I currently own only relics in terms of TV viewing these days, for the longest time I’ve been looking into getting a high-end DVR machine, something that would “do it all” as these machines are quite expensive and my DVD player IR sensor stopped receiving remote signals to control it, so I again put off buying this DVR to get something very much cheaper. After all part of my reasons for wanting a high-end DVR is convert all my VHS tapes to DVD and make more space.
So I’m reading reviews for combo player/recorders in short, they all suck and break prematurely- so I go with “Plan B” which is to get just what i don’t have, a DVD recorder and I’ll throw in a digital tuner so I can get a few more free channels- no biggie.
Only every review I seem to come across tells me things like changing channels takes 5 seconds each or it took “5-10 seconds to FF through the chapter headings of their DVD” Even stand-alone tuners/STBs suffer from these same kinds of reviews in regards to sluggishness. Whatever will my wife do if she can’t look at 5 channels in 10 seconds? :rolleyes:
And finally, I’m starting to get it a little- but it seems there’s no standard for how a tuner will display the channel line-up, different brands will mix in different styles of how you progress through the channels. I’m not going to even try to explain this one as I don’t feel I know enough to tell you how it’s supposed to look, but anyone that has attempted the same kind of temporary fix as I am should know what I’m talking about.
Anyway, is there such thing as DVD recorder (or even a DL recorder, please,please) with a digital tuner in it that works as predictably and reliably as any old VCR that could be bought and slapped on a TV in about 10 minutes?
Because I’m getting discouraged by our supposed progress in technology…