Page 1 of ASDA DVD Recorders under £120 - make that £100

They`ve dropped the 4KUS DVDR230 down to £119.97, and have introduced the CyberHome CH-DVR 750 (which includes a NICAM decoder and is readily firmware uprgradeable) for the same price.

UPDATE: Took my faulty Cyberhome back and picked out a replacement machine and when they checked the bar code it was £99.96! As barring faults it appears a stonking machine, may I permit myself a woo-hoo?

J Mark Oates

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This item was edited on Monday, 25th April 2005, 16:40

The Cyberhome is probably the better of the two, but there doesn`t appear to be a region hack available for it? Anybody know if the Cyberhome passes through the signal from a Freeview box (through SCART) regardless of whether it is recording an analogue channel? I tried the Relisys recorder once, but as soon as you start recording an analogue channel it blocks the signal on the SCART in socket.

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The Cyberhome is probably the better of the two, but there doesn`t appear to be a region hack available for it?

Chances are there is one available, though none that I can see here as yet, this recorder is on-sale for £129.99 at WHS & they sometimes have a info hack sheet for DVD players that they sell.



I quite like the Helpdesk people in a benevolent (as opposed to malevolent) way as they do some valuable work in preventing us being inundated by every halfwit who can work a phone.

Does anyone know if the Cyberhome from WHS records off-air in stereo (Nicam)?" target="_blank">WHS record off-air in stereo (Nicam)?

This item was edited on Saturday, 23rd April 2005, 17:03

Yep, that`s the same machine as ASDA have for £120. It records NICAM. Word of warning - I bought one and it went titsup within a couple of days. Every time I pressed the MONITOR button to go to the recording mode, it went into standby. Finally I did a reset (power on while holding standby button on machine) and it passed away in front of my very eyes. Taking it back to ASDA on the `morrow.

J Mark Oates

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Vote for someone who`s not in politics for their own end.
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Nasty!
Thanks for the warning. I think I will pass on this one.
Good luck with returning it.

Bump - check out edited first post.

J Mark Oates

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The only good politician is an ex politician
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Vote for someone who`s not in politics for their own end.
You never know, there might be one.

Does it have component output? Progressive scan?
Any other details you can give us?

Thanks

Dave

Technical data CH-DVR 750 (from CyberHome .de website)

Playable disks: DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW (Videomode), DVD+R, DVD+RW, Audio CD, Video CD, Super Video CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3
Supported TV systems: NTSC, PAL
Video output formats: CVBS, RGB, S-Video
Video input formats: CVBS, S-Video, DV in
Power supply: AC 100~230V, 50/60Hz
Power consumption: 28W
Power consumption (Stand-by): 7W (Clock display on) 3W (Clock display off)
Dimensions (B x H x T): 430mm x 65mm x 345mm (Disk tray closed) 479mm (Disk tray opened)
Weight without packaging: ca. 4.4 kg
Blackout/no power supply: Programme and timer data saved for ca. 1 year, the clock setting ca. 4 hours.
Operating condition: Horizontal
Operating temperature: 5°C bis 35°C (41°F bis 95°F)
Humidity: 25% - 75%


Connections front panel
S-Video input: Hosiden 4-Pin
Composite video input: Cinch (yellow)
Analog audio input: Cinch (white/red)
DV input: IEEE 1394 4-Pin
Audio features: D/A converter: 24 bit / 96 kHz, A/D converter: 16 bit
Frequency response: DVD (96 kHz): 4 Hz to 44 kHz, DVD (48 kHz): 4 Hz to 22 kHz, CD/Video CD (44,1 kHz): 4 Hz to 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: 95 dB
Dynamic: 85 dB
Distortion factor: 95 dB+

Connections rear panel
AV Scart output (EXT1): 0,7Vpp (75 Ohm)
AV Scart input (EXT2): 0,7Vpp (75 Ohm)
S-Video output:
Hosiden 4-Pin, (Y) 1Vpp (75 Ohm), (C) 0,3Vpp (75 Ohm)
Composite video output: Cinch (yellow), 1Vpp (75 Ohm)
Analog audio output: Cinch (white/red)
Digital audio output: coaxial
RF antenna input: coaxial 75 Ohm (IEC Typ)
RF TV output: coaxial 75 Ohm (IEC Typ)

No progressive scan AFAIK

J Mark Oates

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The only good politician is an ex politician
(In the parrot sense of ex-)
Vote for someone who`s not in politics for their own end.
You never know, there might be one.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 26th April 2005, 02:47

Thanks for that Mark, looks like there`s no component either.

Dave