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Cyberhome DVD/RW nightmare
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ORelayer
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10. September 2004 @ 16:11 |
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Wow, I just noticed when use a link they use a redirector that lets them put in an ad, that is very icky.
Jeremy, what kind of trading. I use to do a lot of ROIO trading but not much any more. I would be interested in some older TV shows like Mash, Odd couple almost any good syndicated comedy show that is hard for someone without cable to get. Email me if you like barrym@tdstelme.net.
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Barry
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ORelayer
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11. September 2004 @ 05:14 |
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Jeremy,
I am off to pick up the machine. I wonder if you could give me some tips on how to do this.
When I capture video, I am able to watch it and put breaks in as I go along, this allows me to edit them easily. Of course you can also put them in after. I am planning on recording at a very fast speed, which will yield about 1 hour of A/V for a 4.5GB disc. Then edit it and probably combine with other clips to make the final production product. I already know that I will have to break up the content because a topic is started and then finish later. How would you handle that, would you just stop the record and then continue and handle it in the edit? Any hints would be greats.
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Barry
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jeremy5
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13. September 2004 @ 08:58 |
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I'll try to answer some. The standard recording mode for DVD is 2 hours, so if you are only getting 60 minutes, you are perhaps in some high quality mode. The recording speed doesn't matter on the Cyberhome as far as their ability to be edited on the computer (with the exception that I have not yet had good results transferring the HQ mode to the computer). I use DVDSHRINK only when the recording goes over 2 hours and I don't want to reduce the quality to the 3-hour mode. (The 3-hour mode really isn't bad, and I find myself using this more and more.) However, shrinking this way produces dvds that are near-standard quality.
I try to put each uninterrupted session on a separate dvd when recording. I only put one recording on a DVD-RW because this makes editing on the computer much easier. Multiple recordings on a single dvd just don't transfer well into DVDShrink or DVDAuthor--I think that's because they are expecting dvd-r's, not dvd+rw's--the formatting is different.
I hope this answers a few of your questions.
Jeremy
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ORelayer
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13. September 2004 @ 09:52 |
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Hello Jermemy,
The concept is the same I bought a Panasonic, basically because I have other Panasonic equipment that I have had great luck with and it has the ability to record both DVD-RAM and DVD-R(which seems to be more common). The results are terrific, so much better than the 3 capture devices I have tried. I am able to bring those on to the computer in very high quality with a couple of programs like DVD Authoring and Mpeg Wizard but I can't get them to import into Pinnacle Studio 8, that I really like for editing. I do more powere than the other programs offer. I am almost finished downloading Ulead, that may do it. I hope so because it is a 102mB download and with my dial up it has taken most of the day to download, almost finished. I am almost all the way to where I need to get, I should know in the next couple of hours.
Thanks Again for your help,
Barry
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cudaz101
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19. September 2004 @ 03:16 |
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Thanks for the link to return this POS...I don't recall ever owning anything as flakey as this POS. I am gonna return it, get the new one, put it up on ebay, and get whatever I can from it and buy from a REAL manufaturer. I can honestly say that I had no part in the purchase of this POS, my wife bought it and I almost warmed up to the thing until we actually started using....No..No...TRIED using the thing for Recording to disks other than cyberhome CDRW's that came with it....Then all the other problems arrose...Now the POS won't even power on...I am so disgusted with this thing...And the support does not exactly sugarcoat things does it?? I can't believe people are actually still buying these worthless things.
Let me tell ya...If you just did a GOOGLE Search "AS I DID" and came accross this post within this thread and you are contemplating buying a CYBERHOME POS DVD-Recorder SHOP ELSEWHERE...DO NOT BUY THIS POS unless you are in need of mysery, and you like sending and recieving shit in the mail...Cuz this thing is gonna be in the mail system longer than it will ever stay in your entertainment rack...HAHAHA...
BRAD
CyberHome SUX SALTY NUTZ
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beggnstp
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21. September 2004 @ 18:04 |
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I too qualify for a replacement or repair. I would like to know if anyone chose the 1530 model. Looking at the comparisons it lacks allot of the editing features the 1500 has. You can only delete the last title etc..But I'm afraid I'll continue to run into problems with the 1500 even after it's repaired. It had a lot of quarks i.e. locks up when doing a channel scan. Again I would really miss the extra recording features of the 1500 but is the 1530 a superior product being so new and all? Please Advise Thanks
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bozo127
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21. September 2004 @ 19:10 |
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I haven't heard of anyone else being as foolish as me - paying to have the 2500 unit repaired just before the offer of free repair. I have had no luck in getting Cyberhome to re-imburse the 89.95 that I paid. They just keep offering repair or replace and even mailed me a shipping label in response to my question of reimbursement. I guess it is easy to repair a unit that has just been repaired! Anyone else in this situation?
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lions
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26. September 2004 @ 15:50 |
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beggnstp,
I received the 1530 model several weeks ago. I do miss some of the features but it has worked OK so far. My biggest problem with my old model was that any disks created with it would not play in my computer drive (I tried 4 different drive manufacturers). I just locked up the computer. Secondly, disks created on my computer would not play in the Cyberhome if any of the titles exceeded 18 minutes. The company blamed it on my authoring software...I tried both Roxio and Showbiz. Both of these problems are resolved with the new model.
