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ILO DVDR05 Anyone bought one yet???
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waltham41
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6. January 2006 @ 12:42 |
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That is one flaw that my recorder has. It plays on my other DVD standalone player fine, and other peoples players fine also, but none of the discs I record will play on either of my PC's. One is a year old HP with DVD player and burner, and the other is a 2 year old HP with DVD player.
If I try to play anything, it always automatically starts about 3/4 of the way through the disc, plays to the end and stops and nothing I have tried will change that.
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geojedi
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6. January 2006 @ 15:16 |
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I have no trouble playing my recorded dvds on my laptop.... but since I have little use for a pc that plays dvds, the latop is the only system I own that will play dvds.Personally I beleive dvd brand compatibility is one of the main reasons the ilo 05has issues. I have little trouble with maxell brands as long as I use rw's If i use r's I almost always get coasters, so I dont even buy r's anymore. Plus I like the option of deleting a disk if I make mistakes. so RW's are the way to go.
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waltham41
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6. January 2006 @ 15:49 |
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Ive never used anything beside R+ in my unit
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geojedi
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6. January 2006 @ 17:39 |
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as I said, I like the option of being able to make changes to a dvd later.
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waltham41
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7. January 2006 @ 05:12 |
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Not me, all I record is movies and once they are done they are done :)
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geojedi
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7. January 2006 @ 07:31 |
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Each to his own. I couldnt be happier with my ilo, In fact I was thinking of getting another, and I even saw at my local walmart, an ilo04, the other night, but when I went back the next day, they pulled all of the 04s and replaced them with the o5s, so I think that is what I am getting..... another 05.
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asquires
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8. January 2006 @ 18:57 |
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I used to have an ilo dvdr04 i was a fool for getting rid of it and now im looking for another one. i bought a dvdr05 becouse of problems with the dvdr04 freezing up and wouldnt except newer DVD+R i sold it to my dad and bought the newer one. thought i fooled him into taking the old one i told him about it needed older disks. anyway he downloaded some hacked firmwear now and the recoder works perfect and he can copy protedted dvds. im such a fool for getting rid of the 04 the o5 has no cracks and sounds like it wont becouse no one wants to crak crap. i recomend the 04 and would never buy another 05. the only way to copy dvds with it is to use the tuner input and have a rf converter on the other dvd player and then the tuner is only mono for sound dvdr05 just sucks its crap just like the whole sucky store i got it from wallmart. u suck sam walton ur kids have distroyed ur stores
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siekert
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9. January 2006 @ 09:13 |
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asquires-
Why don't you go down to CompuUSA and buy a DVD recorder for your computer and copy movies that way? That's what I do and the PC takes about 20 minutes to get it done...
As for the 04 ILO, doesn't it lack the auto timer (:30, 1:00, 1:30) option that is on the 05? Walmart here has an 04 on display and I considered offering them something on it just because it seems to be pretty popular with most folks on this board. I might use it downstairs or sell it...
But if I can't set it to automatically stop itself prior to running out of disk space then it won't be of any use to me.
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odd1
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9. January 2006 @ 11:26 |
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the 04 has both a timer (once, daily, weekly, repetative) as well as a OTR (one touch)mode.
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geojedi
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9. January 2006 @ 11:34 |
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well I am not dumping on the 05zu as anyone who reads my posts knows I like mine, I just thought because alot of people seem to like the 04, I might give it a try, but it seems like walmart doesnt like to keep them out on the shelves very long. they had like 20 on the shelves at 9:30pm one night then the next morning when I went to buy one they had replaced them with the 05's Now I have an 05 that I am pretty happy with, so I dont need another, actually I dont even need an 04, I just thought I would see how it works.
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asquires
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9. January 2006 @ 13:42 |
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we dont have compusa here i do have a dvd recorder for my pc and its just plain buggy. i like the ideal of having a stand-alone recorder becouse it doesnt tie up my pc. pc glitches to much i also have an ati all in wonder 8500 dv on the pc i dont know if its the card or software the is buggy tho.
