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Philips DVDR75 review and performance
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ret27m40
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15. April 2004 @ 19:37 |
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I've ordered alot of stuff from 6ave, my whole sound syster is from there, they treat you right. A place you can trust and they have awesome prices too :)
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KOOLBREW
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15. April 2004 @ 20:46 |
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Thanks for the reassurance, Ret.
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ret27m40
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17. April 2004 @ 04:45 |
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renderman I sent you the link to the remover at the address you provided and it came back undeliverable???
get with me ill get it to you some how.
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KOOLBREW
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17. April 2004 @ 05:11 |
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Facetvideo makes a Macrovision killer that is legal to sell and legal to buy. The illegality comes in how you choose to use it. Is this the calrifier you have been talking about?
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Indept21
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19. April 2004 @ 20:35 |
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I recently bought a Philips dvdr75. And yes the Cyberhome is going back to Best Buy. The Cyberhome cost 236 + tax at Best Buy & the Philips was 349 + tax but after reading in a couple of forums It's worth the extra money for less headaches. The Cyberhome was more straight forward in both the remote operation & the instructions, & the on screen menus for that matter but I'll get used to the philips.
Does anyone know if there is a dvd compatibility list of dvd brands that work with it? I know the cyberhome wouldn't even read a movie off of a Khypermedia dvd-r that I play on my Philips surround sound system.
I recently bought a 25 pack of Memorex DVD+RW's. I hope they will work.
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ret27m40
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20. April 2004 @ 09:20 |
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I emailed them about it and they sent a list small tho, it had the basic tdk, memorex, maxwll, phillips. I tried alot of cheapies and couldnt find one brand that wouldnt work, if you find one let me know ill try it on mine :)
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An6eLo
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20. April 2004 @ 11:47 |
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There's been much said about how much better the Philips DVDR75 is to the CyberHome DVR 1500... I was just curious, (since all you guys seem to know what you are talking about with regards to DVRs), if you know the comparison between the DVDR75 and the Lite On LVW-5001/5005 which seems a good buy as well.
After finally backing up most of my 300+ DVDs using computer software, now I gotta move on to archiving the numerous VHS recordings of family events. Either the DVDR75 or the LVW-500X from LiteOn seem a good combination of Recorder as well as a secondary DVD player.
I'd appreciate the input you guys can give to me as I am now only getting my feet wet in DVR archiving. Thanks!
`angelo
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Indept21
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20. April 2004 @ 12:40 |
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ret27m40
Thanks for the info
An6eLo
The Lite On looks like a good player, nice features & much easier to navigate menus. The only concern is the power dissipation. It's specs say 45 watts and from the pictures I've seen there are no cooling vents. That was the problem with the Cyberhome, It dissipated 60 watts but did have cooling vent AND plenty of failure problems.
the philips dvdr75 cost about $120 more but had good reviews (except for the less than straight forward menus) and only uses 30 watts on, 3 watts off (for the clock)therefore less heat issues. The Philips also has more recording speeds. They were in hours, 1,2,2.5(2.5 is good for those slightly longer movies without having to go to 3 or 4 hour mode & lower quality picture),3,4,6 hours.
There were a few other specs which looked better on the philips than the Lite on. Weight the difference in features versus cost & decide for yourself.
I think I read the RF output sound was in mono with Lite on & it's stereo with the philips.
good luck.
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Indept21
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20. April 2004 @ 12:41 |
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ret27m40
Thanks for the info
An6eLo
The Lite On looks like a good player, nice features & much easier to navigate menus. The only concern is the power dissipation. It's specs say 45 watts and from the pictures I've seen there are no cooling vents. That was the problem with the Cyberhome, It dissipated 60 watts but did have cooling vent AND plenty of failure problems.
the philips dvdr75 cost about $120 more but had good reviews (except for the less than straight forward menus) and only uses 30 watts on, 3 watts off (for the clock)therefore less heat issues. The Philips also has more recording speeds. They were in hours, 1,2,2.5(2.5 is good for those slightly longer movies without having to go to 3 or 4 hour mode & lower quality picture),3,4,6 hours.
There were a few other specs which looked better on the philips than the Lite on. Weight the difference in features versus cost & decide for yourself.
I think I read the RF output sound was in mono with Lite on & it's stereo with the philips.
good luck.
