markshark
Standard Member
Hi,
Could I possibly benefit from some advice from some of the learned people on here please? In your opinion am I better off getting a standalone DVD recorder (one of the latest models with HDMI, Freeview, +/- DL recording, etc.) or a PC connected DVD recorder (such as the new multi-format Plextor which seems to be pretty good)?
My main requirements are:-
Archiving from Sky+
Recording the occasional avi/mpg from my laptop (which has s-video and stereo out connections)
Archiving my old VHS tapes
Recording from Freeview (I don't currently have a TV with Freeview tuner)
I suppose that the standalone player would allow all of the above but is obviously more expensive than a PC connected one. However, I would need to buy a separate video capture device for the PC to be able to have all of the above functionality (choices, choices ).
I quite fancy the latest Pioneer DVR-545HX which has recently been discussed here.
Could I possibly benefit from some advice from some of the learned people on here please? In your opinion am I better off getting a standalone DVD recorder (one of the latest models with HDMI, Freeview, +/- DL recording, etc.) or a PC connected DVD recorder (such as the new multi-format Plextor which seems to be pretty good)?
My main requirements are:-
Archiving from Sky+
Recording the occasional avi/mpg from my laptop (which has s-video and stereo out connections)
Archiving my old VHS tapes
Recording from Freeview (I don't currently have a TV with Freeview tuner)
I suppose that the standalone player would allow all of the above but is obviously more expensive than a PC connected one. However, I would need to buy a separate video capture device for the PC to be able to have all of the above functionality (choices, choices ).
I quite fancy the latest Pioneer DVR-545HX which has recently been discussed here.