Sharp DV-RW2U DVD Recorder

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Sharp DV-RW2U

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Desktop, Firewire

$500

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piano632 from United States reported May 15, 2004:
Read features:						Time used:	Rating:
CDR? CDRW?	DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL?	DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL?	VCD? XVCD? XSVCD?	SVCD? SVCDSubs? SVCDTracks?	MP3? CVD?	N/A	8 of 10
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I've had this unit for a year now, and it has worked flawlessly with every disc I've put in it. Out of curiosity, I opened up the lid to see what burner Sharp put inside and it was a Pioneer DVR-104 which is not surprising since Sharp and Pioneer are using the same assembly lines for their DVD recorders. Essentially you can call this a budget Pioneer model since it shares many features with Pioneer namely the firewire connection which is bi-directional. While the features on this machine may be limited compared to more recent models, it is solidly built and gives great picture quality. It is limited to 3 recording levels (Fine - 72 min., SP - 2 hours, LP - 4 hours) with an additonal level of EP - 6 hours only available with VR mode recording. Audio is AC3 (Dolby Digital 2.0) at all speeds (no PCM available). The one thing about this machine that some people might not like, is that when recording in Video mode, when STOP is pressed it can only stop at 30-second blocks (when the counter reads :00 or :30) - so if you press STOP when the counter reads say :13 it will continue recording for 17 more seconds till it reaches :30 then stop. This does not apply when recording in VR mode, where it will stop immediately. The TBC (time base corrector) is OK but could be better. If there is a particularly bad section of tape you are recording from where the TBC can't lock onto the sync, it will just freeze the image until it can lock on. Overall, a well-made unit, but newer models will give you more features.

LostArtsMedia from United States reported March 13, 2004:
Read features:						Time used:	Rating:
CDR? CDRW?	DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL?	DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL?	VCD? XVCD? XSVCD?	SVCD? SVCDSubs? SVCDTracks?	MP3? CVD?	N/A	10 of 10
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This is a great stand alone burner, I've burned 100's of DVD-r masters, and drive all over the country with it to produce onsite DVD at conferences and it's held up under the pressure, vibration, dust and abuse I've given it... Sort of pricey, but a quality unit...

mack from Other reported December 07, 2003:
Read features:						Time used:	Rating:
CDR? CDRW?	DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL?	~~DVD+R~~ ~~DVD+RW~~ DVD+R DL?	VCD XVCD? XSVCD?	SVCD? SVCDSubs? SVCDTracks?	MP3? CVD?	N/A	No rating
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mrlar from Other reported August 01, 2003:
Read features:						Time used:	Rating:
CDR? CDRW?	DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL?	DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL?	VCD? XVCD? XSVCD?	SVCD? SVCDSubs? SVCDTracks?	MP3? CVD?	N/A	9 of 10
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I bought the Sharp DV-RW2U and am totally happy with it. I compared it to the Panasonic E50 (another good unit), Philips/Magnavox units (video quality VERY BAD), Apex (good video quality but cheaply made and unable to support VHS tapes out of the box without a firmware update), and the new Sony (not a true multi-format, as it won't support +R writing). Like all units, the Sharp has some drawbacks, but in the end, I thought it was the best. Video quality: fantastic. Some (Panasonic and Sony) matched it, but none were better IMHO. There are 4 recording speeds (not 3 as a previous post) FINE (1:12), SP (Normal, 2:00), LP (4:00), EP (6:00). Most of my recordings on SP, but some on Fine and LP. Great quality. Many good features, like being able to select auto-chapter-marking at OFF, 5min, 10min, 15min, 30min... good playback machine too, with Digital Video Noise reduction. Only drawbacks of this machine: While you can have it start recording exactly when you want it to, you can't stop it exactly when. It writes in 30-second blocks, and if you press STOP at, say, 1:15:22, then you must wait until it reaches 1:15:30 for recording to stop. BUT if you press PAUSE then STOP, then it'll run out the remaining chunk of the 30 seconds with a black screen. During playback, there is << and >> keys for chapter skipping, but if you want to manually enter a chapter to go to, you can't just hit the number on the remote (dumb). You have to go to the on-screen menu, scroll down, THEN press the number (annoying). These are the only two drawbacks in an otherwise supurb machine, and I can definitely live with them. Have written about 150 discs so far in a month, and not a problem. Also has nice feature like "auto-off" when record (ie, you can start recording at 1:00pm, then if you want to step out, you can easily have it turn off at, say, 2:40pm if you want).

Alex Baker from Other reported July 31, 2003:
Read features:						Time used:	Rating:
CDR? CDRW?	DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL?	DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL?	VCD? XVCD? XSVCD?	SVCD? SVCDSubs? SVCDTracks?	MP3? CVD?	N/A	No rating
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Very good recording quality. Picture from Satellite on S-VHS is great. Fully as good as original. Picture from Cable box on composite in, actually looks a little better, except bright reds are a little too saturated. My new Sony WEGA doesn't seem to like the progressive scan it puts out. (Though I have not finished exploring all options.) The Sony says it will only handle 480i. The Sharp only says that some TVs will not be fully compatible, with not mention in the specs as to whether or not it will do 480i. Handles media well. Initializes -RW disks quickly, but finalizing is slow... Menus are a bit touchy. If you press a button it isn't expecting, it will sit an look at you for 30 seconds to a minute before it will accept the correct input. Would like the scan forward and scan back to have a bit higher top speed while editing. There are 3 speeds forward/back while scanning. Nice touch is bug on screen letting you know which you are using. Editing is pretty straightforward, and it does let you preview each cut before committng, if you desire. 7 for playback, 9 for recording, and 8 for editing.

Ken from Other reported July 22, 2003:
Read features:						Time used:	Rating:
CDR? CDRW?	DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL?	DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL?	VCD? XVCD? XSVCD?	SVCD? SVCDSubs? SVCDTracks?	MP3? CVD?	N/A	No rating
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This unit has been a godsend for me. I have been able to capture live video performances with a panasonic WJ-AVE5 video mixer and two cameras and burn right to a dvd-rw. It has 3 speed in each of the two record configs (v mode and vr mode). The 3 speeds are Fine (1 hr.) SP (2 hr.) and EP (4 Hr.), I use SP without any artifacting. I copy the VIDEO_TS directory from the -RW and then edit on a pc with author software (TMPG Author) and I have had great results. Drawbacks are the extreme sensitivity to macrovision and the lack of a variable record speed (only 1,2 and 4 hours). Although to me not a shortcoming, it is sans a hard disk but can record to RW to make up for that as I have seen other machines write to either R or RAM which makes for difficulties in media use. It is now priced at $499.00 at various location.

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