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What's the best alternative?

Buy cheap **** from DSE
either the DSE rebranded Mustek or the cheaper Mustek recorder.
(Are they different?)


Or pay for an expensive namebrand that'll be outdated before you walk
out the door with it.

On Mon, 23 May 2005 00:25:55 +1200, paora <> wrote:

>
> What's the best alternative?
>
> Buy cheap **** from DSE
> either the DSE rebranded Mustek or the cheaper Mustek recorder.
> (Are they different?)
>
>
> Or pay for an expensive namebrand that'll be outdated before you walk
> out the door with it.

/plug
or you could buy the one I've got for sale.
/plug off



It's like anything. Buy one that has the features that you will find
most useful at a price you can afford. There are plenty of them out there.

Nothing wrong with buying cheap DSE gear if you want a basic job well done.
--
Luck usually comes to those who do not include it in their plans.

"paora" <> wrote in message
news:1116764911.1269f2d58a6a9425dc650bad67d161fa@t eranews...
>
> What's the best alternative?
>
> Buy cheap **** from DSE
> either the DSE rebranded Mustek or the cheaper Mustek recorder.
> (Are they different?)
>
>
> Or pay for an expensive namebrand that'll be outdated before you walk
> out the door with it.


I bought a Sony dvd recorder last year to replace my vcr.

But, I recommend against them if you just want to record TV. I find the
discs are too easily damaged. I usually just throw them on top of the
recorder, instead of carefully putting them into approved cases. Sometimes
when you are running out the door this is all you have time to do.

A HDD recorder would be far superior, I will just wait for Sky to bring out
one in a couple years time. (bets anyone?)

JedMeister wrote:

> I bought a Sony dvd recorder last year to replace my vcr.
>
> But, I recommend against them if you just want to record TV. I find the
> discs are too easily damaged. I usually just throw them on top of the
> recorder, instead of carefully putting them into approved cases. Sometimes
> when you are running out the door this is all you have time to do.
>
> A HDD recorder would be far superior, I will just wait for Sky to bring out
> one in a couple years time. (bets anyone?)

You mean one that you never actually get to own despite paying a shitload for it?

"JedMeister" <> wrote in message
news:V3ake.2172$...
> "paora" <> wrote in message
> news:1116764911.1269f2d58a6a9425dc650bad67d161fa@t eranews...
> >
> > What's the best alternative?
> >
> > Buy cheap **** from DSE
> > either the DSE rebranded Mustek or the cheaper Mustek recorder.
> > (Are they different?)
> >
> >
> > Or pay for an expensive namebrand that'll be outdated before you walk
> > out the door with it.
>
>
> I bought a Sony dvd recorder last year to replace my vcr.
>
> But, I recommend against them if you just want to record TV. I find the
> discs are too easily damaged. I usually just throw them on top of the
> recorder, instead of carefully putting them into approved cases. Sometimes
> when you are running out the door this is all you have time to do.
>
> A HDD recorder would be far superior, I will just wait for Sky to bring
out
> one in a couple years time. (bets anyone?)
Scuttlebutt has it that SKY's PVR is likely later this year.
Right now Harvey Norman are flogging off a Sharp 60gig dvd recorder for
<$800, reduced from $1500.

The latest sky blurb in the mail mentioned it - cant be too far away. If its
too dear, or too DRM they can stick it....


"JedMeister" <> wrote in message
news:V3ake.2172$...
> "paora" <> wrote in message
> news:1116764911.1269f2d58a6a9425dc650bad67d161fa@t eranews...
>>
>> What's the best alternative?
>>
>> Buy cheap **** from DSE
>> either the DSE rebranded Mustek or the cheaper Mustek recorder.
>> (Are they different?)
>>
>>
>> Or pay for an expensive namebrand that'll be outdated before you walk
>> out the door with it.
>
>
> I bought a Sony dvd recorder last year to replace my vcr.
>
> But, I recommend against them if you just want to record TV. I find the
> discs are too easily damaged. I usually just throw them on top of the
> recorder, instead of carefully putting them into approved cases. Sometimes
> when you are running out the door this is all you have time to do.
>
> A HDD recorder would be far superior, I will just wait for Sky to bring
> out one in a couple years time. (bets anyone?)
>

