Question for Steve H. About DVD players.

Hi.

Just been in Sainsburys (£120! FFS!) and saw some cheap DVD gear.
Players were £39 and recorders (I DO fancy one of these) were just
£199. Think the brand name was Rocco if my grey cell isn't making
stuff up, but I know these type of brands are usually other stuff
rebadged.

Just wondered if you knew of them and would they be worth buying. Too
expensive for the model? Known problems? Worth waiting until the new
year sales to get same/similar cheaper still?

OK, thanks for any info you may throw about. And have a very happy
Christmas.

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Yamaha FJR 1300
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Mico.

Don't know much about the player - but the recorder is a cut-down
Philips DVDR70.

DVD players seem to have bottomed out at £35-£40 now. Can't think of
anything that we're doing cheaper in the January sale. If I was looking
for a cheap player, I'd go for a slightly more expensive one, though -
look at www.area450.com - the Sampo chipset if _very_ good, so try and
get one of the Sampo-based players.

In terms of a recorder - I wouldn't buy the Mico, as it's had some
features lopped off it. The DVDR70 is a much nicer machine for an extra
£30 from Richer Sounds.

The only thing I can't find out about it is Firewire. Some people seem
to suggest the Mico has Firewire (iLink), and I know the Philips
doesn't.

This is important if you have a miniDV camera - it means you can easily
copy / edit camcorder footage onto DVD.

If the Mico _does_ have Firewire, then it's worth it. If not, then the
Philips is a better bet.

Personally, though, I wouldn't buy without Firewire even if I didn't
have a DV camcorder. It's just more future-proof, and, ISTR, will let
you link to the PC for making DVDs, too.

And to you, too.

 

What do you think of this Ronin thing....?
http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/Christmas_Gift_Ideas.html

 

Waste of time. Doesn't have S-Video output, or component, or RGB, or digital audio output
of any form apart from the stereo downmix (so no 5.1 channel Dolby Digital or DTS)




frag

 

I’m still mighty pleased with my TYT (SCAN 2000) player 2 and a half
years in, though if I was replacing it I’d go with one of the kiss ones
that will play DIVX/mpeg4.

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Bob
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Sorry about the delay in replying. Xmas shopping and all that.

Thanks for the info. When I've some pennies I'll go off to RS in
Brighton and see what price theyr'e charging in the new year.

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Regards from Mike Barnard
Yamaha FJR 1300
Worthing, West Sussex.

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