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asquires
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9. January 2006 @ 17:21 |
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well i got the last laugh i touch the 05 back to wallyworld and traded it for an 04 im gona get the hacked firmwear for it so i can use the newer disks and not wory about macrovision. anyone who has any new hacks id love to hear at adam_squires@yahoo.com thanks for the help
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pakratBob
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9. January 2006 @ 20:30 |
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Looks like I'm a little late about getting in on the discussing on some issues but---I bought an iLO 05mu,just before x-mas--hadn't read any of the posts untill just recently; anyway about the unit: It has been working great,after I figured out how tohook up 2 vcrs,a dvd ,a tv,and n fm modulator it works great--about 45 dvds produced from vhs tapes,no over heating and the only coasters were the ones from my mistakes,ie copy protected vhs
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geojedi
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10. January 2006 @ 05:51 |
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congrats..... I knew someone else out there, besides myself liked the 05.
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JLB1978
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10. January 2006 @ 15:47 |
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I bought one at Wal-Mart in November 2005 for $98.74 plus tax. this is my first DVD Recorder.
My problem with this unit is that it the sound warbly. Also, the timer programming fails to go off half the time for no apparent reason.
I'm looking for my receipt so I can take it back. I looked at getting a radio shack DVDR for $79 (during Xmas with mail in rebate) or a Cyberhome for $89 with a mail in rebate but eventually decided I might get more of the same with these cheap units so bought a Sony from B&H Photo for $189 (after mail in rebate). Sony has not arrived yet. Just bought yesterday.
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hank123
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15. January 2006 @ 10:33 |
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Some TV programs come out with a lot of "video noise" on the top of the screen when playing back on my laptop...there is a horizontal line at the top of the picture. Like some X-Files episodes from my DVR.
But, Star Wars III-Revenge of the Sith came out with a good picture in 3-hour mode-no "horizontal line" problems, although some of the sound is warbly, especially on the end title. I put Fantastic Four and Spider-Man II on the same DVD in 4-hour mode with good results.
The worst results are when you record in 6-hour mode an old VHS tape that is also in 6-hour mode. It's very grainy and the picture wobbles at the top when playing it back on my laptop in fullscreen. But no wobbling in 6-hour mode if it's from my DVR, and less graininess. But again, you do get an occasional horizontal line at the top of the picture.
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pakratBob
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15. January 2006 @ 16:05 |
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Well,I decided to go to w-mart and see if I could find an 04 an lo n behold found a display model;took it home and did the hack,got extra time for recording,got mthe ability to copy all of my copyright protected dvd's that are wearing out,and now I have about 75 vhs tapes backed up and I don't have to worry about losing everything that was on vhs---I still have my 05 and I'll keep it unless the opportunity comes along that I would be able to get an 04. I haven't had any problems of overheating,scratchy noise,or any of the other listed by other people!
I'm happier than a pig rolling in his own excrement!
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geojedi
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16. January 2006 @ 07:07 |
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Dont take what some people are saying as fact.... My o5 has great sound and it has never overheated, or even hinted at overheating.....
Dont get me wrong, if I could get an 04 I would but not as a replacement for the 05, but more for playing around with....
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lagit
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28. January 2006 @ 15:38 |
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OK...some months ago I purchased an 05 when they first came out....if you check back I think you'll find me as one of the first taking it back because of the heating problems. It wasn't just warm....you could fry eggs on it! I kept my eye out for an 04 but never found one.....so I lost intrest. A friend of mine purchased an 05 about 2 weeks ago and called me up and wanted to show me his New recorder, it was cheap and it worked great (he said). I went over after he had run it for several hours and it was warm....not hot, plus he had made several recordings with no problems. The kicker is that he purchased it only to copy several home made dvd's that he had recorded on RAM dvd in his (high end)panasonic dvd recorder that would only play on the same panasonic- this was the only way he could make copies. He will have no further use for the ilo when he is done with this project. Based on his good fortune with this unit I'm going to buy it from him after he gets done with it - as he has seemed to have found a good one
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geojedi
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28. January 2006 @ 21:59 |
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I hope it works for you. I have read that over heating is an issue with this model, but I hve to wonder if the overheating is mainly in older 05's or if maybe you just got a bad unit...... I will admit, mine does get a little warm, but no warmer that the back of my tv or vcr.....