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dmelgar
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20. April 2004 @ 12:49 |
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Funny that you should ask about the Liteon 5001, I was just reading about it yesterday. My biggest complaint about the Cyberhome is that the TV tuner is mono ie not stereo. My understanding is that the Liteon 5001 also has a mono TV tuner. Compusa shows a price of $228 after rebates. I don't have any other experience with it. The DVDR75 has a stereo tuner that sounds good (unlike the Cyberhome).
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dmelgar
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20. April 2004 @ 13:08 |
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I never understood why folks care about how hot the unit runs if it works. I've used a Cyberhome for almost 3 months with no problems and plenty of heat (being in an enclosed glass cabinet with limited airflow). The DVDR75 does run substantially cooler. But I've read some reviews online of folks complaining about failures with it as well.
Has anyone looked at the DVDR80? Its supposed to be the high end model, supports an MPEG2 8 hour mode and some other additional capabilities. I've seen it online for $368 which isn't much more than the DVDR75 despite a list price that's $200 more.
I'm also curious if anyone has heard of a followon model to the DVDR75. I think it showed up April 2003. I've noticed several stores are starting to run low on inventory, wondering if they will be clearing out for whatever the replacement model would be.
I've just upgraded my sound system with new surround sound speakers and receiver at half price cause of clearances. The Cyberhome's lousy sounding TV tuner sounds really pitiful with a great surround sound system, so I've decided to take it back. But haven't quite decided to fork over the extra bucks for the Philips.
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cath1979
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20. April 2004 @ 15:26 |
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okay so I'm back...I came to give you all a buzz
All I know is this,...for the Cyberhome DVD Recorder (which went back to Walmart) after I recorded 80 movies in 55 days I used these 5 packs of Sony DVD+R Worked like a charm, of course there were those few instances with the Cyberhome.....anyway, so I still use them with my Philips DVD Recorder 75....!!!!! What a cool brand!!! Also, the great big spindles I was told are sold @ www.staples.com....but I get my 5packs with individual cases at Target for $12.99***
woo hoo!
-Catherine darling
catherine l hunt
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cath1979
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20. April 2004 @ 15:28 |
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oh yes and as for the Philips DVD Recorder 75, as far as I know, www.6ave.com is still going strong sellin them out of good old New Jersey****anyway, with the cheapest shipping it would be $331.50
that's all for now,
Catherine darling
catherine l hunt
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4hairleft
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20. April 2004 @ 21:39 |
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Cyberhome went back to Walmart and 6ave ship me the DVDR80. When I ask earlier in the thread what was the difference between 75 and 80 KOOLBREW replied "The DVDR80 has guideplus. It records on dvd-r and dvd-rw as opposed to the dvdr75's dvd+r/+rw " I thought I saw that elsewhere too.
Great! I have a DVD-R drive (I bought it before the dual dropped in price). Perfect. When I got the box, I saw on the manual DVD+RW. OK perhaps same manual for 75 and they didn't change the manual. Then I looked on the 1 free DVD+RW. Perhaps they are talking about the DISC being rewritable. Then I went on the website " DVD Rewritable Compatability
Playback of the most compatible DVD recording format in the world, DVD+RW and DVD+R." Doh!
First impression. The Box was cleaner then Cyberhome. Pro for Cyberhome:I was able to setup Cyberhome fairly easily. Philips wanted to scan for channel (Wasted about 20min)While it scanned. Once the setup was finish, the first thing I noticed was it didn't degrade the sound like Cyberhome did. It was just as loud without the recorder being in the middle.Great! Next it waned me to setup Guide Plus feature(Useless with a Satelite System)Second Doh! Recorded with various speed so I compare the quality. The Red LED that comes on when it's recording is pretty nasty. Very cool looking but scary when all you see is red glow. About the Menu system, I got used to it but they need to shoot the guy who design it. Cyberhome had menu system with English words like "Finalize" where it's all strange graphics here. I bet the Engineer cheated on his engineer test and the Q&A guys who approved the Menu are in on it.
