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Review: I got the JVC DR-MH20EK DVD recorder after looking around for a few months and now I've had some time to play around with it. It is quite good and once I've mastered some of the functions, I'm 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, I've 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 I've seen, this is an excellent DVD recorder from a reputable manufacturer, and for a reasonable price. |
DVD, TV & Video
