OT:Totally OT--Cosumer Reports and DVD-R

My DVR died too.....the door won't open! It used to be sporadic...now it's kaput.

I use our TiVO with the built in DVD. It's so great. Record a show and then save it to DVD. Even I can do it! And it is -R.

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I can only address the Consumer Reports question. For decades, we subscribed to the magazine and took their recommendations and testing to heart. They never let us down; not once. I would be sorely tempted to try their additional online data. You'd have to weigh the costs of buying that R thing you're talking about vs the cost of the online guidance. We have a cheaper solution these days. My DB investigates his every purchase just beyond imagination. All I have to do is call him and ask what model/brand to buy. Polly

Check Consumer Reports magazine. If you don't subscribe, go to your public library. They are very likely to have a subscription. I suspect

-- but have no way to prove -- that the > Waaay off topic, but if anyone knows, it's someone here. Our DVD-R unit

Not in my experience. DH subscribed online for a while when he was thinking about a new car (financial realities put an end to that), and the info seemed substantially the same as the copy I got at the library. You can do a little more with sorting and eliminating items, but that's about it.

I always thought they were basically the same subscription with the advantage that the online version would be quicker to do a search than sorting through and saving old magazines.

I had an RCA for a year, and it was ca-ca. When I took it apart, I found out why--it had a Ricoh drive in it. Everything Ricoh I have used in the past five years is constantly on the fritz. And they used to make great cameras!

I bought a Panasonic a couple of years ago and wouldn't hesitate to buy another. It's great!

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