Use this DVD recorder chart to make easy comparisons

DVD recorder shopping can be daunting. We've put a list of the most popular machines in a chart. Cut and paste this chart into wordpad then hunt for the best price. There is a legend at the bottom to explain the abbreviations.

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The DVD Recorder Comparison Chart

Company	Price	Format	Hard Drive	Firewire	Video in	Video out	EPG
Pioneer-DVR-633H	$$$$$	DVD-R/RW DVD-R DVD-RW	YES	YES	C,S	C,S,Y	YES
Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-Ray Player	$$$$$	DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM	NO	NO	N/A	C,S,Y	N/A
Panasonic DMR-ES25S	$$$$$	DVD-R/RW DVD+R/RW DVD-RAM	NO	YES	2-C 2-S	1-C 1-S 1-Y 1-HDMI	NO
Panasonic DMR-EH75VS	$$$$$	DVD-R/RW DVD-R DL DVD+R/RW DVD+R DL DVD-RAM	YES	YES	2-C 2-S	1-C 1-S 1-Y 1-HDMI	YES
Panasonic DMR-ES40VS VHS / DVD Recorder	$$$$$	DVD-RAM DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R	NO	YES	C,S	C,S,	NO
Panasonic DMR-ES20S	$$$$$	DVD-R/RW DVD+R DVD-RAM	NO	YES	2-C 2-S	C,S,Y	YES
Toshiba RD-XS35	$$$$$	DVD-R/RW DVD-RAM	YES	YES	3-C 3-S	C,S,Y	YES
Sony RDRVX515	$$$$$	DVD-R/RW DVD+R/RW dual layer DVD+R	NO	YES	2-C 2-S	C,S	NO
Sony RDRHX715	$$$$$	DVD+RW/+R DVD-RW	NO	YES	2-C 2-S	2-C,S,Y, HDMI	YES
Sony RDR-HX900	$$$$$	DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW	YES	YES	2-C 2-S	2-C 2-S Y	YES
Lite-On HD-A760GX	$$$$$	DVD-R RW	YES 250gb	NO	C,S	C,S	NO
Gateway AR230	$$$$$	DVD + R/RW	NO	YES	C, S	C, S, Y	NO
Go Video R6540	$$$$$	DVD +R/RW	NO	YES	C, S	C, S, Y, R	NO
Go Video 6640	$$$$$	DVD +R/RW	NO	YES	C, S	C, S, Y, R	NO
JVC DR-M10S	$$$$$	DVD -R/RW -RAM	NO	YES	C,S	C, S, Y, R	NO
JVC MX1S	$$$$$	DVD -R/RW -RAM	80G	YES	C,S	C, S, Y, R	NO
Lite On LVW 5020 5005	5005 $$$$$ 5020 $430	DVD -R/RW/ R/RW	5005 NO 5020-80G	YES	C, S	C, S, Y	NO
PANNY DMR E55	$$$$$	DVD-R -RAM	NO	NO	C, S	C, S, Y	NO
Panny E85	$$$$$	DVD-R -RAM	120G	NO	C, S	C, S, Y	YES
Panny DMR-E95	$$$$$	DVD-R -RAM	160G	YES	C, S	C, S, Y
PHILIPS DVDR615 HDRW720	615 $$$$$ W720 $$$$$	DVD+R RW	615 NO 720 120G	YES	C, S, Y	C, S, Y, R	YES
PIONEER DVR-320 DVR-520 DVR-810 DVR 57H	320 --$$$$$ 520--$600 810--$$$$$ 57H--$900	DVD-R RW	320 NO 520 80G 810 80G 57H 120G	320 YES 520 YES 810 NO 57H NO	C, S	C, S, Y, R
Yamaha DRX-2	$599	DVD-R R/RW	NO	YE5	C, S, Y	C, S, Y	NO
TOSHIBA D--R2 D-VR3 RD-XS32	D--R2 $400 D-VR3 $$$$$ RD-XS32 $$$$$	DVD-R RW -RAM	D---R2 NO DV-R3 NO RD-XS32 80G	YES	C, S, Y	C, S, Y
SONY RDRGX300 DRVX500 DRHX900	GX300 $$$$$ VX500 $$$$$ HX900 $$$$$	DVD-R RW +R/RW	GX300 NO VX500 NO HX900 160G	YES	GX300 C, S VX500 C, S HX900 C, S, Y	C, S, Y	YES
ZENITH DVR 313	$$$$$	DVD-R RW +R/RW	NO	YES	C, S	C, S, Y	NO
Sharp GX300	$500	DVD-R RW	NO	NO	C,S	C,S,Y

EPG--- Electronic Program Guide
C ---- traditional composite video
S ---- traditional S video
Y ---- Component video outputs that separate the color channels

DVD recorders come in a wide range of features and prices. DVD recorder image quality should always be considered a buying factor. After all what good is your DVD recorder if the playback is less than satisfactory?

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