I'm looking for a new DVD player / recorder- any recommendations?

[ilikeyoursleeves]

Our DVD player has finally packed in after 6 years We are looking to get a DVD recorder now, any recommendations? There are too many to choose from and I see some come with a hard drive too, not sure what to get, help!!! Thanks

have you considered a blu ray as that seems to be the way things will be going before long!

We have a Philips DVDR5570H. It was a lot of kit for the price when we bought it, but it's hard to find at under £250 now.

The hard drive recording thing is fantastic, pausing/rewinding "live TV" is marvellous.

The down sides of this particular bit of kit are

1. The software is rubbish. I've upgraded it to the latest version and it still get's confused and labels "Dora The Explorer" as "MasterChef", etc.
2. It's supposed to be a DVD recorder, but it won't record TV to DVD, only to the hard disk.
3. I use it as a CD player as well, but you can't do much from the front panel with CDs, you need the telly on to select tracks, etc.