Cyberhome was a +R Recorder and I was able to use the 3 DVD-RW that came with the unit on my DVD-R burner. I burn some stuff on the 1 free DVD-RW that came with Philips and my burner didn't like it. It may have something to do with the media speed or the brand. I should not have to to finalize for DVD-RW. I sure didn't do it with Cyberhome. I am in bad shape. Perhaps it's time to just go out and buy a dual burner. I could have done it with DVDR75
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ret27m40
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20. April 2004 @ 21:49 |
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I also found out that the PhilipsDVR80 Lets you manipulate the bitsetting, lets say you want to record a movie that is 2 hr 41 min, you can set it to record 2 hr 41 min. And it will record up to 8 hrs. That is a nice feature, I still love my 75 tho :)
So the 80 seems to be a good buy also.
By The Way i really like the menu setup
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Indept21
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21. April 2004 @ 20:40 |
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dmelgar
The concern about heat is that the hotter you run any solid state device the shorter it's lifespan. The hotter it is the greater the chance for failure. Also consumer electronics tend to have "flaws" in them during manufacturing which tend to cause failures & when something runs hot then you turn it off & it cools, the expansion & contraction causes these flaws, such as poor solder joints often found in consumer stuff, to break contact & cause failures. I work in electronics & see this a lot. Thats why I returned the Cyberhome & paid $120 more for the philips. It's not worth $120 less if it's going to fail & I have to screw with it or do wothout it. And yes, You will see reports of failed philips dvdr75's, and you will also read about $5000 Sony plasma tv's failing which doesn't make them a bad buy, as long as the frequency or percentage of failure is low. Pretty much 5 out of 6 Cyberhome writeups or forum comments were about failure. Yes, you may have the exception & it may last 10 years, but based on what I've found, thats rare.
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teebone
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23. April 2004 @ 07:41 |
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how do record a copywrite protected movie on the dvdr/75recoder.thank,s.teebone1230@yahoo.com
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ret27m40
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23. April 2004 @ 12:00 |
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TeeBone, you need to buy a device that turns off the macrovision, email me and ill tell ya how to get one.
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dmelgar
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23. April 2004 @ 17:57 |
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FYI, Philips announced new DVD recorder models in January. Most of the models don't show up until the summer, but the DVDR75 replacement is scheduled for April (now).
The new models are,
DVDR615: Entry level DVD recorder. Available April 2004. I've seen it advertised for presales on the web already for $338. Suggested retail $499.
DVDR600VR: A DVD recorder, VCR combination unit. Suggested retail $599, available summer 2004.
DVDR740: Supports digital 5.1 audio recording and some TV listing facility. Available September 2004, suggested retail $599
DVDR755: Supports HDTV recording. Available summer 2004, suggested retail $799.
HDRW720: 80gig hard drive and DVD recorder plus features from other recorders. Supports time slip. Available summer 2004, suggested retail $699.
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dmelgar
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23. April 2004 @ 18:16 |
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drivers
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26. April 2004 @ 12:11 |
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Just got my dvdr75 and hooked it up seemingly with no problems. I ran Coax cable from my cable box, through a VCR and into the coax in of the dvdr75. I can record from TV OK and if I play a VCR tape, it will record from there also. It plays DVD's, no problem. However, I'm trying to hook up a DVD player to copy some of my brothers home movies he has on DVD. I'm running audio/video cables (sets of red, white, yellow) out of my old Pioneer VCR into the dvdr75 and out of the 75 into the TV. But I can't record from the DVD to the Philips. When I play the Pioneer and hit record on the Philips, I just record what ever is on TV. Is there a place to select your video source like there was on the Cyberhome?
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dmelgar
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26. April 2004 @ 13:09 |
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FYI: Best buy online has the DVDR75 on clearance for $319.
More info on the DVDR615 replacement, it supports an 8hr recording format, manages a list of DVDs in a library. Similar sounding functions to the old DVDR80. Still has the firewire port, coax digital audio out, component video in/out.
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ret27m40
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26. April 2004 @ 13:43 |
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just go from your pioneer out jacks into philips ext1 or ext2 or cam1 or cam2 in jacks and use chan up or down buttons to get there. hope this helps, if not re-read your manual.
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27. April 2004 @ 09:37 |
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Thanks for the reply, RET. Seems I had everything connected OK but I didn't know to press the monitor button before doing the the chan up/down to get to the source to record from. Was really frustrated for a while until I read the manual, as you suggested. I'm not real smart but I'm learning about the 75, little by little. Thanks again!
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1. May 2004 @ 14:04 |
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KOOLBREW, Thanks for the heads-up on the Facet Video Clarifier. Bought one and it took about 45 seconds to set up and it works perfectly. No more Macrovision.
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