ok, i have a ton of questions and need answers immediatly.. i am very close to buying the
--Emerson DVD Recorder/VCR Combo EWR20V4.
probably within the next 2 to 3 hours, but need these questions answered first everyones help is greatly appreciated.
1. which brand blank DVDs are best to buy?
2. do i buy DVD-R or DVD-RW?
3. i see DVD+R or DVD+RW, how do they differ from the ones mentioned in question two? which ones are better?
4. can i record to DVD from a television station?
5. can i record to DVD from a VHS?
6. are they any problems?
7. can they easily be fixed?
8. on a scale of 1 to 5 what would you give this unit?
9. how is the quality of the burned DVDs?
10. is setup easy?
11. how is the on screen display?
12. i do not understand the speed ie 1x, 2x, 8x or whatever.. what does that have to do with anything? and what do i have to watch out for when speed variation is involved.
13. is there only a certain speed i can record at?
guys a clear response to these questions would greatly help me. thank you all in advance. if need be i can also be reached at machrking@aol.com and AIM: machrking
I purchased the Emerson EWR20V4 combo deck. I upgraded the firmware with the disc provided from the manufacturer. It records fine to Maxell 4x DVD-R discs- before and after the firmware upgrade. I bought TDK DVD-RW 4x discs yesterday. The unit will not recognize them at all, and I get the "dirty disc" message. Has anyone used these discs? Which 4x DVD-RW discs have users had better luck with? The only other brand of DVD-RW (4x) at Microcenter were made by Memorex, any thoughts on those? Thanks for any help.
Hello,
I bought one of these combos about 2 months ago. I really like the recorded results and had no problems upgrading to the 8x. I do have a question, though. I'm very inexperienced with electronics, so please bear with me...
I bought this unit mainly to record all of our home-recorded VHS tapes to DVD. I just assumed that the dubbing option for VHS-to-DVD would work like a tape-to-tape dub, ie FAST! But as far as I can figure, a 2-hour movie takes 2 hours to dub to a DVD. Am I doing something wrong, or is that the way it works?
Thanks!!
