The 6 Best DVD Recorder

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If you want to exchange your outdated VHS video recorder for a new recording device for films and series, a good DVD recorder is the ideal successor in most cases. Especially since new VHS video recorders are no longer available and the recording quality in comparison to the new devices leaves much to be desired. A DVD recorder offers significantly better recording and playback quality and is also more convenient to use. The time-consuming rewinding and rewinding of video cassettes on a DVD recorder is a thing of the past. In order to find the right DVDR for your needs among the numerous DVDRs on offer, there are a few points to consider when selecting a recorder before buying it.

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One of the minimum requirements a new DVDR should meet is the ability to use both DVD+/-R and DVD+/-RW blanks as storage media. Depending on whether and how you want to archive your recordings, a DVD+/-RW can be recorded several times and deleted again without any loss of quality. A DVD+/-R, on the other hand, is only suitable for a single recording. Rarely can you find good, so-called DVD-RAMs that can be overwritten more often than a DVD+/-RW. If more space per DVD is desired or required, Double Layer DVDs, also known as Dual Layer DVDs, are available as blanks. With these DVDs you can store approximately twice the amount of data compared to a normal DVD. The Panasonic DMR-EH545EGK DVD recorder allows you to record movies and series on a 160GB hard drive or DVD-RAM/-RW/-R(DL)/+RW/+R(DL). The HDMI output of the recorder scales the content played back to a resolution of 1080p.

DVD recorders with an additional hard drive are also available. The storage capacity of the hard disk of these devices ranges from approx. 80 GB up to 1 TB. An advantage of these recorders is the possibility of watching another program from the hard disk during the recording of one program. Some of these recorders have pre-installed editing programs for editing the recordings. This allows movies and series gang to be easily saved without advertising. When these devices run out of free hard disk space, individual recordings can be stored and archived on DVD. The free space can then be used for new recordings. Up to 6 hours of recording on DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW is possible with the Philips DVDR 3305 DVD recorder. Virtually all media formats can be played – DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, (S)VCD; CD, CD-R/RW and MP3 CD or JPEG.

The reception of analogue TV programmes is possible with practically all DVD recorders. Various models are additionally equipped with a tuner for receiving digital programmes via DVB-T (antenna), DVB-S (satellite) or DVB-C (cable). A CI slot for the reception of encrypted transmitters is also possible. A DVD recorder can therefore replace a separate receiver. The recorder is then programmed for certain recording times and programmes via the electronic programme guide (EPG). The Panasonic DMR EH 575 EG S is a combined DVD and hard disk recorder with a 160 GB hard disk. Recordings can be made on DVD-RAM,-RW,-R(DL),+RW,+R(DL). There is no restriction on DVD formats for playback. In addition, the playback of files in JPEG, MP3 & DivX format is possible and programmes can be recorded in HD quality via the HDMI interface.

The connection options to a DVD recorder are similar to those of a normal DVD player. HDMI, USB and CI slots are part of the basic equipment of some devices in addition to the antennas and video inputs. Via the USB interface, DivX movies or MP3 files, for example, can be easily played back. However, the possibility of connecting the DVD recorder to the Internet via WLAN, for example, is usually not found.

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