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Philips DVDR75 review and performance
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renderman
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6. April 2004 @ 13:18 |
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Hey ret27m40,
Thanks for the tip, unfortunately it did not work for me. Turning "auto resume" on or off does not make a difference......"auto resume" is always ON regardless of setting. Gee, I hope flashing the BIOS didn't screw the unit up! All other parameters are fine....
Scared now....CyberHome memories are coming back!!!
I will e-mail Philips support, and see what they say. I can live with this flaw (or whatever), but would rather be able to turn auto resume OFF.
I still LOVE THIS MACHINE regardless!
Thanks,
Renderman
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renderman
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6. April 2004 @ 18:05 |
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"Auto Resume" update....
A fast response from Philips support, says that my recorder is functioning as it should. (Glad to hear that!). They say the only way to disable "auto resume", is to hit the stop button twice. Yeah, that works, but I don't understand why there is a menu option of yes or no in the first place? Philips did not address this question. Perhaps "auto resume" is related to another parameter? Who knows....Anyway, if it ain't busted, don't fix it!
BTW, the Philips DVDR75 performance is 200% better than the CH 1500, in my opinion. The remote is kinda gay, but after some practice, it gets better. Gee, I would hate to lose the remote, 'cause it don't look like you can do much without it!
Cheers!
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ret27m40
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7. April 2004 @ 03:03 |
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ya i agree renderman, im thinking about buying another remote JUST in case.
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renderman
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7. April 2004 @ 19:55 |
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Hello again ret27m40......
I am also interested in getting a spare remote control, but I don't want to do the leg work.
PLEASE post your findings i.e. price, availability, how to purchase, etc.
Thanks...
Renderman
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ret27m40
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8. April 2004 @ 04:01 |
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Will do ill start the leg work today.
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cath1979
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8. April 2004 @ 06:23 |
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I talked to customer care again at Philips, the man I spoke with said that the remote for the Philips DVD Recorder 75 is $45.00 + state tax + $9.25 UPS Shipping...If anyone wants to order one, just call:
1-800-531-0039 and follow the simple prompts for a DVD Recorder....their hours are 7:00 am to 10:00 pm Eastern Standard Time Monday thru Sunday...
catherine l hunt
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renderman
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9. April 2004 @ 17:49 |
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Hey Catherine,
Thanks much for the remote info.....
Renderman
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renderman
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9. April 2004 @ 18:34 |
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cath1979
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9. April 2004 @ 19:24 |
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I Love Ebay! That's cool!...check this out...so I hooked up my Mintek MDP-1720 7" Portable DVD Player to the Philips DVDR75 with the yellow/red/white wires that came with the Portable DVD Player...plugged them into the front of the Philips....and instead of Channel 003 or Channel Ext 1, or Channel Ext 2, I put it on Channel Cam 2, and it's actually recording a movie....not copywritten like one of the ones from Best Buy, but a bootleg, and I imagine it would record one of our DVD+R's...:)
*Catherine
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ret27m40
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9. April 2004 @ 19:37 |
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witj the right equipment you can record copyrighted movies too :)
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cath1979
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9. April 2004 @ 21:21 |
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I was thinkin about contacting that guy...to buy the thing for $50 + shipping...have you talked to him...ok then..
goodnite
*Catherine
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renderman
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13. April 2004 @ 21:07 |
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Copyguard TIP...it works!
Tried to burn a copy (R+) of a recent and popular commercial 3 hr. dvd for my personal use. Even with Macro remover box, the Philips would abort the recording with copyright warning when trying to copy from my player, like it is supposed to.
IF your computer has a video capture board, there is a workaround.... I captured 10 AVI. files (4 gig each, about 19 minutes long, each.) Assembled all the clips on my editing timeline, and played from there while recording on the Philips for total uninterrupted length of the movie......KILLER! Superb audio/video quality, like the original. By recording the dvd to hard drive through the capture board, macro is totally removed!! Should work on most analog/dv capture boards. For three hour movie, about 45 gig of space is needed on your video capture hard drive. For example, using dv compression, about 108 meg of space is needed for each 30 seconds of video/audio. Quality looks exactly same as the original. Used M3 (3 hr.) recording speed on the Philips...Oh yeah, recorded unattended till end of disc. Unit shut off during the nite, and played the disc just fine in the morning. Leaving disc in overnite is no problem, and it finalized, too! +R disc plays in my Sony and PS2, too!
Boy, I LOVE this machine....!!
renderman
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4hairleft
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13. April 2004 @ 21:37 |
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What if you don't have a capture card? There has to be a way to disable the Macrovision on the source DVD and let it pipe into the Philips. Will Philips still detect that it's got protection? What about Piping Commerial VHS? I have VHS that have copy protection when copying to DVD. It's better for me to have a back on DVD since I'm trying to get rid of the VHS player.
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ret27m40
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13. April 2004 @ 22:29 |
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I use a Clarifier 89.99, 100.00 to the Door, it turns off the macrovision no problem, ive copied over a 100 com movies without a hitch. Its the best 100.00 I ever spent and it DOES work, I use a cheap apex dvd player to play the dvd and use the philips to burn no need for the vid capure board and all the hassle, let me know if you want one ill tell ya how to get it. :)
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cath1979
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13. April 2004 @ 23:38 |
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I'm dying to know.
Here's my email:
catherine.hunt@comcast.net
I love the Philips DVD Recorder 75!
Thanks!
catherine l hunt
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ret27m40
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14. April 2004 @ 04:44 |
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check your mail Cath.....you CANT go wrong with one of these. :)
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renderman
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14. April 2004 @ 08:43 |
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Yeah, the video capture of the movie was a little time consuming, but not a hassle at all, and the quality of the final dvd is exactly as the original. TBC in the video editor removes the macro.
I have a old macro remover that I used to use when cloning commercial vhs copies. It has always done the job, but NOT when inserted between dvd player and recorder. Philips still will report copyguard violation.
Guess I need a new macro remover....
renderman
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renderman
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14. April 2004 @ 08:48 |
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Hey ret27m40,
Will you send me the information via e-mail as well?
Thanks
renderman
bob@pyramid-video.com
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cath1979
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14. April 2004 @ 09:08 |
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ret your the best!
take it ez
*Cat
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ret27m40
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14. April 2004 @ 10:03 |
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Glad I could help WINK ;)
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ret27m40
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14. April 2004 @ 16:50 |
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you got mail renderman :)
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KOOLBREW
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15. April 2004 @ 10:12 |
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Well I finally gave in to all the great reviews for the DVDR75 from this thread. Just ordered it yesterday from 6ave.com. Just wondering if all your experiences with 6ave have been good? Read a couple of bad reviews on the store, but none here. Anyway, I hope you guys are still here when I set it up and the questions start arising.
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cath1979
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15. April 2004 @ 11:02 |
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www.6ave.com is awesome. I ordered mine on a Friday and got it on Monday* It arrived to me in like 2 days! I only paid the $9.25 that is the cheapest. They are based out of New Jersey, so if you live on the West coast/or in the middle, I would give them a little more time---they use UPS* which is an A+...Also, I have to agree with everyone---the recording is 1,000% better than the Cyberhome.*
www.6ave.com is a great place to do business*
-Catherine
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KOOLBREW
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15. April 2004 @ 11:10 |
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Thanks, Catherine. I live in Pennsylvania, so delivery should be literally, just around the corner........Jack
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cath1979
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15. April 2004 @ 11:20 |
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awesome!!!...I live on the East Coast too, in Massachusetts* A+...Case closed!
-Catherine
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