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01-06-2013, 11:40 AM
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i have a panasonic dvd recorder which is supposed to permint 8 hours of ep recording - and automatic setting - it did in the past with other brand dvds but i am now using sony discs and i don't know if the problem is the recorder or the discs- panasonic says it is the disc but it happens repeatedly - i can record several hours on automatic and then up to 8 on manual

but if i have 4 hours already recorded and i set it for an automatic additional 2 or 3 hours it will not record - it will say no time left even though at the start it said 4 hours left

i could just record 4 and stop trying but i wonder if anyone has any experience with this problem - i could buy another brand or i could set the ep for 6 hours - i just don't know which way to go with it - if try to record manually over the 4 hours it will record but usually the programs i want to record are in the wee hours of the am - mostly operas from great performances at the met so i need to use the automatic
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01-06-2013, 02:38 PM
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you may want to consider getting a DVR instead.
burning EP on a DVD yields very poor picture quality
i never put more than 2.5 hours on a DVD
the only good blank DVD's are Mitsubishi-Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden JVC
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01-06-2013, 06:42 PM
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i am using a dvr - it is a panasonic dvd recorder - it gave me very good recordings until the recent problem with the advanced recording of ep

i will probably have to try another brand as you suggested but i am not sure that the disc is the problem - i wonder what others have experienced with this problem

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01-06-2013, 07:12 PM
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a DVR records shows onto a hard drive
they better than using optical discs for mundane recordings
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01-06-2013, 07:26 PM
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i see the difference - thank you - but once it is on the hard drive to what do you transfer it to save

my recorder did do very well for several years without the hard drive - if i knew it was the recorder and not the disc i would go that way - i might try the verbatim discs and if the problem continues get the hard drvie type of recorder

i got this type because i had a lot of operas on vhs and was able to recored them onto dvds

thanks again
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01-06-2013, 07:37 PM
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from a hard drive you can copy it to what ever media you want.
if you want to keep something you need redundant copies
homemade DVD's dont last forever - the dyes fade over time
some cheaper discs wont even last a few years.
burned DVD's are not a good sole archive.
professional made DVD's are pressed not burned

and definatly dont use EP mode for important stuff
the bit rate on EP is so low it is ridiculous
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01-06-2013, 07:58 PM
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thanks - that's disappointing to hear- with vhs i kept them may years- and so far i've been recording on dvds which have lasted 5-6 years - i hate to lose all the recordings i've made

i love my collection; at least you have warned me -

thanks
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01-07-2013, 08:28 PM
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That's a strange issue. When did you buy your recorder and what model is it?
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01-07-2013, 08:38 PM
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i bought in 2007 i believe
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01-07-2013, 09:54 PM
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kpmedia says that Volksjager is reading his mind.

Unfortunately Panasonic has never been a good recorder.
Players and recorders last about 2-5 years or about 2000 hours of use. It's good that you got that much use out of it, but it sounds like its on its last dying breath.
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01-08-2013, 10:55 AM
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i just wasn't sure if it was the panasonic or the discs
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01-08-2013, 04:55 PM
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It could be either.

Test some other brands, older discs if you can, 1x or 2x speed and see if you can record on them.
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01-08-2013, 04:58 PM
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that is what i will do - i didn't have the problem when i used memorex but the machine was newer- i thought sony might be better but the problem has come up since i started using sony discs -but not at first
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