>Buy cheap **** from DSE
At least you can only loose $300 max if it fails(rather than $1000+)
& will loose a lot less when the price falls & you want a new model.
If you have a $10000 TV, then you can afford a $1500 DVDR

I looked at the options & bought the DSE brand Mustek ($300)
It has VBR , the mustek brand is a earlier model & doesnt have VBR(may be
wrong here)
On high quality mode there isnt a lot of quality diff between all brands
I can buy ALOT of DVD's with the $500 i saved by buying a cheapy.
BUT, the remote is poor, unit is slow to respond, wont accept some brand of
blanks (DSE for eg), wont accept CDR, wont record audio only disks or MP3
disks, fan is too noisey (easily replaced) & fan is in the wrong part of the
case so doesnt cool the unit.I had to remount the fan.


Remember you are only recording from TV signals/old VCR tapes so how
high quality do you REALLY need
If you sit 4feet away from the TV it is possible to see degredation from the
2 or 3 hour modes, but not at a normal distance
However, if you want to record sport, this is the hardest for the recorders to
compress. The DSE needs to be in the 1 hour mode for sport(rugby etc), the
lastest JVC etc has a much better 3&4 hour mode that MAY be usable for
recording sports.
Some DVDR (Panasonic) wont record on RW disks, only once only(DVD-R) or
expensive RAM disks. The LITE ON will also record to CDR, & will record CDR
audio disks(a a very usefull feature)
The cheaper models dont have enough inputs & the SVID input in on the front of
the DSE (bad design). The DSE isnt a very good DVD player.

In article <spamblok->, NewsDroid <> wrote:
>In article <op.sq7d5vh3lk46je@xp2100>, cowboyz <> wrote:
>
>> > What's the best alternative?
>> >
>> > Buy cheap **** from DSE
>> > either the DSE rebranded Mustek or the cheaper Mustek recorder.
>> > (Are they different?)
>> >
>> > Or pay for an expensive namebrand that'll be outdated before you walk
>> > out the door with it.
>>
>>
>> It's like anything. Buy one that has the features that you will find
>> most useful at a price you can afford. There are plenty of them out there.
>>
>> Nothing wrong with buying cheap DSE gear if you want a basic job well done.
>
>Any bright buggers figured out how to add a hard drive to a DSE elCheapo?
>

Not possible as far as I know. May not be possible to even change the IDE DVD
writer unit because it neeeds a specific firmware (havnt tried though)

That way, the chipset makers can sell the HD capable chipset at a higher
price.

In article <op.sq7d5vh3lk46je@xp2100>, cowboyz <> wrote:

> > What's the best alternative?
> >
> > Buy cheap **** from DSE
> > either the DSE rebranded Mustek or the cheaper Mustek recorder.
> > (Are they different?)
> >
> > Or pay for an expensive namebrand that'll be outdated before you walk
> > out the door with it.
>
>
> It's like anything. Buy one that has the features that you will find
> most useful at a price you can afford. There are plenty of them out there.
>
> Nothing wrong with buying cheap DSE gear if you want a basic job well done.

Any bright buggers figured out how to add a hard drive to a DSE elCheapo?

--
.....NewsDroid

On Mon, 23 May 2005 21:39:37 +1200, NewsDroid <> wrote:

>In article <op.sq7d5vh3lk46je@xp2100>, cowboyz <> wrote:
>
>> > What's the best alternative?
>> >
>> > Buy cheap **** from DSE
>> > either the DSE rebranded Mustek or the cheaper Mustek recorder.
>> > (Are they different?)
>> >
>> > Or pay for an expensive namebrand that'll be outdated before you walk
>> > out the door with it.
>>
>>
>> It's like anything. Buy one that has the features that you will find
>> most useful at a price you can afford. There are plenty of them out there.
>>
>> Nothing wrong with buying cheap DSE gear if you want a basic job well done.
>
>Any bright buggers figured out how to add a hard drive to a DSE elCheapo?



Woolworth's also sell a Cheap DVD Recorder..

I don't know who makes it but it could be by Daewoo like the VCR/DVD Combo..