Will get it home later tonight and check it out this weekend. I will report back.
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Originally Posted by guitareth /forum/post/0
UK prospective buyer here who is very confusedHave seen all the great reviews of the ES15, BUT also seen several reviews stating the BIG negative points of the ES15 are:
- No RGB input
- Analogue only tuner
As a new user of this forum am not allowed to include link to the discussions, but there seems to be a consensus that these are major reasons for going for the ES20 over the ES15.
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By the way, i should highlight -in case it's different from the US model - the UK ES20 is actually a ES20D and it includes a Freeview digital tuner.
Anyway, anyone care to comment on the above, as it's swaying me heavily towards going for an ES20D rather than an ES15Apart from the slight increase in price for the ES20D, can anyone persuade me why I should still go for the ES15 in view of above concerns?
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Originally Posted by guitareth /forum/post/0
UK prospective buyer here who is very confusedHave seen all the great reviews of the ES15, BUT also seen several reviews stating the BIG negative points of the ES15 are:
- No RGB input
- Analogue only tuner
Anyway, anyone care to comment on the above, as it's swaying me heavily towards going for an ES20D rather than an ES15Apart from the slight increase in price for the ES20D, can anyone persuade me why I should still go for the ES15 in view of above concerns?
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Originally Posted by red_ricky /forum/post/0
The ES20 that was issued in the US had a lot of frezzing problems, bugs, glitches--whatever; you name it, it had it. (And the Firmware updates (in my humble opinion) only made matters worst.)
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Originally Posted by JK5000 /forum/post/0
Hi All,
I'm just wondering how I would go about connecting my satellite reciever to this unit and how I can connect it to my LCD tv.
This is my thought:
The feed from the satellite is connect via S-Video cable to the DMR-ES15 (this should allow me to record TV shows).
Then from the DMR-ES15 I would use component cables to take advantage of the progressive scan feature of the unit.
My question is, will I be able to watch tv programs through the DMR-ES15 via the component cables or do I have to send the satellite signal from the DVDR to the TV via S-Video? Do component cables only transfer video from DVD's or will it also transfer video from the satellite throught the DVDR?
Also I'm assuming that my audio would go from the satellite reciever into the DVDR and then out from there into my home theater receiver. Is this right?
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Originally Posted by ncaahoops /forum/post/0
I don't know what your experience with the ES20 was, but I have burnt 600+ DVDs with it by now and in some days I had it running for 12+ hours with very little or no rest. While by no means perfect, and it did have its share of issues/bugs, my experience with it was nowhere near as negative as you describe above
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Originally Posted by WayneE /forum/post/0
OK, so it's time for real noob questions: Is there any difference between the ES15 that is being discussed and the ES15S ? or is one just a shorthand for the other?
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I see from another thread that the difference between the ES15(S) and the ES35V is the VCR part. Is that all? Is it an ES15(S) with all of the bells and whistles and they just put a 4-head hi-fi VCR into it?
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Is it really better to spend the $$ on this, rather than just plug my Panny VCR (PV-V4522) into the composite RCA In port on my Radeon video card in my PC and record to the PC's hard drive, then just burn the video to a DVD with Nero? I guess using Nero gives me more creative control, better chapter placement, etc. but is it worth the time and effort to go through all that, or just spend the $150-250 (depending on just a plain DVD recorder or DVD/VCR), and let 'er rip (no pun intended)?
Thanks,
Wayne
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Originally Posted by JK5000 /forum/post/0
Oh, I have not yet purchased this unit I'm just wondering how it would operate. I'm probably going to buy it early next week with a new LCD TV and I'm just wondering if I'll need to buy an extra S-Video cable to go from the DVDR to the TV to transfer the satellite feed or if the component cables will work for this. It seems logical that they would.
so to summerize:
Satellite S-Video output ---> S-Video cable ---> DVDR S-Video input
Audio as well obviously.
Now it should record TV programs.
DVDR Component output ---> Component Cable ---> TV Component input
This should allow for progressive scan DVD watching but the question is, will my TV video signal also play through the component cables?
Do I have to select a different Imput to watch tv or a DVD? Or as soon as I hit play it just shows up on the screen and when I stop play then it goes back to TV?
Confused.
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Originally Posted by hangmans joke /forum/post/0
ok what type of sound inputs or outputs are used on es15?? is it stereo ,dolby, ??? i dont want another mono recorder. mostly i will ise my digital camcorder to burn videos. which is in stero . i cant find online if its stereo or virtual . anyway to the guys and gurus who have the es15 how does the sound sound ??? lol
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Select Audio Channel for DV Input
You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s
DV IN terminal (page 32).
• Stereo 1: Records audio (L1, R1)
• Stereo 2: Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2)
subsequent to original recording.
• Mix: Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.
When recording MTS broadcast, select the type of audio in
advance from “Multi-channel TV Sound ( MTS )” (above).
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Originally Posted by brenda1966 /forum/post/0
I have the 35v model of the pioneer and am wondering about the quick start feature. I currently have this turned on and the machine does fire up much more quickly. I use my system daily.
Is there any benefit to having it off besides saving energy? Will my player last longer? Is there any downside to having it on?
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Originally Posted by Jay C /forum/post/0
Update: Both BB and CC now are selling this unit for $144 down $10 from last week. I called BB and they said they would refund the difference when I bring in my receipt from last week. I bought it on a web price match in store. Also this week if you have a BB Reward Zone they are giving a $10 gift certificate for all orders over $100 ... so it's now $20 off from the price I paid last week.
Never hurts to call and ask you local store though, since their policy states it's the store's decision to price match BB.com or not.
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Originally Posted by ZManCartFan /forum/post/0
Could someone please confirm if the ES15 will allow me to program the unit to play specific titles off of a commercial DVD?
For example, I've got all of the MASH TV show sets. They're divided up by titles (one episode per title - 8 or so titles per disc) and chapters (multiple chapters per title). Can I easily set the ES15 to play entire titles? In other words, can I program the unit to play Titles 2 and 3 and then stop?
I've had mixed success with various players / recorders, and it seems that some won't allow programming at all unless you're dealing with an audio CD. And some will only allow you to program by chapter. Makes it a real pain when you have to program 22 different chapters just to get 2 episodes to play.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by ncaahoops /forum/post/0
I don't recall seeing anything in the ES15 user manual that would allow you to program playback of titles/chapters.
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Isn't component (RGB) better than s-video?