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Hmm 

James Pickett (Jp) • Wednesday 9th January 2008 11:07 GMT

I guess it's a neat idea if the price is right. However I had no problem plugging my old VHS recorder into the back of my DVD recorder and copying all my old tapes over to DVD via scart.

A DVD recorder can be had for £60 odd these days and will be more useful in the long run.

But will it defeat Macrovision? 

bluesxman • Wednesday 9th January 2008 12:54 GMT

Well?

Maplins 

David Gosnell • Wednesday 9th January 2008 13:50 GMT

Even more tat for Maplins to claim is a best seller and a bargain at RRP...

nice idea... 

David Paul Morgan • Wednesday 9th January 2008 14:12 GMT
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... but my problem is that my S-VHS recorder failed and the inpependent repair shop would not repair it. Annoyingly, it was just after I'd put my S-VHS home movies in a pile ready to copy to DVD+RW, for editing on the computer!

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