DVD Recorder - Possibly Hard Drive

tinofapples

Folks ,
Time has come to replace the Tevion DVD Recorder and i'm gonna go for a bit better quality this time. I'll settle for a External disk recorder (DVD R's and the like ) but might push to a built in hard drive one if reasonable enough.

Can anyone recommend any bargains in such machines at the minute in either bricks and mortar or internet world ?

Ideally I'd like not to be spending more than €200 on the machine.

Any recommendations on machines whether bargain or not also greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Random

I'd be interested in any suggestions as well. Cheap + cheerful does me

tinofapples

Nobody ??

tinofapples

I've come across this machine as a possible solution and was wondering has anyone here used one of them and how do they find them.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/1231111/art/samsung/dvd-hr777-dvd-player-reco.html#

Random it might be of interest to you too since noone else seemed to be able to assist us in our search.

norbert64

Currys and Powercity have some great deals at the mo.
160 GB HD ones for €150 and under.
can't recall the makes/models off hand so you'll have to get in and browse yourself.

mind you, that pixmania one looks tempting. Some comments on it here
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Samsung_DVD_HR_777__6984910

tinofapples

Couldn't see any reviews for the HR777 there norbert

Random

Boffer have one now until midnight tonight
http://www.boffer.co.uk/index.php

Looks alright.

alastair_doom

norbert64 wrote: »

Currys and Powercity have some great deals at the mo.
160 GB HD ones for €150 and under.
can't recall the makes/models off hand so you'll have to get in and browse yourself.

Phillips DVD HDD @ Currys 250gb. 1080 upscaling.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055559713

Offer was still running about a week and a half ago, very nice looking player, cant comment on the quality.

tinofapples

Thanks for that alastair, called my local store in Galway, none in stock !!

I called into DID in Galway yesterday and saw a Sony DVD recorder with 160GB HD for €139.99, I should have bought it. I called them this morning to check the model number cause I wanted to check out some reviews on it and the guy told me the only Sony with 160GB HD was €269 !! Now I know I wasn't seeing things and even spoke to 2 sales guy about same who agreed that it was a great price for Sony machine. I don't know what went on between when I left the store and when I called. I'm gonna call again this evening and see if I locate the dude I was talking to yesterday.

tinofapples

Called into DID store no joy I'm afraid.

norbert64

scroll down on the ciao page, there's only 3 anyways, lol.

there's a sale today in DID which I had hoped might us get something good, but sadly it doesn't look like it.

tinofapples

Ya I noticed they had little of any interest. I really slipped up not taking this
http://www.buy4now.ie/DID/Product/RDRHX780SONY%20HDD%20DVD%20RECORDER/16433/257

of their hands on Thursday for €140 !!

tinofapples

I've just ordered Samsung DVD-HR777 DVD Player/Recorder from Pixmania for €210.09 inc vat & del. Hope I'm not one of the unlucky ones dealing with Pixmania. Seems the best available right now and I haven't any dvd player or recorder so bit the bullet.