Bottom line...make the exchange. The old model just had too many inherent problems and I don't think a repair will help. One other positive with the new model--changing title names is much faster using a new onscreen "keyboard" vs. the old way of scrolling through every letter and number to finally find the one you wanted.
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TJC32
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9. October 2004 @ 13:55 |
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I shipped my POS back too. Just wondering, how long did it take for your new unit to arrive? I shipped mine off about a week ago. Also, did you get any notification that your old unit had been received by Cyberhome, or is it a wait and see game?
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khanawalt
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1. November 2004 @ 14:58 |
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I've had a Cyberhome CH-DVR 1500 since last Christmas, and had to return the first one within a few weeks, but the second one has worked fairly well, but when I get a power outage, it's difficult to get it to work. Lots of unplugging, switching on and off, etc.
I went to the Cyberhome website to download the firmware upgrades, but they are apparently not available any longer since they are doing a free upgrade/repair. Anyone out there have those zip files? Thanks!
KennyH
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charmed1
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1. November 2004 @ 15:02 |
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khanawalt,
Sorry to say I don't have the files, but I'd suggest calling CyberHome and maybe they can email it to you. Don't know if you've already tried that or not!
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kbeck98
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1. November 2004 @ 15:18 |
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khanawalt
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1. November 2004 @ 16:25 |
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I've been trying to download them from that site all afternoon, and it comes up with a non-existent webpage message.
KennyH
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kbeck98
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1. November 2004 @ 17:09 |
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I just downloaded them with no problem.
I could e-mail them to you if you want.
But there should be no problem for anyone to just download them.
Kurt
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cyberhfan
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2. November 2004 @ 17:33 |
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I like this machine... it works poerfectly. I can use everykidn of disk except for khpermedia disks. You seem to opnly poraise sexpensive pice of crap dvd recorders from the name brands, rthATS DUMB. Another dvd recorder that works with khypermedia disks is coby r1100 dvd recorder, an excellent recorder almost better than this one. Consider buyibng only dvd+rws for cheap because of the reusablility. Amazon has them for sale @$14.99 for a 25 pack of memorex's or $9.99 for a 25 pack of dvd+rw's . I won't buy from this site because of their fraudulent prqctices of raising the price outrageouly on the radius technology 25 pack dvd+rws from $12.99 per 25 pack to $59.99 per 25 pack this afternoon, to $89.99 per 25 pack this night, Wonder if it will be sold out or go $299 for a 25 pack tomorrow...
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k_DVD_K
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2. November 2004 @ 21:05 |
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I'm still a lurker in this forum, though I ditched my 2500 months ago. My main gripe with the lesser known brands is the absolute lack of quality control and customer support.
It took Cyberhome months and literally thousands of complaints before they finally addressed the issues with their product. Finally offering a replacement deal with a new model when it became obvious that the lemons could not be repaired.
I don't want to jinx anybody out there, but the real test of these new units will be how well they hold up under everyday use, and how you as a customer will be supported when issues with it arise.
This is not to say that the name brands are not without issues. If any one on the board can reccomend a RELIABLE
low-cost alternative to the big name DVD recorders I'd
like for you to pass this info along. I'm done with any Cyberhome products, My DVD recorder and player crapped out on me in less than 4 months, neither under any sort of heavy use and their customer support bites big time.
Peace....
-Ken-
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cyberhfan
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3. November 2004 @ 13:12 |
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no heavy use huh, baloney. I use every day for several hours continusly and ist going strong since april. cyberhome is the best price/quality ratio. too bad they sold out of it at $169.99 at walmart. The new one is $`199.99 at buy website. Coby r1100 is a good one as well. I see the mustek is going for $198.99 and it looks like exact same as the cyberhome, interesting. Any disk over $.50 is a ripoff,.
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k_DVD_K
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3. November 2004 @ 15:02 |
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Cyberhfan,
If your unit works goodie for you. MY unit crapped out period! Have you bothered to read ANY of the older post here? Most if not all had fatal problems with THEIR Cyberhome. Cyberhome has the the best price/quality ratio?
Compared to what? How about citing some other manufacturers as an example. Had a Mustek, didn't work properly right out of the box. Had an Aspire unit. The unit
had very limited editing features, and a tuner issue, which tech support would not even acknowledge.
There was a huge rush to market with a lot of these 1st generation recorders, some released without having all the bugs worked out. I'd be interested to know what was the month of manufacture on your Cyberhome recorder since you claim to have no issues whatsoever with it.
Almost everyone who has posted here has had overheating issues with the 1500/2500 under normal use which was the cause of the unit failing in most instances.
Yours seems to be a very rare exception. The fact of the matter is that Cyberhome is well aware that the CHDVR-1500/2500 was a dud by the virtue of the great many customer complaints, & made a last ditch effort to pacify/appease customers by way of a repair or a replacement.
There was a buzz of a potential class action suit, which I'm sure they got wind of.
Again, IF your recorder performs as well as you claim it does, then more power to ya'!
