Consumer DVD Recorders with DVD-RAM

ballinasloe

I've been looking to buy a DVD Recorder with DVD-RAM recording capabilities after using a Panasonic DMR-E55.

The RAM capabilty is particular useful as you can record whilst watching the start of the recording at the same time. I know that other recorders have built-in hard drives which are fantastic but these seem a little expensive.

The best options I can find are:

1. Panasonic DMR E55EBS DVD Recorder at Amazon for around £199 (currently not in stock and with UHF tuner only, refurbished versions available for around £140)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/offer-listing/-/B00021DM84/used/ref=sdp_usedce/026-3507403-5871651

2. Panasonic DMRE55 Dual Tuner - Multiregion at Richersounds for Eur 299
http://www.richersounds.ie/asp/product.asp?ObjectID=938&Mode=0&CategoryID=3&SUB=25&ProductID=120&c=1

Anyone have any other suggestions or recommendations before I purchase, looks like I will be going with Richersounds!

RicardoSmith

You need the dual tuner. The UK one doesn't work very well in Ireland.

ballinasloe

well, the UK version is UHF only so once you're not using it with a cable system I think it should be fine

Valentia

Richer Sounds, Belfast do the Panasonic DMR E55EBS. Suitable for the Republic too. I got one and it is great. They deliver for £10.

ballinasloe

ya, that's the one I was looking at, good price too!

I can't see anything better out there with hard-drive / DVD RAM option...so, suppose it's my only option :rolleyes:

ozmo

ballinasloe wrote:

ya, that's the one I was looking at, good price too!

I can't see anything better out there with hard-drive / DVD RAM option...so, suppose it's my only option :rolleyes:

I'd have gone for the Sky+ but there are trees in my way
so bought a HD DVD-R recorder - and to be honest hardly ever use the timeslip function as it takes so long for it to initialise (sometimes 1 minute from power on) - DVD Ram could be slow also? - i do use it a lot for recording and watch later and storing - really useful.

RAM disks are very expensive and unlikely to play in many pcs.

Maybe you should consider again a cheap hd recorder without DVD Recorder (about 200 euros or less) or a DVD+R recorder without HD (again about 200 )
LG and Thompson and others do them in this price range.

kasintahan

DVD RAM was the fastest rewritable DVD technology (5X) until the start of this year (now +RW is 8X with -RW not far behind).

DVD-RAM will be increased to 16X this year.
It is unclear if +RW and -RW can reach this.

DVD-RAM is rewritable 100,000 times.
+RW and -RW are rewritable 1000 times.

More and more (LG and Panasonic always, Benq, NEC and others in the summer) will be supporting DVD-RAM.