Just to the Good Doctor's post, you should check the Net to see if the model of DVD recorder you are considering is region-free by default or region hackable. In terms of DVD Players, I know that the big brands - Sony, Philips, Pioneer etc. - usually prove to be more difficult to make region free, whereas other brands (though not necessarily lesser brands) such as Samsung, LG may have unofficial region hacks that you can type in on the remote, for example, to make them region free. As far as I know, the same thing applies to DVD recorders, although I am open to correction as I have owned more DVD players than recorders over the years.DrMoriarty said:Hi sueellen,
See this article for a quick explanation of DVD region codes. Most DVD recorders will allow you to burn region-free discs, or at least to set it to region 4 for Australia (and some offer a choice of [broken link removed] output, although this isn't essential unless you envisage sending discs to the US). Here's an inexpensive example from a US website.
The Argos website seems to be down at the moment, but have a look here on [broken link removed] — they have a basic LG model for €180 + delivery, although personally I would recommend spending a bit more and buying something with a hard drive (HDD), so that you can store/watch stuff without having to record everything straight to DVD. Something like [broken link removed], maybe, although it hasn't been reviewed yet...
vladamir said:sorry, i'm a DVD idiot.
not sure if this is of any use. sorry if it aint.
sueellen said:Hi All,
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get a DVD Recorder that is suitable for use in both Ireland and Australia. Want to record programmes from telly and send them on to relative in Australia. Was thinking of possibly something in Argos?
Eh, that's a good point, podgerodge... doh!podgerodge said:guys, whats all this talk about region free - any recording that is made from television is automatically region free - the only recordings that have region encoding are purchased dvd's.
podgerodge said:(barring maybe pal/ntsc restrictions)
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