say,
> the first and third program out of three recordings you can simply
> delete the middle one, rather like using a hard drive.
>
> I don't think much of the VHS drive in these machines, and they're
> pretty noisy mechanically, so if you think there's a chance you'll not
> use it much I would even consider not buying a combo and just go for a
> dvd recorder or even one with built in hard disc, which you will soon
> make you wonder how you ever made do with the limits of VHS before.
>
> --
> Paul (We won't die of devotion)
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Stop and Look
> http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/
On Dec 20, 8:42*pm, "azazel scratch" <warl...@ispwest.com> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the input. *I neglected to mention that I also want to transfer
> VHS tapes to DVD. *Does this change your recommendation to *go with a DVD
> recorder with hard drive?
>
Do not go that route if you are transferring VHS to DVD. Commercial
VHS tapes have Macrovision protection, and DVD Recorders do not like
that input, and will not record. With the VHS / DVD dual decks you're
stuck.
If you go with a separate VHS and a DVD Recorder, you can stick a
small box on the video signal and filter out the Macrovision and that
will allow you to record your old tapes to DVD. I'd go with the DVD
recorder with the HD myself. I usually record the tape to my DVD
recorder's HD, then edit what I need to, then burn it to a disc. I
have a Panasonic VHS tape deck, and a Pioneer DVR with 80 Gig HD.
Works for me. My filter box is a Sima GoDVD, but I am not sure they
make them anymore, but there are a few others making the filter boxes.
The VHS tapes I want to transfer to DVD are old television shows like
Survivor, football games and American Idol.
Thank you
"Silicon Sam" <SiliconSam@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 20, 8:42 pm, "azazel scratch" <warl...@ispwest.com> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the input. I neglected to mention that I also want to transfer
> VHS tapes to DVD. Does this change your recommendation to go with a DVD
> recorder with hard drive?
>
Do not go that route if you are transferring VHS to DVD. Commercial
VHS tapes have Macrovision protection, and DVD Recorders do not like
that input, and will not record. With the VHS / DVD dual decks you're
stuck.
If you go with a separate VHS and a DVD Recorder, you can stick a
small box on the video signal and filter out the Macrovision and that
will allow you to record your old tapes to DVD. I'd go with the DVD
recorder with the HD myself. I usually record the tape to my DVD
recorder's HD, then edit what I need to, then burn it to a disc. I
have a Panasonic VHS tape deck, and a Pioneer DVR with 80 Gig HD.
Works for me. My filter box is a Sima GoDVD, but I am not sure they
make them anymore, but there are a few others making the filter boxes.
azazel scratch wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the input. I neglected to mention that I also want to transfer
> VHS tapes to DVD. Does this change your recommendation to go with a DVD
> recorder with hard drive?
>
> Thank you
No. I would use my standalone vhs to do any transfers. If they are
pre-recorded tapes you may need something to remove the macro
protection, which the machine with an internal VHS will not allow.
there are adapters which can be placed between two machines which
would be impossible on a combo. There are many other things to
consider, size being one. I think, if I recall rightly, the VHS/DVD
machine is about twice as high as the normal or Hard drive dvd
recorders in panasonic's range.
azazel scratch wrote:
>
> Silicon Sam,
>
> The VHS tapes I want to transfer to DVD are old television shows like
> Survivor, football games and American Idol.
>
> Thank you
Then a combo would do the job, but ask yourself what you will do with
the VHS part once you have done your transferring. If you already have
a vhs machine you connect from its AV/scart outputs to the DVD
recorder inputs and record that way, then when you're finished you can
put your vhs in storage.
I was always doubtful about the need for a hard disc, but once you
have it coupled with panasonic's hi-speed copying from hard drive to
disc and take all the editing into consideration you'll find you love
having it. As it stands I often record programs for my wife and will
edit out ad breaks, reducing their length and the tediousness of
skipping through them. I can also compile stuff like cartoons onto
hard drive and make a disc for my grandkids, just all the stuff they
want with no boredom between.
"Silicon Sam" <SiliconSam@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 20, 8:42 pm, "azazel scratch" <warl...@ispwest.com> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the input. I neglected to mention that I also want to transfer
> VHS tapes to DVD. Does this change your recommendation to go with a DVD
> recorder with hard drive?
>
Do not go that route if you are transferring VHS to DVD. Commercial
VHS tapes have Macrovision protection, and DVD Recorders do not like
that input, and will not record. With the VHS / DVD dual decks you're
stuck.
If you go with a separate VHS and a DVD Recorder, you can stick a
small box on the video signal and filter out the Macrovision and that
will allow you to record your old tapes to DVD. I'd go with the DVD
recorder with the HD myself. I usually record the tape to my DVD
recorder's HD, then edit what I need to, then burn it to a disc. I
have a Panasonic VHS tape deck, and a Pioneer DVR with 80 Gig HD.
Works for me. My filter box is a Sima GoDVD, but I am not sure they
make them anymore, but there are a few others making the filter boxes.
Not entirely true. If your combo unit has a separate output for the vcr
(normally composite), and an input or two for the DVD-r, (normally composite
and s-video), you can hook your scrubber up to the external output jacks of
the vcr, then route them to the input jacks for the dvd recorder. Chose the
dvdr line input, stick a tape in, push play, and you bypass all the internal
connections, and the scrubber will remove the copy protection. You can then
record on the dvdr side, no problems. Works for me for protected tapes, and
I'm also using a Sima GoVideo unit.
DVD/vcr combo 
Linear Mode
