RussellHltn wrote:I think the lack of hard drive in burners are because for most people who want that function they buy dedicated DVRs.
Actually that is what my sister has but the DVR recording is less reliable then the straight to DVD recording.
However, at least with CDs, you're going to end up with a coaster every so often. (I'm just a tiny bit short of switching from CDs to DVDs for personal system backup.) Unless DVDs are much more reliable than CDs in terms of coaster frequency, which an earlier question had asked, if a single DVD is all you're recording to you're at risk of losing a one-of-a-kind program.RussellHltn wrote:I'd find the manufactor's list of recommended media and use only that. In a ideal world, all blank media will work. But the truth is it's better to stick to the media the manfuactor actually calibrated the unit for.
Between that and the manufacturer cost to put in a hard disk, I agree with your theory.RussellHltn wrote:I think the lack of hard drive in burners are because for most people who want that function they buy dedicated DVRs.
rmrichesjr wrote:However, at least with CDs, you're going to end up with a coaster every so often. (I'm just a tiny bit short of switching from CDs to DVDs for personal system backup.) Unless DVDs are much more reliable than CDs in terms of coaster frequency, which an earlier question had asked, if a single DVD is all you're recording to you're at risk of losing a one-of-a-kind program.
I'm really curious as to how the DVR recording is less reliable? I have a DVR from the cable company here and it works fairly well. It's a Motorola MOXIE system if I remember right. I've not had real problems with the HDD portion, but their software and power supply could use a redesign.thedqs wrote:Actually that is what my sister has but the DVR recording is less reliable then the straight to DVD recording.
I've seen similar on the DVR I have from the cable company, but it's usually when the drive is pretty full. I think it indicate's a bad area on the hard drive. I've also wondered if it was just a recorded glitch in the digital signal as it's very consistent when viewing. If it weren't a recorded signal I'd think it would change the way it looks.thedqs wrote:Her DVR would lose segments of the recorded show and just report that it had gone missing but the Dish Network said that the drive is fine.
The DVD recording hasn't failed recording live TV and only when the signal degrades does that get passed onto the DVD. Of course this is only 2 weeks of testing that has been completed and she works with it more then I do.
I wonder if it's because the disk drive is having to scramble more to find open blocks to write in. It might also be needing to look for things it can overwrite and the extra task is just too much for the hard drive to keep up with the data stream.avskip wrote:I've seen similar on the DVR I have from the cable company, but it's usually when the drive is pretty full. I think it indicate's a bad area on the hard drive.