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pakratBob
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29. January 2006 @ 06:45 |
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WELL,HERE I AM AGAIN; I HAD THE 05,BUT RAN INTO A PROBLEM:COULDN'T GET IT TO COPY SOME OF THE COPY PROTECTED TAPES THAT I HAD SO I WANDERED BACK INTO W-MART AND FOUND THE LAST 04 SITTING AS A DEMO AND RATHER SNEAK-ILY RE-BOXED IT UP,PAID FOR IT AND NOW AFTER DOWNLOADING THE HACK FOR IT AM HAPPILY COPYING MY COLLECTION OF VHS TAPES--ALL TOTALLED APPXLY 300 TAPES SO FAR-ABOUT 60 OF THE OLDER TAPES W/05,250 OR SO W/04.
HAVE FOUND ON PROBLEM SO FAR; "SOME" OF THE DVD'S PRODUCED FROM THE 04 HAVE NO SOUND WHEN PLAYED ON THE 05,WORK FINE IN THE 04 ON PLAYBACK AND WORK FINE IN AN OLDER G.E. PLAYER. ANY THOUGHTS?
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geojedi
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29. January 2006 @ 15:31 |
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strange....... not sure what to make of that, unless the dvd types being used are not the same.... the 05 seems to like +, what does the 04 like? I dont know, since I dont have an 04. But if they play fine in every other dvd player, than I wouldnt consern yourself to much with whether they play on the 05 well or not.
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asquires
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29. January 2006 @ 20:36 |
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the 05 is a buggy model its a cyberhome in otherwords it didnt pass tests to be called a different system. there are only a few companys that make certin things. the brand comes from how good the final inspection tests turn out. the 05 model has problems with overheating since it has no cooling fan. wile it is in use the circutes get more and more damaged. more than licely the audio part is going bad on yours if it doesnt play some of ur dvds
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pakratBob
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30. January 2006 @ 04:07 |
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WELL BACK AGAIN! I GUESS I DIDN'T EXPLAIN MYSELF VERY WELL ON MY LAST POST;I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE VHS CONVERTED TO DVD DISCS PLAYING ON AN iLO "05" MODEL;MY BROTHER-IN-LAW BOUGHT A "05" MODEL AND I'VE LOANED HIM SEVERAL DVD THAT I MADE FROM MY VHS COLLECTION AND ALTHOUGH THEY WORK FINE ON TWO DVD PLAYERS OF MINE(NEITHER OF WHICH ARE iLO)THEY PLAY ON HIS "05" BUT HAVE NO SOUND--I PUT A DVD RECORDED OFF THE T.V. IN AND IT PLAYS FINE,DID A COPY OF A DVD MOVIE AND IT PLAYS FINE,THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WITH DVDS MADE OF VHS COPIES: HAS GOT ME STUMPED!
DON'T EVEN HAVE A WARM FUZZY ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG!
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JLB1978
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2. February 2006 @ 08:43 |
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I tried three ILO DVDR05s but none of them worked.
The first one had abysmal sound quality on anything it recorded. The sound would "warble' and fluctuate through things recorded through both AV inputs and with different sources, most noticable with background horns section music. I took it back and bought a Sony GX315 to replace it, even though the Sony was $91 more.
But I exchanged the ILO DVDR05 for a new one at Wal-Mart, figured I'd use it as a backup DVD recorder on another TV. This time, it was hooked up directly to a coaxial antenna cable instead of the AV Input(s). The warble sound seemed to be gone but there was a constant hum on all channels and this sound was translated to all DVD recordings. I hooked the I ILO DVDR05s up to another TV and the constant hum was still there.
But I exchanged this second ILO DVDR05 for a new (third) one at Wal-Mart, and it and had the same problem. So I took the third one back and asked for a refund.
Other problems I had is that I could not get the virtual keyboard to work, where you can name a title of a recording.
One thing I liked about the ILO DVDR05 is that it seems to be the only DVD recorder that can record through the DV (IEEE1394) in the Timer mode. Some of the new cable boxes have firewire out (AKA iLink, DV?). If only it had better sound quality.
As a backup unit, I bought a Samsung DVD-R320 combination DVD Recorder/VCR and it seems to work great. Costs about $60 more than the ILO DVDR05 standalone DVD recorder.
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