On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, we've just upgraded to the HD, but in the process lost A) the > ability to play DVDs on the main TV, and B) a VCR that we can play > stuff recorded on one TV on another set. > > Does anyone have a recommedation for a good combo deck? We don't need > any DVR capability, so I'm looking strictly for a DVD/VCR box. I > suppose we need digitial, given the upcoming changeover, but don't > know even that much.
I'm not sure why you lost those abilities, unless you were upgrading from a combo set. Most HDTV's still have composite and S-Video inputs for using older devices. As for a recommendation, you only need a digital tuner if you want to receive over-the-air programming. Cable will still be using NTSC SD channels that work with old equipment, and set-top boxes that output composite/s-video also don't need a digital decoder. I've used both Panasonic and Pioneer DVD recorders. My current unit is a Panny VHS/DVDR, and it works pretty well. The annoying thing is that when doing tape-to-DVD dubs, it aborts if it sees Macrovision or signals that look like it. I've seen that trigger on some marginal tapes of mine from the past. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