If you read the title of this thread, it should be apparent to you that there are a great many customers who have had negative experiences with the product & Cyberhome's poor customer support.
Btw, have you actually used any other recorder besides your Cyberhome?
Peace.........
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khanawalt
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13. November 2004 @ 03:10 |
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I was finally able to download the firmware upgrade and used the switch on, switch off, leave off for a few days, switch on and off a few times, finally will open the tray method to install the first upgrade.
It seems to work well now, but I'd like to install the servo upgrade too. The website says I can't just drag the file to a CD-R like I could the firmware upgrade. It says I need burner program like Nero so I can use these settings: NO MULTISESSION and JOLIET FILE SYSTEM. Is that true? I think I can download a trial version of Nero for free, but it's over 20 megs and I'm on a dial-up. It'll take a couple of hours.
KennyH
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DVDCyber
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14. December 2004 @ 03:57 |
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CYBERHOME CD DVR 1500 WAS JUST RECALLED DVR 1500 UNITS FOR PEOPLE HAVING THE "NO DISC" PROBLEM WHEN ENTERING A NEW BLANK DISC. MINE WAS JUST REPLACED WITH A CD DVR 1530.
THIS CD DVR 1530 DOESN'T WORK WELL WITH VERBATIM OR MEMOREX DVD+RW'S, BUT DOES WORK WITH THEIR CYBERHOME DVD+RW'S.
DVD'S RECORDED ON THIS 1530 UNIT WILL NOT PLAY ON OTHER DVD PLAYERS.
DVD'S RECORDED ON PREVIOUS DVR 1500 WILL NOT PLAY ON NEW 1530. I THINK CYBERHOME HAS A LOT OF COMPATIBILITY ISSUES. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $72 TO $85 TO BUY THIER DVD'S AS THE DVD'S I BOUGHT AT OHTER STORES DON'T WORK IN THEIR UNIT. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER. WILL THINK TWICE IN THE FUTURE OF WHAT UNITS I BUY.
DVDCyberhome
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cudaz101
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14. December 2004 @ 04:14 |
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CyberFan...Fack off...Let the truth be told...Nothing made by Cyberhome is anything more than a total piece of SHAT. Plain and Simple...You are not a real user but just another SHATBAG trying to sell the ones you may have left..HAHAHA...Nobody in their right mind would buy ANYTHING made by these clowns. I know when My Wife bought the POS we had initialy there was little to no information in the web in regards to the unit or any other unit made by CYBERHOME. Nobody with any self respect would sell such a worthless POS. If you do sell them or have anything to do with their business failure I would suggest you keep it quiet or watch your back...hahaha...
I will keep coming back here and talking honest SHAT in regards to Cyberhome because I feel it is my duty now to protect buyers smart enough to decide for themselves wheather or not to buy this worthless POS after having read this thread. If you do buy one after reading this thread you DESERVE every problem and headache that comes with it.
CyberFan...Lick my SACK....Bwaaaaahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
Brad
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LeoLeroy
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14. December 2004 @ 07:17 |
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I stumbled across this thread on a Google search. It's so long I will admit I haven't read the whole thread. Since stupid me just bought a CyberHome 1500,I'll tell you what I've learned about it. As I said, I didn't read the whole thread, so some of this info may already be here.
The CyberHome CH-DVD 1500 is a pretty lousy unit, but it does do the job for DVD+Rs; I haven't tried DVD+RWs yet. I'm converting my home videos to DVDs.
I won't go into all my woes with this thing, but it has a BIG problem with overheating. The DVD burner is a dvd+rw drive model no.dx042d, made by cis technology inc., which is made in Taiwan.
The burner runs so hot it will almost melt a DVD! My temporary solution was to use an external clip-on fan, and my eventual solution was to add a small Radio Shack fan inside and it runs quite cool now.
If the unit gets too hot, it will "lock up." If you leave it unplugged (or rear switch turned off) for a few minutes, it will work again but still runs too hot and will make very nice coasters from DVD+Rs.
I would NOT recommend this unit to my worst enemy, but if you end up with one like I did, and don't feel like taking it back, make sure you don't stack any other components on top of the 1500, (it needs all the air it can get) and put at least a small external fan by it.
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nate2005
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24. January 2005 @ 00:02 |
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ok i dunno if this gona help any i had a cyberhome 1500 for about 6 months i ordered it from hsn it worked fine if you use a dvd+r or dvd-r you have to finalize them in order for them to work in other dvd players i dont see any differnce from the 1500 and 2500 besides the colors it has the same features and everything it didnt matter what brand discs i used either but yea if you dont finalize them you wont beable to play it on any other dvd player besides the cyberhome recorder
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nate2005
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24. January 2005 @ 00:04 |
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if you are using a dvd rw you dont have to finalize it because there rewritable so you should just be able to pop it right it and it plays on another dvd player i dunno if any of that helped but if anyone has any ?s feal free to ask me ill try to help th best i can
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nate2005
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24. January 2005 @ 00:05 |
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i wouldnt really recomend a cyberhome recorder mine burned up like 6 months after i had it and i had only done maybe about 25 burns if that
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