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Which DVD recorder?

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I'm trying to decide between these two DVD recorders. The only difference I see is that the Panasonic has DVD-RAM. From what I understand this is desirable as DVD-RAM's can be recorded over 10x as many times as DVD-RW (like 10,000 vs 1,000). They also allow you to watch a show that you are recording from the beginning. That is really the only interesting feature as I don't ever see recording over a DVD even 1,000 times.

However, supposedly I can do that function (watc a show that is recording from the beginning) with the Toshiba that doesn't have DVD-RAM. It is listed to have some Timeslip function that (according to some little descritive paragraph at BestBuy) allows you to do the above stated.

So is it worth going the extra $38 (the prices are a bit different in store vs online) for the Panasonic. I figured that with the extra $38, I could get the 2 year warranty for $30 if I went with the Toshiba. But if the Panasonic is considerably better...


We don't have any HiDef crap or anything (just a cheap flat screen TV) and will only be using this to occasionally record a TV show here and there.


Here they are:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...CategoryId=pcmcat13900050019&id=1140391905023

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...CategoryId=pcmcat13900050019&id=1134703132138




Here are some more detailed specs I found on another site.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Toshiba_D_RW2_DVD_recorder_with_TV_tuner/4507-6463_7-31829552.html?tag=nav

http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_DIGA_DMR_ES15_DVD_recorder/4507-9141_7-31828098.html?tag=nav
 
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(none of the links work, they are all expired, all 4, sorry)

I say the better one, and don't worry about the warranty, I only get the warranty where it is a extremely expensive item (like a computer, or a car) but with something like a dvd player, in 2 years if it breaks, fine you got a good 2 years out of it, and it would not be worth going through the trouble of getting it fixed when you will be able to buy something much better then that at about the same price.
 
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Ok, the links are fixed.

As far as the warranty, I hear a LOT of issues about DVD recorders and failure, which is why I consider the $30 to be worthwhile.
 

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