I've only used the memorex DVD-R with the R-100 and not one coaster. The manual does not include the DVD-RAM brand I am using (Panasonic) in it's recommended list and they work perfectly. I have to say that with the R-100 I have not experienced any problems with burning or playback at all. The...
Samsung R-100, I have two. Recording a S-Video signal, the picture quality is phenomenal. Records DVD-R , DVD-Ram , DVD-RW and has time slip but no HD. Very cheap too.
My cable box unfortuately only has one S-Vid out. I actually bought a S-Video switcher to route the signal for the box to either the tv or the recorder but the signal was completely un-useable (kind of like having rabbit ears from the 1960's). Apparently a splitter cable will degrade the signal...
I have pored over this forum and it seems that I am the only person in the world who has a Samsung R-100. No hard drive but : It records on DVD-RAM , DVD-R, DVD-RW and has a firewire input for a video camera. It was extremely cheap - $329 Canadian. It seems this machine is too good to be true...
This is a fairly new low price-point machine with no HD. I liked the machine the day I hooked it up because I was comparing to a VHS but.... I am finding that there is a quality difference from the original signal compared to the same signal going thru the machine to the tv. In order to...