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Copy Cats
David Ranada  |  Oct 28, 2004  | 

Many video enthusiasts, al though they may have long wanted to destroy their cantankerous, tape-eating, low-resolution VHS machines, have collected large libraries of off-air programs or camcorder footage that they wouldn't want to be without. What better way to preserve your VHS library than to copy it to a far more robust and easy-to-use medium like recordable DVD?

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Panasonic DMR-E95H DVD/Hard-Disk Recorder
David Ranada  |  Nov 10, 2004  | 

While you might want to start with a budget model if you're looking for your first DVD recorder, there are good reasons to explore the higher end of the price range. Up there, you'll find models that make it easier to do time-shift recording and that provide storage and editing options not found on starter units.

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Yamaha DVD-S1500 Universal DVD/SACD Player
David Ranada  |  Dec 21, 2004  | 

Yamaha's remarkably trim DVD-S1500 manages to go beyond most other "universal" players. Of course it plays DVD movies plus DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD music discs, most varie-ties of recordable DVDs, and CDs with standard audio, MP3 files, or JPEG-format still images. But it also plays DVDs in the European PAL format on a U.S.-standard TV.

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Samsung DVD-HD841 Universal DVD/SACD Player
Al Griffin  |  Dec 31, 2004  | 

Ever since "universal" DVD players first appeared, I've waited patiently for prices to come down and for the flood of Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio titles initially promised to arrive. Well, the flood never came - I've got Yes's Fragile on DVD-Audio and Miles Davis's Kind of Blue on SACD, but I'm still waiting on the Beatles' Sgt.

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Denon DVD-3910 Universal DVD/SACD player
David Ranada  |  Dec 31, 2004  | 

One way to improve the performance you get out of your home theater is with a component that can be adjusted in so many ways, you can enhance the whole system just by setting it up right. That's what Denon's hyperadjustable DVD-3910 does for multichannel music and movie soundtracks.

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DVD Diversity
David Ranada  |  Feb 02, 2005  | 

While I was working on this review, my friend Rob - a filmmaker who has a day job as a video editor at MTV - asked if I could recommend a DVD recorder to help him get rid of his bulky collection of VHS tapes. In true New York style, I started my reply with, "Have I got a deal for you . . .

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Sony DVP-NS975V DVD/SACD Player
Al Griffin  |  Feb 05, 2005  | 

There's no question that a DVD will look great on a widescreen HDTV, especially if your player happens to be a progressive-scan model. But with razor-sharp high-definition movies regularly showing on cable, satellite, and even broadcast TV, DVD has started to lose a bit of its luster.

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GoVideo VR2940 DVD/VHS Recorder
David Ranada  |  Apr 05, 2005  | 

Most of the DVD recorders we test nowadays are pretty routine devices. They're great for displacing your aging VCR for time-shifting TV programs or making archival DVDs of precious and fragile camcorder footage.

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Humax DRT800 DVD/TiVo Recorder
David Ranada  |  May 10, 2005  | 
The latest DVD recorders have so many advanced features that they can be daunting to use. Just pick up the instruction manual, and you'll likely find yourself slogging through pages of editing commands as well as countless rules for recording on different disc formats.
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DVD Recorders On the Cheap
David Ranada  |  Jun 07, 2005  | 
Download our tables summarizing features and lab results in handy PDF format.

While DVD recorders have a ways to go befo

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Lite-On LVW-5045 DVD Recorder
David Ranada  |  Aug 02, 2005  | 
Fast Facts
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 17 x 2.625 x 12.5 inches PRICE $399 MANUFACTURER Lite-On USA, <
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DVD + HDMI
David Ranada  |  Sep 05, 2005  | 
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LG LRY-517 universal DVD recorder/VCR
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 05, 2005  | 

Last time I checked, there were five different recordable-DVD disc types - a potential compatibility catastrophe. Wouldn't it be great if someone invented a player that could play all kinds of DVDs? Even better, what if it was also a recorder?

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A Winning System
John Sciacca  |  Oct 01, 2005  | 

Writing for Sound & Vision has taken me to such exotic locales as an aircraft carrier at sea and George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch.

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Pioneer DVD-633H-S DVR/DVD Recorder
David Ranada  |  Nov 03, 2005  | 

The first DVD recorder we ever reviewed, back in December 2000, was a Pioneer, and the company has followed that by a series of ever more versatile and easy-to-use models.

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