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TVFactFan · 08-10-2007, 09:32 PM

Football season is coming up and I want to start recording games on DVD this season and want this DVD recorder just for the remainder of the year.

Chelsea · 08-10-2007, 10:05 PM

If you buy the cheapest model, it'll just blow out (stop working) in 3 months.

Lots of personal experience on that one.

Brian Damage · 08-10-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAnalyzer

Football season is coming up and I want to start recording games on DVD this season and want this DVD recorder just for the remainder of the year.

Solomon, you cannot skimp on buying a dvd recorder. You buy cheap, you are going to get cheap. You have to buy the more expensive, but way more reliable brands like Sony or Panasonic.

TVFactFan · 08-10-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth

If you buy the cheapest model, it'll just blow out (stop working) in 3 months.

Lots of personal experience on that one.

Well that's the plan, I just want to be in the Sports Trading Circle this football season and not be excluded out because I can only record on VHS. So when I buy I'm already know I'm going to replace it in December or January. So what is the cheapest price?

TVFactFan · 08-10-2007, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Solomon, you cannot skimp on buying a dvd recorder. You buy cheap, you are going to get cheap. You have to buy the more expensive, but way more reliable brands like Sony or Panasonic.

Brian I'm buying a cheap one NOW so I can buy a NICE one in December. I just need to start recording stuff on DVD

Brian Damage · 08-10-2007, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAnalyzer

Brian I'm buying a cheap one NOW so I can buy a NICE one in December. I just need to start recording stuff on DVD

You can get a cheap one for 30 bucks.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....egories&ks=960

treky · 08-11-2007, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Solomon, you cannot skimp on buying a dvd recorder. You buy cheap, you are going to get cheap. You have to buy the more expensive, but way more reliable brands like Sony or Panasonic.

I disagree; I bought a DVR (a DVD recorder that records onto a computer hard drive instead of a disc) 2 years ago for $200; and in all that time it's never given me any problems.

Chelsea · 08-11-2007, 02:38 AM

Except Brian wasn't talking about DVRs, he was talking about DVD Recorders. Some folks prefer their recordings be kept on some sort of physical media.

dawsongirl · 08-11-2007, 04:05 AM

Hell, I've bought expensive models and they've died on me in a matter of months. So cheap/expensive...the major difference is probably picture.

Though I would stay away from one that's only 30 bucks. Eek. That probably would die after one game. I've never owned one that liked recording constantly for more than 2 hours, so a $30 may actually combust.

dawsongirl · 08-11-2007, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

You can get a cheap one for 30 bucks.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....egories&ks=960

That cheap one is a Samsung?? Wow...didn't see that one coming.

dsforever · 08-11-2007, 08:58 AM

i bought a liteon brand last oct and have never had a problm with it..its still going strong.. i only paid 125.00 for it at walmart!

Chelsea · 08-11-2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dsforever

i bought a liteon brand last oct and have never had a problm with it..its still going strong.. i only paid 125.00 for it at walmart!

And both I bought - same manufacturer, both bought from Wal-Mart...both went kaboom exactly six weeks after I bought it.

(Of course, I did have a Panasonic go boom after eight weeks, but it was a low end model, and I'm pretty sure the malfunction was actually myfault.)

Brian Damage · 08-11-2007, 09:40 AM

Don't get me wrong, my cheap dvd recorder still works, it's just basically outdated. It can't record on any discs above 8x and I found out that 8x is no longer made.

TVFactFan · 08-11-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

That cheap one is a Samsung?? Wow...didn't see that one coming.

That's the brand of my TV-lol

Brian Damage · 08-11-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAnalyzer

That's the brand of my TV-lol

Are you getting it?

08-10-2007, 09:32 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,121	What's the cheapest DVD Recorder I can buy? Football season is coming up and I want to start recording games on DVD this season and want this DVD recorder just for the remainder of the year.

08-10-2007, 10:05 PM	#2
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	If you buy the cheapest model, it'll just blow out (stop working) in 3 months. Lots of personal experience on that one.
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08-11-2007, 02:38 AM	#8
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	Except Brian wasn't talking about DVRs, he was talking about DVD Recorders. Some folks prefer their recordings be kept on some sort of physical media.

08-11-2007, 04:05 AM	#9
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Hell, I've bought expensive models and they've died on me in a matter of months. So cheap/expensive...the major difference is probably picture. Though I would stay away from one that's only 30 bucks. Eek. That probably would die after one game. I've never owned one that liked recording constantly for more than 2 hours, so a $30 may actually combust.

08-11-2007, 08:58 AM	#11
dsforever Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 01, 2007 Posts: 36	i bought a liteon brand last oct and have never had a problm with it..its still going strong.. i only paid 125.00 for it at walmart!

08-11-2007, 09:40 AM	#13
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Don't get me wrong, my cheap dvd recorder still works, it's just basically outdated. It can't record on any discs above 8x and I found out that 8x is no longer made.