JVC DRMH20EK DVD Recorder - review, compare prices, buy online

Relatively easy to use and excellent picture quality. PDC operation a bit strange. HOWEVER. 1st machine went bang 3 weeks out of warranty. JVC sent replacement which lasted 6 weeks before expiring. Still waiting to resolve with JVC. Unable to recomend.

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Date Reviewed: 08Feb2007

Bought this item a week ago and to be honest, I am pleased with the price, however had to mess around for a few hours to get it working with the leads and scarts you need for it, however it is far too sophisticated for the average user. I have a dvd recorder already but not hdd one, so I thought it would be the same except having the hdd, it is far too complicated. I dont think I will use the majority of what this player/recorder can do. Video plus works fine and the quality of playback is superb, so I would recomend this for the price it is unmatchable in my opinion.

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Date Reviewed: 05Nov2005

I got the DVD recorder after looking around for a few months and now Ive had some time to play around with it. It is quite good and once Ive mastered some of the functions, Im sure it will be worth the money.
Having the hard drive with it really does help, because with it you can edit and add things like menus, thumbnails, chapters, etc. Although, you can do without all this and simply record to a disk and recordings are like a recording a video tape but with quality picture and sound.
I have managed to backup two videos that needed to be protected. This is the good thing, because with Videos after time, picture and sound quality deteriorate and unless you have several back-ups, you have lost the original recording. I backed up my wedding film, but this is not as good as recording a live TV programme, because recording from VHS to DVD is dependant on the original quality, i.e.. the quality of the video recording. Still worth it, just to preserve whatever quality there is. It takes time to backup a VHS film though if you want to add the chapters, thumbnails, etc. because this can only be done if you copy to HDD and edit before transferring to DVD disk.
The only problem I had was setting up the DVD with all the other devises like Digital box, video and TV. It take a bit of messing around to get the wires (scart/coax) properly connected to ensure you can watch TV, as well as DVD/
Video and then also record to both video or DVD if you want to. Apart from this initial setup, Ive had no problems.
The live pause and record is another really good feature. You can watch live football from the beginning whilst it is still being recorded. Great especially when you miss 10 mins at the beginning or whatever you miss. Never have to wait to the end again.
There are other features that I have yet tested but from what Ive seen, this is an excellent DVD recorder from a reputable manufacturer, and for a reasonable price.

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Date Reviewed: 22Jun2005