I'd buy a video recorder even though they're on the way to being obsolete. The future is personal video recorders, those hard drive-based systems like SkyPlus. You can record on video tapes over and over again, you can play the tape in pretty much any machine - which you can't do with recordable DVDs and you get more recording time on a video tape on long play. PVRs are going to surpass recordable DVDs before there's an accepted industry standard so you may as well go with a video player as a preferable stop-gap. for which there ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Godfrey" <richard.godfrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:19 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: VIDEO OR DVD? > Hi Steve, OK, as a novice to DVD players, are they, say, as accessible as > CD > players? Anything to look for/recommendations? Think I'd like a recorder > if it would be usable; if not maybe I'll have to go down the video route > which seems a bit daft for now. Any further thoughts from anyone welcome. > > Richard Godfrey > Telephone: +44 (0) 1656-657516 > Office 01656-643146 > Can't get through? try mobile 07791-452593 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf > Of Steve Nutt > Sent: 10 March 2005 10:44 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: VIDEO OR DVD? > > > Hi Richard, > > DVD is obviously the best choice, unless you want to record directly to a > computer hard disk, as I do. But DVD offers superb quality, without the > dropout of video, without the hiss, crackle, worn-out tapes, and so on. > > All the best > -- > Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. > Telephone Voice: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax/BBS: +44(0)1438 759589 > mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, > Email: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf > Of Richard Godfrey > Sent: 09 March 2005 22:07 > To: Access-Uk@Freelists. Org > Subject: [access-uk] VIDEO OR DVD? > > > After 16 years or so, looks like the rewind motor on my talking Sharp > video > has gone. If videos are really on the way out, what do people think is > the > best option to replace it? > I'm not a great tv addict, but want to be able to record stuff now and > then. > Richard Godfrey > Telephone: +44 (0) 1656-657516 > Office 01656-643146 > Can't get through? try mobile 07791-452593 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.4 - Release Date: 07/03/2005 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.4 - Release Date: 07/03/2005 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.4 - Release Date: 07/03/2005 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq