DVD RECORDER (Is LG RH-7624 the Best Model?)

[DbnCpl]

I've heard LG RH-7624 is the best model on the market ... must be, because the whole country is out of stock !! Anyone knows where i can get my hands on one?

Also has anyone used the LG for DV-input from a Sony Mini DV to record directly onto DVD +/-R ... does the LG this properly or should I buy the more expensive SONY DVD recorder ... price diff is about R4000 and thats just too much if i can get the LG to do the same job. Also LG has 250GB HDD whilst other models on market only have 80 - 160 GB HDD.

Where can i get the LG RH7624W from ... i need it desparatley ... Please help

Thanks.

[Dolby]

I was desperate for one of these when they advertised them at Macro a few weeks ago @ R3699.00 - but, everywhere was out of stock ;) They checked on the computer and ALL Macros in Gauteng were out. They took my name and number, and haven't heard anything.

I phone LG and was told most the units were destined for Dions/Game anyway. I tried them, they were out of stock as well.

I've since decided against it for the simple fact I need a RGB SCART input/output. My only three (3) requirements of a DVD Recorder are :

1) RGB SCART input/output
2) DV input
3) HDD of at least 80GB

The only one I've managed to find at UNDER R6000, are the Pioneer 530 which is about R5500. I didn't even look at the Sonys because they're expensive.

[DbnCpl]

Thanks Dolby. Some people say that HDD size is not the only measure because some 80GB drives are better than the 250GB drives because there is better compression software running on the machines. So a 250GB HDD may well be the same as 80GB when you compare recording quality and total storage (recording time) available. Anyone else shares the same view ... why do other mnfr models dont release 250GB HDD like LG and why does LG's later models have smaller HDD ? Is there a flaw in the RH-7624 that LG are not telling us about??

[Dolby]

I don't know about about compression etc etc

The reason I don't care about 80GB, 160GB or 250GB - is simply because I'll never personally use all the space!

[WiseCrack]

I see the AVSHOP have them for R3,999-00. Heres the link click (http://avshop.co.za/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/448)
I have never bought from them so I cant comment on them.

[rburley]

I've heard LG RH-7624 is the best model on the market ... must be, because the whole country is out of stock !! Anyone knows where i can get my hands on one?

Also has anyone used the LG for DV-input from a Sony Mini DV to record directly onto DVD +/-R ... does the LG this properly or should I buy the more expensive SONY DVD recorder ... price diff is about R4000 and thats just too much if i can get the LG to do the same job. Also LG has 250GB HDD whilst other models on market only have 80 - 160 GB HDD.

Where can i get the LG RH7624W from ... i need it desparatley ... Please help

Thanks.

I could probably get 1 for you. Where abouts do you stay?

[DbnCpl]

R Burley

Thanks. I'm in Durban North.

Regards

[Milano]

I bought my unit at Makro +- 2/3 weeks ago.

The only issue that I have discovered so far is that if you take around 30 music videos (divide the ones you want and then combine them again) and dub it to DVR+-R or DVD+-RW the resulting playback on the removable media is out of sync (while the HDD version is in perfect sync). Seems to caused by the fact that there are so many "edits" since this "out of sync" scenario does not otherwise occur. I am currently discussing this with LG.

There is a DV input on the front panel (have not used it yet).

These are the recording times you can expect:

Recordable time DVD (4.7GB): Approx. 1 hour (HQ mode), 2 hours (SQ mode),
4 hours (LQ mode), 6 hours (EQ mode)
DVD+R DL (8.5GB): Approx. 3 hour (HQ mode),
3 hours 40 minutes (SQ mode), 7 hours 10 minutes (LQ mode),
10 hours 30 minutes (EQ mode)
HDD (250GB): Approx. 66 hours 30 minutes (HQ mode),
129 hours (SQ mode), 239 hours (LQ mode), 356 hours (EQ mode)

I emailed Hirschs but managed to get stock from Makro in the meantime.

This was their reply...

Thank you for your enquiry, the price of the LG DVD Recorder will be R3499, at present we are out of stock but we expect the new stock to arrive end of July.

Please let us know if you would like us to contact you when they arrive.

Many Thanks
Sally Moodley
RICHARD HIRSCH
HIRSCH APPLIANCES

[DbnCpl]

Thanks Milano, i will contact Hirsch and try to place an order.
When you get to try out the DV input please provide feedback on the results.

regards

[rburley]

R Burley

Thanks. I'm in Durban North.

Regards

There is a really good audio video gallery here in el that stock only top notch equipment, i will check if they have what you are lookin for.

[Luke7777]

Maybe phone your various Makro's this morning. Got a call last night from them to verify whether I still want one, as they've received about 15 @ R3999.

[Luke7777]

OK, make that R3795 at Makro Centurion. They still had a few "unallocated" ones

[Luke7777]

milano, or anyone else for that matter, have you tried to run this recorder in a mutli-tv setup ? My setup used to be : living room with sat to vcr to local tv, running rf out from vcr to multiple points in the house. Replaced vcr with recorder. Since the recorder also has antenna in/rf out, I expected it to behave the same as the vcr, broadcasting its current source of input(dvd,hdd,channel) thru rf out to the rest of the house. No luck. Direct connection of rf out to local tv doesn't work either. Have to use A/V cable to local tv. Is this the way the recorder functions, or am I missing a trick somewhere ?

[Milano]

The 'RF out' on the recorder only serves to loop your aerial reception through to your TV. If you want to play the recorder in other rooms then you will need an RF converter.

My experience has been that RF converters do not provide as good a reception as AV so - You could split the AV audio and video out using multiple splitters so that one set can go to your local TV and the other set can got to the RF converter for transmission to the other rooms.

[Luke7777]

Thanks milano. will go hunt down that converter. Can't have that recorder under "room arrest" now, can we ? :)

[DbnCpl]

Hi All. I just got one from Makro (Springfield) this Sat. The recorder is as impressive as a expected. Price R3795.
I tested the ffg functions with success all round:
- Recording directly from DSTV onto DVD ... suggest SQ on 4.7GB disk for full movies (get about 122min)
- Recording from DSTV onto HDD ... go for HQ because there is lots of disk space (66hours worth in HQ mode)
- Edited HDD movie and burnt (dubbed) onto DvD ... **** those late nite DsTV movies are really great hey !!!
- Connected my Sony mini DV into the firewire port and recorded directly onto DvD

This recorder is amazing ... to hell now with all that clumzy PC software to make home DvDs from camcorders and all that "encoding" wait-time bull****.

Still to trie out is the full editting capabilities on the recorder.

Oh yes ... i got it connected to my plasma screen using component outputs ... the clarity is perfect for both orginal viewing as well as SQ stuff recorded onto DVD.

Leave me a note for further info required.

Go get yourself on if you serious about home DvDs.

Regards 2 all that contributed.

[Dolby]

But component on that machine is only out - right?

Which means that when you record, you are recording from a normal composite signal?

[DbnCpl]

Thats correct. No component input ... but if you had one it would serve no purpose unless DSTV decoders have component outputs to plug into the inputs of the LG recorder. I use the component output to drive the component inputs of my plasma. The fibre optic sound output goes into my AMP for 5.1 surround sound. With the dual facility DSTV decorders you can watch another channel while recording a different channel. Beware to use the right remote to change channels otherwise your recording gets mixed up. **** ... now i have tons of remotes all over the place. Can anyone recommend a SMART remote that controls all my devices like dual function DSTV, LG recorder and LG Plasma and Sony AMP?

regards

[Dolby]

I've also got a ton ... around 9 different remote in the lounge ... TV , amp , DVD/SACD , DSTV, VCR , satellite radio , CD player , heater and Sony PS2 DVD.

About 8 years back I bought myself a Marantz RC2000 remote control. It was pretty pricy back then (R1500.00) for a remote contol! It was a full on learning remote. It didn't have these crappy codes or anything. The remote was 300g and ate through batteries. It has macro function, light sensor, was extremly powerful, and easy to use once programmed. http://www.remotecentral.com/ureview/12.htm

6 month ago I decided to go for something a little smaller and more modern, and got myself a Marantz RC1200 (I think). It was R1200.00 and skimmped on a few features (light sensor), but is great as well!

I reluctantly sold the Marantz RC2000 a few weeks ago

[DbnCpl]

Thanks. Will check out the remote control website.

[walterg]

I bought my unit at Makro +- 2/3 weeks ago.

The only issue that I have discovered so far is that if you take around 30 music videos (divide the ones you want and then combine them again) and dub it to DVR+-R or DVD+-RW the resulting playback on the removable media is out of sync (while the HDD version is in perfect sync). Seems to caused by the fact that there are so many "edits" since this "out of sync" scenario does not otherwise occur. I am currently discussing this with LG.



Any further news on this? LG have also removed this recorder from their website.

[Luke7777]

walterg, have you tried contacting Makro, since they still list it (http://www.makro.co.za/product.asp?sku=000000000000074138|EA&dept_code=GAAE&dept_id=6282&list=1&iPageNum=&) ? Makro in Centurion had some spare when I bought a few weeks ago

from the link : valid : 30 Jul 2005 - 15 Aug 2005

and then LG had the cheek to put it back on their website (http://za.lge.com/md/product/prodcategorylist.do?actType=detail&currPage=1&categoryId=1000000030&parentCategoryId=0200000007&categoryLevel=3&productId=1100000399), even with a hot product (http://za.lge.com/index.do) link on the front page, just to make you look bad :D

[harry11]

Hi All.
I just got one from Makro on Tuesday.
So fare I’m impressed with the fetchers and cheaper than the Panasonic.

[walterg]

walterg, have you tried contacting Makro, since they still list it (http://www.makro.co.za/product.asp?sku=000000000000074138|EA&dept_code=GAAE&dept_id=6282&list=1&iPageNum=&) ? Makro in Centurion had some spare when I bought a few weeks ago

from the link : valid : 30 Jul 2005 - 15 Aug 2005

and then LG had the cheek to put it back on their website (http://za.lge.com/md/product/prodcategorylist.do?actType=detail&currPage=1&categoryId=1000000030&parentCategoryId=0200000007&categoryLevel=3&productId=1100000399), even with a hot product (http://za.lge.com/index.do) link on the front page, just to make you look bad :D

:) very sneaky of them. I actually have the recorder already but had no time to check the editing capabilities....until last night. Only problem is that one of the discs that came with the machine was broken so I'll have to try this again tonight. I did notice a slight deterioration in pic quality when editing though.

[garyaa]

its a great dvr

only negatives are:
1 you cant chase & play a programmed timer recording while its recording
2 you must switch off dvr for timers to work so if your kids leave it on you miss your timer programs
3 loses all the settings if the power goes off. i put a battery backup ups on it to stop this.
4 no rf out so u cant view in another room unless u play it through the av of a video recorder or put an rf converter in

im sure items 1 & 2 can be corrected by software upgrade (if this is possible) because u can chase & play a manual set recording

[Newbie]

I also have a LG RH 7624 that I purchased from Makro Springfield when they first advertised it. For the price (R3495.00) and its features it was the best buy for me.

I use the recorder primarily to record from DSTV for later viewing at my convenience. Initially the timer recording worked perfectly and all that I programmed was recorded. A few weeks ago we had a power failure and I had to reset all the settings on the DVR. Since then all the timer recordings do not work. The recorder starts recording at the scheduled time but will stop recording after 04.01(4 mins 1 sec). This happens with all the timer recordings! :confused: I went through all the settings and they all seem fine so I dont know what could be causing this..... Anyone else experience this?? I sent an email to LG SA Technical Services regarding this as well but no reply yet.

A nice addition to this recorder would have been dual TV tuners so you can watch one channel on DSTV whilst recording another. Is ther any way to do this using the 7624?

[Gambit]

A nice addition to this recorder would have been dual TV tuners so you can watch one channel on DSTV whilst recording another. Is ther any way to do this using the 7624? You would need a dual view dstv decoder to watch 2 dstv channels at the same time. This can't be implemented on a dvr recorder because both channels would need to be decrypted by the decoder.

[Luke7777]

What if you have dual view ? Correct me if i'm wrong, but it can be watched on *different* tv sets, but not on the same one (i.e. picture in picture) , so I don't know how that's going to help. Haven't seen the back panel of a dual view decoder though regarding outputs

[Gambit]

You are able to watch 2 dstv channels at the same time on a tv that has picture in picture using a dual view decoder. Therefore just to clear up a possible misinterpretation of my last post: If you have a dual view decoder you can record one dstv channel with a dvr, vcr... and you can watch another dstv channel on your tv.

[George Rex]

Hi All. I just got one from Makro (Springfield) this Sat. The recorder is as impressive as a expected. Price R3795.
I tested the ffg functions with success all round:
- Recording directly from DSTV onto DVD ... suggest SQ on 4.7GB disk for full movies (get about 122min)
- Recording from DSTV onto HDD ... go for HQ because there is lots of disk space (66hours worth in HQ mode)
- Edited HDD movie and burnt (dubbed) onto DvD ... **** those late nite DsTV movies are really great hey !!!
- Connected my Sony mini DV into the firewire port and recorded directly onto DvD

This recorder is amazing ... to hell now with all that clumzy PC software to make home DvDs from camcorders and all that "encoding" wait-time bull****.

Still to trie out is the full editting capabilities on the recorder.

Oh yes ... i got it connected to my plasma screen using component outputs ... the clarity is perfect for both orginal viewing as well as SQ stuff recorded onto DVD.

Leave me a note for further info required.

Go get yourself on if you serious about home DvDs.

Regards 2 all that contributed.
I also purchased a LG RH7624W. Have hit a snag. Will not dub on to a Verbatim DVD-R disc. Performs all other DVD functions perfectly. And yes, one other thing. When dividing a movie i usual mark the spot with the pause function. By the time you press divide and then done the movie has moved on a few frames.

[Milano]

My LG turned on me - it decided to start recoding everything out of sync even on the HDD. Sent it in for repairs and it is due back next week. I am gonna be pissed if this is the start of endless hassles. Hope LG is competent when it comes to fault diagnosis since they have had the recorder for long enough - 21 days already.

[LoneGunman]

try my trick, for causing trouble with local electronic companies - contact LG HQ overseas, and send repeated (but polite) complaints about the substandard and slow service of their SA branch..
Local companies only take so long because no one complains to the HQ's that they're the 'local franchise' of. Usual repair turnaround time, by US standards, should be a week at most.

[Neural]

Can anyone recommend a SMART remote that controls all my devices like dual function DSTV, LG recorder and LG Plasma and Sony AMP?
regards
Hi DbnCpl

I have just bought a Harmony 885 Remote to replace my 5 remotes! Best piece of equipment I have ever bought. With the click of a single button, the plasma turns on, the AV amp turns on, DSTv turns on, the video processor turns on, and everything sets itself on to the correct input. Watching a video, recording to video, watching a DVD, listening to a CD or the Radio also works with the click of a button.

Have a look here... Harmony 885 Remote (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/detailsharmony/ZA/EN,CRID=2084,CONTENTID=9933)

The remote is setup online, it is then updated, rebooted and ready for use. The channel logos of your "favourites" can be customised for all of our DStv channels, and having a rechargeable base means that the batteries don't run down. Not cheap at R2000, but gets a 10 out of 10 from me. :D

To test drive (i.e. setup the remote to works with your particular hardware) the remote, click this link (http://members.harmonyremote.com), click on "I don't have a log in ID", then click on I have installed the software" and follow the rest of the commands on the following screens etc.

[Milano]

My LG turned on me - it decided to start recording everything out of sync even on the HDD. Sent it in for repairs and it is due back next week. I am gonna be pissed if this is the start of endless hassles. Hope LG is competent when it comes to fault diagnosis since they have had the recorder for long enough - 21 days already.

Okay, so they replaced the recorder as they were unable to repair it within 30 days.

So I am now on to my second unit which I have now had for about 5 weeks. Would you believe it just started doing the same thing? It worked 100% at first but is now starting to record out of sync...ie. the audio/video is out of sync.

That is 2/2.

Is nobody else having this problem?

[Gamer]

Sorry to bring this up after so long, just found this post.

Anybody got more info or insight on problems with these LG's or are they okay?

[swordfish1]

mine is ok so far, but haven't tested it properly yet.

function wise it is quite good, quality of recording (even LQ mode) very good.

it is quite slow when copying cds onto it, can't sort mp3s if you dump them on the HDD, this is probably the biggest issue I have with it so far, very annoying

milano and some other guys are having sync problems and some freezing problems, I haven't had any so far

[Gamer]

Thanks swordfish1 for the feedback,

I will give the RH7521W a try.

[Bushbaby14]

Hi all

I am so grateful to see that others are having problems too, but has anyone been able to sort something out yet?

We are on our second unit and today it just started giving the same problems.

Over and above the 4 minute recordings it now refuses, or takes a long time, to switch on. It comes on and says HDD check and then switches off again.

If anyone is reading this and has experienced this problem, DON'T switch it off. Copy all your saved stuff onto disks and take the unit back. This is what happened with our first unit. They can't fix it and so you lose all your saved programs etc when they give you a new unit.

We got ours from Govan Mani and we don't want a new one after all this trouble, but unfortunately no cash refunds.

If anyone has any insight please let me know. :confused:

[swordfish1]

haven't got any "switching on" problems as yet, but I seldom switch it off on first place.

I heard of the 4 min recording problem from some of the other guys, I have recorded only about 10 documentaries so far, and I had no problem recording whatsoever, the sync seems to be fine too, so far.

Just a question, the 4 min problem, were you recording from coaxial to hard disk, or? thanks

[Milano]

Be sure to also read the other LG recorder threads if you haven't already.

I no longer own the unit. I returned my 3rd unit and accepted the cash refund from Makro.

I may try the Sony HX910 next.

[swordfish1]

Be sure to also read the other LG recorder threads if you haven't already.

I no longer own the unit. I returned my 3rd unit and accepted the cash refund from Makro.

I may try the Sony HX910 next.
if you get it, post your experience please

[Gamer]

Okay, after reading so much about problems with the LG's, what is the better option in your opinion...the LG RH7624W (250GB model) or the Sony RDR-HX710 (160GB model)?

I cannot afford the HX910 but the HX710 is available to me for the same price as the LG...I have always preferred Sony personally...what u all think? I want to go buy it tomorrow...either one that is...

thanks

[Milano]

I cannot afford the HX910 but the HX710 is available to me for the same price as the LG...I have always preferred Sony personally...what u all think? I want to go buy it tomorrow...either one that is...

I reckon go for the Sony. Where and how much can you get the HX710 for?

[swordfish1]

Okay, after reading so much about problems with the LG's, what is the better option in your opinion...the LG RH7624W (250GB model) or the Sony RDR-HX710 (160GB model)?

I cannot afford the HX910 but the HX710 is available to me for the same price as the LG...I have always preferred Sony personally...what u all think? I want to go buy it tomorrow...either one that is...

thanks
yep try the Sony and let us know if it is any good

[Gamer]

Okay, great, thank you. I will go for the Sony. I will order it today and hopefully have it in my grubby little mits soon - it needs to be ordered in for me from JHB. I will post pics and my thoughts on it once I get it, although I am not any kind of hardware reviewer at all.

[Gamer]

Great news! I managed to get a Sony from some stock that was in Durban. Am leaving now to go fetch it...will post some news on it tonight if I have enough time.

[Milano]

Good news...be sure to report back with a review.

Still wondering...where are you buying it from and how much is it??? because when I phoned a retailer they said Sony was out of stock of the HX-710 and would only have in Jan '06.

[Gamer]

Hi all,

Milano - I have answered your question by PM.

I got my HX710 late this afternoon. I took a quick snap shot as you can see - my trusty Sharks mini ball in it's rightfull place :).

My black Pioneer 5.1 channel Amp underneath it looks ugly now with this beauty on top of it. Ordered the STR-DE698S 7.1 channel Sony silver amp so hopefully have that in a day or two to complete the set. Also noticed that the HX710 is wider than my Pioneer amp.
http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/7208/mynewrdrhx7102vv.jpg

Haven't had much time to muck about with it yet. Have hooked it up...that was easy...just ripped out my old VCR and plugged in the aerial cables and ripped out the old black Pioneer DVD player and used the existing S-Video and Optical Audio connections that run to the amp and plugged them straight into the HX710. Upon switch on it asks for language, then ?some how? auto detected the date and time from who knows where, then scanned for channels and then waited for the next command, ready to go!

The remote control is quite long, expecially when you extend the cover that houses the record buttons. I am not too fussed about the remote, I won't be using it once I program my kameleon (http://www.oneforall-int.com/english/products/urc/URC-8206.htm) to operate the HX710.

I am busy recording Survivor right now using the HDD but when I was mucking about earlier I was fascinated by the Pause Live TV function. I really like that :)

It was region locked to Zone 2 but now is region free ;) ...playing all my Zone 1 and Zone 4 DVD's including RCE titles.

Okay, that's about all I got time for now, I wanna go mess about some more with this thing!

[Milano]

I just bought the Sony HX-910 this afternoon from Hirschs.

I got home, opened the box, and the first thing that struck me was the long empty packet. So I keep looking...BUT THERE IS NO REMOTE IN THE BOX. Then I notice that there is black pen ink on that soft film stuff that covers the DVD. Also, there is double taping on the box. I swear they just sold me a returned item.

So I immediately phone the store but it is 5:10pm so there is no reply. Anyway I reached Allan Hirsch at the other branch and he says he will look into it and sort it out tomorrow.

I am extremely pissed off :( I am going to have a drink.

[Gamer]

Man I am sorry to hear that! I have this habit of opening boxes in the store before I leave. I did that yesterday with my HX710 and checked all contents. I am sure they'll sort it out tomorrow, but I know that doesn't help you now! Sorry again...that really sucks.

[Milano]

Yeah, good point - should always check the contents before leaving the store.

Anyways they arranged a remote this morning so all is sorted now.

I have only had a few minutes to play with the Sony HX-910 but first impressions are:

The Good:
1. Seems you do NOT need to power off the unit for timer recordings.
2. You can chase play the currently recording title.
3. Battery backup.
(In theory - have not tested any of the above yet)

The Bad:
1. No Zoom feature
2. No Bookmarks feature
3. No Picture in Picture (PIP)
(Only had a few minutes to check it out so I may stand corrected)

The Ugly:
1. On-screen display is pretty lacking. The LG was far superior in terms of giving you an overall view of the system status.
2. Disc Navigation: Was far superior on the LG. The thumbnails were much larger so you could actually see the images. Used to give a preview and play through the each title while in menu (Sony does not).
3. Playback Navigation: Was far superior on LG. Better rewind and FF speeds with the LG made navigation easier.

So overall I would take the LG before the Sony EXCEPT for the fact that the LG was totally unreliable (although we have yet to test reliability with the Sony). Plus at half the price it was a bargain.

The LG was a fantastic unit so I was really disappointed it had so many issues.

Yeah it was weird the way it sucked the time and date from somewhere automatically (?)

At the moment I am recording so will report back once I have some content on the HDD.

Cheers
Milano

[swordfish1]

1. On-screen display is pretty lacking. The LG was far superior in terms of giving you an overall view of the system status.

wow, I can't imagine being worst than the LG, they may have as well not put a display at all :D I need my glasses to see what the hell is saying next to the timer on the LG, the icons and the status indicators are so small that you can barely see them from 50 cm away!

yeah the navigation on the LG is quite good once you get use to it. I wish they had sorting on the music ....

waiting for further comments on sony :) so I know how hard to try to keep my LG unit :)

thanks

[Milano]

Hey Swordfish1,

I was referring to the on-screen display (as in the display/graphics on the actual television screen).

Like for example, on the Sony it displays 241/250GB to show available space. Who thinks in terms of GB's??? Obviously the way LG did it by showing "xxx hours free" is better as most people think in terms of hours when recording rather than in terms of hard disk bytes.

Cheers
Milano

[swordfish1]

Hey Swordfish1,

I was referring to the on-screen display (as in the display/graphics on the actual television screen).

Like for example, on the Sony it displays 241/250GB to show available space. Who thinks in terms of GB's??? Obviously the way LG did it by showing "xxx hours free" is better as most people think in terms of hours when recording rather than in terms of hard disk bytes.

Cheers
Milano
sorry I was thinking of the display on the player, the LG one sucks big time:)

about the hours vs GB, I guess you are right, although I am one of those people that will much rather have the MB figure than the hours one :)

the problem is that you are using the same disk for both video and audio, so obviously you cannot measure everything in the "same" hours, but you can measure everything in GB or MB without a problem.

I think they should have both, that is so simple to do :)

by the way, how much was the sony if I may ask, and is it the 250GB one?

[Milano]

Yeah, you have a point it would be best to offer both stats ie. hours & GB.

It is the Sony HX-910 with 250GB HDD. Paid R6200.

I haven't done any editing yet but I didn't notice any "Combine" option. Divide and A-B Erase are there. I guess it must be there...Will check this weekend when I have more time.

[swordfish1]

Yeah, you have a point it would be best to offer both stats ie. hours & GB.

It is the Sony HX-910 with 250GB HDD. Paid R6200.

I haven't done any editing yet but I didn't notice any "Combine" option. Divide and A-B Erase are there. I guess it must be there...Will check this weekend when I have more time.
and does it have a ethernet link?

I don't quite like the dvd menus that the LG creates. Do you know an easy way (some software) after creating a DVD with the LG to edit that DVD on the PC and to replace the menu structure etc, but without recompressing the video. Well, when I say edit the dvd I mean burn it on RW disk, copy to PC, change stuff and then burn it on R disk or whatever.

Another question about the sony, is it faster than the LG? I mean if you copy a CD full of MP3s onto the disk how long does it take?

thanks

[Milano]

Nope I don't recall there being an ethernet link and as far as I can tell it doesn't even allow you to copy mp3's to HDD. And I still can't see any function to allow you to combine titles. I would still take a reliable LG unit over this Sony (if such a thing existed!).

I have no first hand experience of DVD menu editing software.

[Gamer]

No, no ethernet link.
I haven't tried copying MP3's to the HDD - I didn't buy it for that reason. I have a Xbox with a 200GB HDD that stores all my Divx and MP3's with digital output that sorts out all that kind of stuff.

[swordfish1]

No, no ethernet link.
I haven't tried copying MP3's to the HDD - I didn't buy it for that reason. I have a Xbox with a 200GB HDD that stores all my Divx and MP3's with digital output that sorts out all that kind of stuff.
geeez that sucks, if you can't copy the MP3s to the HDD it renders the unit useless for me as that is my main use for it :) I have my entire music collection (including tons of normal CDs which I converted to MP3 as well) on my LG one and it works great, besides the inability to sort them!

the LG and all other dvd players/recorders do have optical audio out too, I am using it at all times.

I don't play games so a dvd recorder is far better option for me, hope my LG doesn't blow up some day :D

[Gamer]

swordfish1 - yeah, each to their own I guess...

I just love sony products...never had one let me down ever and the quality in picture etc etc when their products are compared side by side on show room floors usually show the sony superiority over the other cheap korean brands...besides the back service from people like LG and Samsuck is simply appalling.
I am slowly chucking out all my other brands in my house and have just got my new sony 7.1 amp (chucked out the 3 year old 5.1 pioneer) and the sony plasma is on order now...three big "To me, Love me" Christmas presents this year!

milano - you can combine titles...use the playlists to combine.

[swordfish1]

swordfish1 - yeah, each to their own I guess...

I just love sony products...never had one let me down ever and the quality in picture etc etc when their products are compared side by side on show room floors usually show the sony superiority over the other cheap korean brands...besides the back service from people like LG and Samsuck is simply appalling.
I am slowly chucking out all my other brands in my house and have just got my new sony 7.1 amp (chucked out the 3 year old 5.1 pioneer) and the sony plasma is on order now...three big "To me, Love me" Christmas presents this year!

milano - you can combine titles...use the playlists to combine.
yep, I also like sony, but sometimes I prefer best value for money

I don't buy samsuck at all anymore, I have an aircon samsuck and this is by far the worst aircon I have seen in my life!

tell me, where do you plan to get the sony plasma? I am looking at the new 10000:1 contrast ratio, MSRP R22000. It costs R19000 on special in one shop in Cresta, but that is still too much, if I can find it for +/- R15000 maybe I will buy one, any ideas where can I get a better price?

[RazorSA]

I also have the LG RH-7624W, and it is also taking a long time to turn on.

It says "Please Wait", then turns off, then on again (by itself) then "Please Wait", then finally (after about 4-5 min) it just works...

Any ideas besides taking it back ?????

[sand_man]

Hi all

I bought to of these dvd recorders, 1 for use at home and 1 for use in my shop recording surveillance and playing mp3.

My player at home suffers from the 4 minute syndrome ie. I set the timer and it switches on and records for 4 minutes only rergardless of the length the timer has been set for. it has done this on a dozen occassions and is completely random, sometimes working and sometimes not.

The 2nd player used in the store fails to recognise audio discs and battles also with pre recorded mp3 discs. Sometimes the player recognises and plays the mp3 discs and sometimes not. But it simply does not recognise standard cds and I haven't attempted playing dvds in the player.

Just today I submitted my complaints to LG and eagerly await feed back.

Must say the players were competitively priced and have some great features but reliability seems to be an issue.

Has anyone else experienced similar problems and how were they remedied if at all...

[swordfish1]

I have one and I have no problems so far although my usage pattern is probably very different than yours. I use it 95% for playing MP3s which I have copied onto the hard drive from various cds and dvds, without a problem, but it takes very long time.

played few dvds, no problem so far

have recorded about a dozen of things without a problem, but I guess I need to record more before concluding it is 100% ok.

keep us posted on the situation, what reply you got from LG etc.

[sand_man]

So far I recieved the following email from LG pertaining to my online complaint on their website:
Dear Customer

Welcome to LG Electronics South Africa


Your enquiry has been sent to the relevant department at LG Electronics SA. Someone in charge will reply back to you as soon as possible.


You can also contact our Customer Service Centre on 0861 LG LG LG, or visit http://za.lgservice.com for downloadable manuals and software.


Thank you.


... and thats it for now but we'll give them a chance...

[KobusL]

I also have a LG RH7624W recorder for about 4 months and it was working fine until about 2 weeks ago. Then, when I set it for a timer record, it started only recording for 4 minutes and then it freezes. It did the following after 4 minutes:
It stops recording, the clock timer on the front panel also stops on 4 minutes, the picture on the TV coming from the recorder freezes and the recorder also freezes and has to be switched off before you can do anything.

I then also completed the online form on the website and asked if there is a firmware upgrade so that I can fix it myself because I want to keep everything that is already on the HDD. They e-mailed me back that I have to take it to a service centre.

I then e-mailed all their service centers, asking if they know about this problem and if there is a firmware update available. Some of them did not reply, most of them said sorry you have to bring it in and you will probably lose everything on your HDD.

Only the one in Cape Town replied and said:
"We have software upgrade available at our premises that should provide a solution and could be resolved while you wait. Please feel free to visit between 8.30 - 5.00 Mon - Fri.
Many Thanks
Terence Mc Intosh"

As I am in Pretoria, I will not be able to take him up on this offer, but if anybody in the Cape Town region wants to, the contact info is:
Terence Mc Intosh
Cape Town Electronics Pty (Ltd)
Eagle Park
Cnr. Bosmansdam & Omuramba Rd, Marconi Beam
Milnerton , Cape Town
South Africa
7441
Tel: +(27) (21) 5513284 : Fax: +(27) (21) 5517388
e-mail: terencem@lge.com

In the meantime my LG does not have this problem anymore. The timer recordings are working fine now for about the past week and it is set to record about 2 programs a day. I have noticed that there seems to be a new problem now. About two out of about 15 recordings to HDD during the past week were out of sync.

Seems like I will have to back-up my HDD to DVDs and take it back to Makro, unless someone can get hold of that "software upgrade". If anybody had his/her LG upgraded, please let us know if it fixed your problems.

[zeb]

Looks like they only sold 2 decent models in SA, I own the one and swordfish the other (touch wood)

[sand_man]

Well I am still waiting for feedback from Lg pertaining to my complaint. So far the best they could muster is the computer generated message copied above.

These Lg recorders were actually the first Lg products that I've ever purchased and if I can help it, will be the last.

[Luke7777]

Mine went back yesterday for "repairs". June2005 model (on the back with the serial), bought end July, worked fine till Nov, then it started with its crap, every problem mentioned in this thread, excluding the sync one, maybe 'cause it doesn't run for longer than 30 min from HDD before it freezes video.

[Luke7777]

Got it back yesterday. Came home at 5, plugged it back in, check whether movies are still on hdd, retuned DSTV. Took another look at 8....."Please wait......Please Wait" on display. Locked up, had to switch off. Back to Makro this morning. :( Apparently the LG repair shop gets 3 chances to fix things :)

[zeb]

Got it back yesterday. Came home at 5, plugged it back in, check whether movies are still on hdd, retuned DSTV. Took another look at 8....."Please wait......Please Wait" on display. Locked up, had to switch off. Back to Makro this morning. :( Apparently the LG repair shop gets 3 chances to fix things :)
That's pathetic. Don't they test it before it's classified as "repaired"?

Besides not having any problems so far I've already started building a HTPC. Had I done a bit of homework first I never would have bought the LG in the first place. Not because of the problems others are having, but because of what a Media Center offers.

[swordfish1]

Looks like they only sold 2 decent models in SA, I own the one and swordfish the other (touch wood)
ROFL!

it seems like it! I haven't had any technical problems as yet, but I am using it mostly for playing MP3s sored on the HDD and do ocasional recordings. Quality of the recording is always excellent, no freezings or out of sync problems. But as it seems most issues start only several months later, so I got it for about 3 months now, so it isn't too late to start having problems :D

[Luke7777]

SF1, what's the date on the back i.e. June 2005, July 2005, etc ?

[swordfish1]

Besides not having any problems so far I've already started building a HTPC. Had I done a bit of homework first I never would have bought the LG in the first place. Not because of the problems others are having, but because of what a Media Center offers.
I saw this D-link thing the other day, you hook it to your network and it can play content from your hard drive and it uses either wired or wireless network, so it can operate wirelessly. It cost ~R2,000. I think it is awesome, only problem is that the software that is used to communicate with the PC is only for Windows, and my file server is linux.

have a look at it if you are using windowze ... I think it is awesome idea

[KobusL]

Is there anyone here who had their problems with their LG fixed? Hopefully by a firmware update? In other words, who got their original LG back after repairs and it is still working?

Luke7777, the date on my LG is July 2005 (bought it at Makro in October 2005) and as mentioned it is giving problems. What are the dates on those that are not giving problems yet? (zeb?, swordfish1?)

[Luke7777]

Still waiting for the 2nd repair :( Mine's got June 2005, the one on display at Makro (Centurion) is also July 2005

[riaan_pta]

Hi Guys,

Does not matter which PVR you buy, as long as the EPG is in the state it is in (and has been for some months now) it does not make any difference.

I did however hear that with the new Digital TV being rolled out by Sentech (and specific decoders needed for it) that one should wait before buying a PVR. ;)

Riaan.

[zaphod]

Hi all

My player at home suffers from the 4 minute syndrome ie. I set the timer and it switches on and records for 4 minutes only rergardless of the length the timer has been set for. it has done this on a dozen occassions and is completely random, sometimes working and sometimes not.

Just today I submitted my complaints to LG and eagerly await feed back.



I did a Google search on the RH-7624 but most of the hits is to MyADSL. :D

Overseas, other models are available: like the RH-7500, RH-7800 and RH-7900.

I did a search on these models to see if there are any new firmware available. It seem that the newest version is 60126A. It seems that this is for all the LG RH-7xxx models, but I cannot confirm that it will work with the LG RH-7624W.

It seems that firmware version of the LG RH-7624W machines bought around the middle of 2005 is 50617A.

To see what your firmware version is, press: 'Setup','Lock icon','7','8','8','9'

Apparently the new version (60126A) fixes the infamous 4 minute bug !!!!

See:

http://www.recordere.dk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9725&PN=1

You can download this newest version from LG site at

http://www.lge.com

Go to Support, Download Software,
Select your location as Europe and Denmark ;)
and click on DVD&Video& Set Top link.

Download the firmware : LG_HDR_UPDATE.004

The software has to be burned on a CD-R in order to install it:

Nero
1 Select make CD-ROM (ISO mode)
2 Check it is set to "no multisession"
3 ISO mode should not be changed
4 Label should be set to RH7000_UP
5 Then choose new
6 Choose update file LG_HDR_UPDATE.004
7 Click Burn, Write and Finalize, Write method - Disc-at-once should be used.


Update method:
1. First of all, Turn on the dvd player and then insert the disk in the player.
2 Push HOME button and select DISK and MUSIC
3. Following the onscreen instructions, Push REC button 3 times
4. A screen will appear telling you your current firmware version, and asking you to confirm update,
Push REC to confirm, it reads push "RECKEY" onscreen which may be confusing to some.
5. A progress bar appears, it takes about 4 mins.
6. When complete, SWITCH OFF and then back on.

! Update with/to this firmware at Your OWN RISC !

! VERY IMPORTANT !
1) NEVER switch off the recorder during an update.
2) Wait for the update to finish successfully (when the Firmware-CD has been ejected after the update).
3) After the update has finished, please remember to switch the recorder off, and then on again - for the new firmware to load, and fixes to work.

Alternatively, you can ask an LG service centre to do the firmware update for you. A colleague of mine did it. His firmware version now is: 50425A.

That sound to me like a firmware downgrade !!!!!! :D

[Luke7777]

OK, got it back yesterday (after a month this time). Plug in, switch to hdd, play movie, go watch cricket, check back an hour later on the dvd....frozen as before. Back to Makro this morning, placed it non too lightly on the counter and voiced my extreme displeasure with that particular piece of *****. So, when I get refunded on Monday, what other recorder is out there for more or less the same price ? Or should i try another 7624 :eek: (Zeb & swordfish1, yours for sale ?:D) Been looking at the Philips 560H as well....

[Luke7777]

This (http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/index.php/taxid;2136212929;pid;1025;pt;1) is the Philips I'm looking at. Same price as the 7624 (@ Makro)

[zeb]

Zeb & swordfish1, yours for sale ?:D
LOL :D

I wonder if you buy elsewhere than Makro, maybe you'll get a good one...
Mine's from HiFi Corp

[Milano]

This is the Philips I'm looking at. Same price as the 7624 (@ Makro)

After returning my 3rd LG unit, I took a philips hard drive recorder from Makro. I can't remember the model number but they only had one Philips recorder with HDD so it must be the same one you mention. I returned it the next day. The recorder did not even have simultaneous record and playback from the HDD. Also, if I remember correctly the picture quality sucked.

[KobusL]

Apparently the new version (60126A) fixes the infamous 4 minute bug !!!!


Thanks zaphod!! Yes, I did the upgrade last night and at this stage it seems to be working.

My two problems that I had were the 4 minute recording and the out of sync sound. These problems only started to occur when my hard disk was almost full. When I deleted some stuff the problem went away until the hard drive started filling up again. But the problem seemed to reoccur earlier every time. First time was when there was about 16 hours (SQ) recording time left and on Sunday it started when there was about 30 hours (SQ) left. Last night it was set to start recording at 18:30 for 30 minutes, it recorded for 4 minutes and freezed. Then I did the firmware upgrade, set it to record for an hour and it did that without any problems. Then I tried to get it to record out of sync (it usually did this after a couple of minutes in the timeshift mode), but I could not get it to record out of sync.

So at this stage it looks like the firmware upgrade fixed my problems. I will see how it goes as my hard disk fills up and will let you know.

[sayhan]

I have an Lg RH-7823 160GB HDD built-in DVD recorder, I have upgraded my firmware to ver 60126A. I previousy had ver.50504

I did not have any problems with my Lg RH-7823 but I like to experiment so i upgraded it.

I have also tried various Hard Disk drives ranging from 80Gb-250GB.
Maxtor, Seagate, Hitachi & Western Digital all seemed to work well on it.

Its very simple.

Goto
http://se.lgservice.com
Then click on Device Driver
Then on DVD&VIDEO&SET TOP
& under Software fo RH7000 series, ver 60126A
Download: LG_HDR_UPDATE.004

Burn with Nero
Put into machine
Push HOME button and select DISK and MUSIC
Following the onscreen instructions, Push REC button 3 times
A screen will appear telling you your current firmware version, and asking you to confirm update,
Push REC to confirm, it reads push "RECKEY" onscreen which may be confusing to some.
When complete, SWITCH OFF and then back on

[zaphod]

Yes, I did the upgrade last night and at this stage it seems to be working.


Thanks KobusL, you were brave enough to do it first. :)

I also did the firmware upgrade last night without any problems.

I did clean up my HDD some time ago. I did not experence the 4 minute bug for a while now. I will check if it reappears on the new version, when the HDD is filling up again.

The lipsync problem when timeshift is enabled, seems to be gone as well.

I also found that the machine's start-up time is a bit faster.

[HiltonP]

I keep getting an IE "Not Authorised (your request did not come from the LG Sites. or your request information is empty)" warning when I click on the download file? Any clues as to what I am doing wrong?

[Luke7777]

OK, returned the p.o.s for the last time today. It *did* manage 1 movie playback from HDD and a 30 min recording before the picture froze. Total time since switch on...4 hrs....twice the previous time :D

So now I'm sitting with this R3795 Makro ct note and I'm not sure what to do.

I quite liked the ability of storing stuff (either recorded or copied) on the HDD or dub them to DVD. The 250GB disk came in quite handy here. The RF in/out also provided me with the option to get DVD output to all points in the house. Ease of use and quality of recording a huge plus.

Options :
1. Same model RH 7624, but not from Makro. See Game has them for R3300.
2. Philips DVDR560H (http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/index.php/taxid;2136212929;pid;1025;pt;1) - Think it's a 160GB disk. Milano had some reservations:

After returning my 3rd LG unit, I took a philips hard drive recorder from Makro. I can't remember the model number but they only had one Philips recorder with HDD so it must be the same one you mention. I returned it the next day. The recorder did not even have simultaneous record and playback from the HDD. Also, if I remember correctly the picture quality sucked.
3. Panasonic DMR EH50 (http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/index.php/taxid;2136212929;pid;1475;pt;1) @ Makro for R3299 - think it's got a 100GB disk (which sucks compared to the LG's 250) and also no firewire

4. Multichoice PVR (still have old DSTV decoder) - probably good at what it's meant for, but lacking the versatility of the recorders

I'll probably regret it, but I'm leaning towards trying Game out. Based on my experience with the LG, I'll definitely checkout their return policy :)

Any comments...or should I can the whole idea and buy 2 17" LCDs for the kids :D

[Milano]

1. Same model RH 7624, but not from Makro. See Game has them for R3300.

Stick with Makro because Makro have an excellent no quibbles return policy. I have returned defective goods to Game before and I didn't like their attitude. (Although, if i am not mistaken, both stores are owned by MassMart but their management styles and policies differ).


2. Philips DVDR560H - Think it's a 160GB disk. Milano had some reservations:

That is one glowing review you have there so I don't blame you for being tempted. Besides don't take my word for it, take the Philips, try it and return it right away if you are disappointed. I personally found it hugely disappointing. I bought it on a Friday and returned it on the Saturday.


3. Panasonic DMR EH50 @ Makro for R3299 - think it's got a 100GB disk (which sucks compared to the LG's 250) and also no firewire

You are always going to feel cheated with a 100GB hard drive and no firewire.


4. Multichoice PVR (still have old DSTV decoder) - probably good at what it's meant for, but lacking the versatility of the recorders

A PVR does not suit me but it does seem to suit some. I believe Multichoice will release another PVR with double the HDD capacity in +-18 months so you may wish to wait (if you decide to go the PVR route as opposed to the DVD recorder route).

To sum up, I can assure you that you will immediately be disappointed with any recorder you buy after the LG. I have said it before, it is a really great but totally unreliable recorder. I do not believe there is any recorder in the same price range that can match the LG for features. But if you take another LG then prepare to return it every few months. If you still have the patience then try those firmware upgrades.

Look, I needed rock-solid reliability and I get that from my Sony 910 but at double the price it still does not match the LG for features.

[Luke7777]

Thanx Milano, been thinking about the Game thing too. Makro's "Returns" personnel knows me so well by know anyway (and me them) :D I actually kep my problem description, so I won't have to explain it again :)

[Milano]

Oh yeah and the great thing about Makro returns is they never seem to have change so i actually made 3 bucks out of them...less petrol, pain and suffering :D

[swordfish1]

Luke7777, I am really sorry to hear that you still don't have a working one.

Did you try the firmware upgrade thing?

So far I don't have any problems with mine, but my HDD is relatively empty (+/- 100GB filled). It never froze while recording or playing, although I don't play much stuff on it, besdies MP3s. Also I keep mine on most of the time. I haven't done the firmware upgrade.

Just for everyones info I have bought mine from STAX in JHB.

[Luke7777]

New one in the box in the car :D The old HDD had only 7 movies on it

[KobusL]

OK, I can confirm now that the upgrade definitely fixed the 4 minute record and the sound out of synch problems. Since my upgrade I have filled up my hard disk and did a “Timeshift” with a full hard disk and no problems.


Any comments...or should I can the whole idea and buy 2 17" LCDs for the kids :D
Before the upgrade I was planning to take the LG back to Makro and get my money back, so I can tell you what I was planning to do with the money:
1). Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 MCE PCI TV Tuner card
2). Microsoft MCE Remote Control
3). Microsoft MCE Remote Keyboard
4). Home Theatre PC case with silent Power supply.

Then I would have had my own Home Theatre PC and some money left for an extra hard disk as well. So in a way I am a bit disappointed that the firmware upgrade fixed my problems.


Any clues as to what I am doing wrong?
HiltonP, You have PM.

[Luke7777]

I'll probably do the firmware upgrade soon, just in case :D

[rogerius]

Hi,

I have a LG RH-7800 and this recorder has several problems playing the subtitles for DivX movies. I have read several posts in this thread about updating to a new version of the firmware, which is available through the Nordic LG service. I have found this firmware, but can I use it since I am from Portugal and we have different character set from the Nordic languages? Does this firmware support all European character sets (including the Portuguese)?
If I update the firmware and it doesn’t work, can I downgrade it to the original firmware?

Thank you,
Best regards,
Rogério.

[vaco]

Just did the upgrade on my RH7823W after having had the lip synch problem when the hard drive filled up. Went really smooth. :cool:


The RF in/out also provided me with the option to get DVD output to all points in the house.

How do you manage to get the DVD on the RF output? I have two TVs connected to the RF out and neither could pick up the signal from the LG, only the normal TV channels. I checked and the manual says that "The RF. OUT jack passes the signal through from the AERIAL jack." so I though the output signal from the LG is not available on RF. What channel / frequency was it on? :confused:

[Nanfeishen]

having bought one , found it to be pretty good, although i am having problem with Divx files in that the frame rate slows down, and all of a sudden they play at half speed, doesnt happen all the time , and i have compared the files that work with those that dont, and there is no difference in the codec or properties of the files, downloaded the firmware upgrade, and installed it, but problem still exists, was wondering if anyone knew of a way or link to a site where i may be able to get the divx feature upgraded or patched, have a feeling the codecs may be out dated in the player.
Have googled myself silly, and did find some interesting things from the same model marketed in Canada, under the model no LRH 539, but have now drawn a blank.

[Luke7777]

JHow do you manage to get the DVD on the RF output? I have two TVs connected to the RF out and neither could pick up the signal from the LG, only the normal TV channels. I checked and the manual says that "The RF. OUT jack passes the signal through from the AERIAL jack." so I though the output signal from the LG is not available on RF. What channel / frequency was it on? :confused:
I used a SamSat AV/RF converter. Think I bought from a multichoice outlet, so it must have cost a bundle. HiFi Corp should also stock. Takes input from AV out (from DVD) and RF out (from, in my case VCR) and then output RF-out to the rest of the house. So I pick up VCR on 1 ch and DVD on another

[zoofly]

hi guys
I finally bought a RH7624W, but I dont seem to be able to tune it to the Dual MNET decoder:mad:
Did everything by the book, can watch a dvd, but cannt tune into the
TV1 output with the RCA cables...
any ideas will be very welcome, I must be a real klutz:(

[zeb]

hi guys
I finally bought a RH7624W, but I dont seem to be able to tune it to the Dual MNET decoder:mad:
Did everything by the book, can watch a dvd, but cannt tune into the
TV1 output with the RCA cables...
any ideas will be very welcome, I must be a real klutz:(
You need to select AV1 if you're using RCA's

[zaphod]

Hi,

I have a LG RH-7800 and this recorder has several problems playing the subtitles for DivX movies. I have read several posts in this thread about updating to a new version of the firmware, which is available through the Nordic LG service. I have found this firmware, but can I use it since I am from Portugal and we have different character set from the Nordic languages? Does this firmware support all European character sets (including the Portuguese)?
If I update the firmware and it doesn’t work, can I downgrade it to the original firmware?

Thank you,
Best regards,
Rogério.

The firmware should work on the RH-7800 as well. It is only available on the Scandinavian LG web sites. (I do not know why). However, the firmware is not a custom Scandinavian version. You can choose your Display language, including Portuguese. (I confirmed this on my LG RH-7624 with the new firmware)

Hope this helps.

:)

[zaphod]

- Timer recording stops after 4 minutes and 1 second, if harddisk is almost full.
Corrected in firmware 60126A.

- Remember subtitle setting, for XviD/DivX movies, e.g. LATIN-2.
Corrected in firmware 51214A.

- .srt / .sub subtitle bug in XviD / DivX movies (no end time).
(e.g. subtitles in XviD / DivX, are no longer displayed permanently).
Corrected in firmware 51214A.

- Rewind / Fast forward when playing XviD/DivX movies.
(NOT to be confused with goto/search by time).
Will not be corrected by this, nor future firmwares / software,
according to factory - hardware issue / hardware bound.
(Info from LGE Nordic).

- Fast DUBBING to DVD of edited material.
(e.g. FAST copying to DVD, after commercials have been cut away).
Will not be corrected by this, nor future firmwares / software,
according to factory - hardware issue / hardware bound.
(Info from LGE Nordic).

- Using the recorder,
while a timerbased/programmed recording is running.
Will not be corrected by this, nor future firmwares / software,
according to factory - hardware issue / hardware bound.
(Info from LGE Nordic).

- Having to switch off the recorder,
for a timerbased/programmed recording to start.
Will not be corrected by this, nor future firmwares / software,
according to factory - hardware issue / hardware bound.
(Info from LGE Nordic).

- Erasing DVD+RW data discs.
As stated on page 5 in the RH 7500 / RH 7800 manual, at the buttom:
"If a DVD-RW/DVD+RW discs is recorded using a personal computer
or other DVD recorder, you cannot format the disc using this recorder."
So You will have to re-format the disk,
with the same program/dvd-writer, as You did the first time You formated the disk.

- Better frame accurate editting.
(e.g. cutting away commercials).
Not tested yet.

- High Definition DivX / XviD support (1280 x 720 @ 30 fps),
according to: http://www.divx.com/certification/technical.php.
Not tested yet.

[zoofly]

You need to select AV1 if you're using RCA's

zeb - thanks, that was it :mad:
Te manual is not clear on that, silly me:eek:

[Bushbaby14]

OK I had my second unit of this lg recorder. And these issues and more cropped up again. This time it wouldn't write to disk, kept rejecting them and spitting them out saying disk error or insert disk.
Anyway took it back to Govan Mani and got it back "repaired" within a week. Which was phenomenal as the last time took over a month to tell us they couldn't repair it.
I have to wonder if they just did the firmware/software upgrades mentioned here. So far so good though all seems well except the writing to disk.

Strange though will write to some and not others. Is there a possibility of dodgy disks? The ones with issues are from a spindle that has had others copied with no problem.
Thanks everyone.

[rogerius]

The firmware should work on the RH-7800 as well. It is only available on the Scandinavian LG web sites. (I do not know why). However, the firmware is not a custom Scandinavian version. You can choose your Display language, including Portuguese. (I confirmed this on my LG RH-7624 with the new firmware)

Hope this helps.

:)

Thank you very much for your reply.
Best regards,
Rogerius.

[PearlJam]

Mine is now about 3 weeks old and the only issue that i seem to get is that some recording would have a split second audio loss every 30 seconds or so at stages. I'm gonna try the firmware update and see.

Cheaper remote option would be the harmony 525 which i got for R550 and does everything you need.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/detailsharmony/ZA/EN,CRID=2084,CONTENTID=10929

[PearlJam]

Ok, i've checked out the burning to disc function but can't seem to access the Disc Menu on the machine. It shows but is not highlighted and when i scroll it just skips it. I also can't find any reference to what i should do.

Any advice?

[arf9999]

Ok, i've checked out the burning to disc function but can't seem to access the Disc Menu on the machine. It shows but is not highlighted and when i scroll it just skips it. I also can't find any reference to what i should do.

Any advice?
put a blank disk in the tray?

[swordfish1]

Ok, i've checked out the burning to disc function but can't seem to access the Disc Menu on the machine. It shows but is not highlighted and when i scroll it just skips it. I also can't find any reference to what i should do.

Any advice?
yeah that thing is a pain!!!

you not only need to put a blank disk in the tray, but also you need to select Disk -> Movies from the main menu and then go to the System menu to format it ... or something along those lines, can't remember

they should have thought a bit more about the working of this

[swordfish1]

Cheaper remote option would be the harmony 525 which i got for R550 and does everything you need.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/detailsharmony/ZA/EN,CRID=2084,CONTENTID=10929
is that any good? does it come with software for programming it and setting up the menus and stuff on a PC? Is it convenient to use with one hand?

[PearlJam]

yeah that thing is a pain!!!

you not only need to put a blank disk in the tray, but also you need to select Disk -> Movies from the main menu and then go to the System menu to format it ... or something along those lines, can't remember

they should have thought a bit more about the working of this


Damn it is the disc i forgot to put in :D

No, the disc is in and i have recorded it but i want to finalise it which is the problem

[PearlJam]

is that any good? does it come with software for programming it and setting up the menus and stuff on a PC? Is it convenient to use with one hand?

It is very comfortable in my hand and as with other harmony remotes you also set it up over the internet. Takes a bit of time to get it the way you want it but after that, it is all good. Basically 2 buttons to activate any activity. The activity button and then the activity (Watch DVD, etc.) that you want to do. My receiver's (Yamaha) remote is also a programmable remote and it worked well but this is just way easier. Also easier for other people to watch movies on my system now. You will still on occasion use the original remote for complex settings, etc, but that should really be the odd occasion.

[PearlJam]

Damn it is the disc i forgot to put in :D

No, the disc is in and i have recorded it but i want to finalise it which is the problem

OK, forget it, got it. Seems like it takes a while for the machine to read the disc when inserting, cause when i inserted it and tried the finalize it wasn't available, but now it is. Stupid user. ;)

[PearlJam]

Has somebody been able to rip the written disc as a normal vob file or is there a way i can get it to a DivX?

[Thorin]

Ok, I'm now in the market for a DVD recorder with HDD. Should I still be looking at LG and if so what model? Any other recommendations? I dont really want to spend more than R3000.00

[Jeffericon]

its a great dvr

only negatives are:
1 you cant chase & play a programmed timer recording while its recording
2 you must switch off dvr for timers to work so if your kids leave it on you miss your timer programs
3 loses all the settings if the power goes off. i put a battery backup ups on it to stop this.
4 no rf out so u cant view in another room unless u play it through the av of a video recorder or put an rf converter in

im sure items 1 & 2 can be corrected by software upgrade (if this is possible) because u can chase & play a manual set recording

I would like to add another negative (and I'm not sure if this applies to all HDD recorders as well) is the firewire being only an input. One would have thought that the HDD being a hard drive, surely one should be able to connect a computer to it (via Firewire) and be able to transfer data in either direction. Apparently not. You can only connect a camcorder via the Firewire. Strange...

[swordfish1]

I would like to add another negative (and I'm not sure if this applies to all HDD recorders as well) is the firewire being only an input. One would have thought that the HDD being a hard drive, surely one should be able to connect a computer to it (via Firewire) and be able to transfer data in either direction. Apparently not. You can only connect a camcorder via the Firewire. Strange...
firewire output is not too useful, don't think any consumer dvd recorder has one, for PC connection you will rather want a network connection, some very expensive dvd recorders do offer one, then you can browse the files on the HDD from your PC ... much more useful than firewire

[swordfish1]

Has somebody been able to rip the written disc as a normal vob file or is there a way i can get it to a DivX?
written disc by the LG recorder? Yes, I do it very often, it is much easier to remove the ads on the PC than on the recorder itself ... make sure you format the DVD in Video mode (as opposed to VR mode) and make sure you finalize it, then it is just a normal DVD

[JAS]

Is there a new version of LG DVD recorder firmware?

If you Goto http://se.lgservice.com, then click on Device Driver, then on DVD&VIDEO&SET TOP, the SECOND items says "Software fo RH7000 series, ver 60126A", and the file that is downloaded is "LG_HDR_UPDATE.004". I presume that this is the 60126A firmware that has been discussed in this thread, since it matches the instructions given. Is this firmware file compatible with the RH-7624? Can someone who has upgraded their RH-7624 please confirm that the WinZip CRC of the file that they actually used is "67bc219d".

However, the TOP item also says "Software fo RH7000 series, ver 60126A", but the filename is shown as "RH7500 RH7800 RH7900 ver 60330A.zip". The link on the left takes you to a page that says "For all DVD recorders in RH7500 series, RH7800 series, RH7900 series". Does anyone know anything about this firmware, and whether it is compatible with the RH-7624?

[mh348]

Get a Tivo PVR - Much better and it works with DSTV, it has many more features, one of which is to save Recordings on your PC or DVD. Free weekly TV Guide data, so choose programs/movies by name, Schedule recording for the entire Season. It's also much cheaper , it can be setup for under R1500... See www.tivoza.nanfo.com

[PJG777ZN]

Any members in this forum know if the RH7624 can record protected dvd's on to the hard drive and then copy on to a blank disc ?

[arf9999]

Any members in this forum know if the RH7624 can record protected dvd's on to the hard drive and then copy on to a blank disc ?
er, no. that's illegal.

[woods]

I am just about to take back my second RH7624 for credit at Makro. I have become so dependent on it, it is depressing that it has so many reliability issues. Has anyone tried the RH1999? Is there anything out there which I should look at?

[Luke7777]

What can you loose by trying out the RH1999 ? Come back and give some feedback ......and welcome to the forums :D

What was wrong with 1st one ?
And the 2nd one ?

[PearlJam]

I am just about to take back my second RH7624 for credit at Makro. I have become so dependent on it, it is depressing that it has so many reliability issues. Has anyone tried the RH1999? Is there anything out there which I should look at?

Seems like i got that one that went through the QC ;) No problems whatsoever

[Thorin]

I've had the RH1999 for about a month now and have had no issues. Only negative thing I can say about it is that it runs very hot and if you mute the sound on your TV, you can actually hear the fan on it.

Otherwise it's a brilliant DVD recorder. As far as I know the only difference between the RH7624 and the RH1999 is the 14 slot card reader on the RH1999.

[PearlJam]

I've had the RH1999 for about a month now and have had no issues. Only negative thing I can say about it is that it runs very hot and if you mute the sound on your TV, you can actually hear the fan on it.

Otherwise it's a brilliant DVD recorder. As far as I know the only difference between the RH7624 and the RH1999 is the 14 slot card reader on the RH1999.

I can also hear the fan on the 7624

[woods]

Thanks for your replies guys. Both my 7624's ended up with out of sych problems that get worse and worse. We keep erasing stuff which fixes it for a while and then when you want save something important, even though there is supposed to 60 odd hours space, it happens again! Otherwise it is a really great product.

[brentsw3]

I've been having numerous hassles with the Lg 7624, but the the firmware upgrades sorted both the sync and 4 minutes issue, however after playing a mp3 disc in the player recently nothing else other than mp3 plays.

Any idea how to fix this, resetting the machine hasnt worked.

Regards

[Pila2]

Hi,

I am wondering if you can help me solve an issue which is very important for me, and I can not find an explanation anywhere, includint hte manual I have downloaded.

It is regarding the programming recording time. The manual on the page
42 says "Repeat] Choose a desired repeat (Once, Daily (Monday - Friday), or
Weekly)". This is not precise enough. I need to program the following cases
in one line (Not to use multiple lines for these two situations).

1. I need if I can program it to record say Prog1 every Wed from 14:00 to
15:00

2. Can I program it to record a show running all work days at the same time:
record Prog1 each day from Mon to Fri at 16:00 to 17:00h?

On my regular VHS recorder, for the case 1 I would just select the Wed in
the date field, and for the case 2, I simply select Mon-Fri in the date
field.

[StillOnSent]

Got the RH1999H from Makro when it came out on special a month or so ago

Works great, no problems with it at all. Setting region free was also very easy.

Have burnt around 50 DVD+R's so far, all perfect ( using only Taiwan {not INDIA} made verbatim DVD+R's )

Dont know how I got along without it before

[audi]

I found Thorin's comment on the fan noise on the RH1999 interesting, because I have experienced the same thing on the RH7624. I was surprised that this wa not mentioned in any of the previous posts, so was wondering whether others have heard this, ie, the fan is clearly audible (and distracting) when the volume is muted or low.

[StillOnSent]

I can hear the unit hum slightly ( not shure if its the fan or harddrive) when I turn the TV volume totally off

Cant hear it from 2 meters away even on soft volume

Its no problem at all

VCR makes more noise when playing a tape than the DVD recorder hum

[brentsw3]

Yes I can here the recorder humming away, sounds like the hard drive to me. Not so conscious of it until you switch the unit off and then you here how silent the room is with it off...

[PearlJam]

written disc by the LG recorder? Yes, I do it very often, it is much easier to remove the ads on the PC than on the recorder itself ... make sure you format the DVD in Video mode (as opposed to VR mode) and make sure you finalize it, then it is just a normal DVD

How do you change the mode?

[Cytek]

Hi,

I am wondering if you can help me solve an issue which is very important for me, and I can not find an explanation anywhere, includint hte manual I have downloaded.

It is regarding the programming recording time. The manual on the page
42 says "Repeat] Choose a desired repeat (Once, Daily (Monday - Friday), or
Weekly)". This is not precise enough. I need to program the following cases
in one line (Not to use multiple lines for these two situations).

1. I need if I can program it to record say Prog1 every Wed from 14:00 to
15:00

2. Can I program it to record a show running all work days at the same time:
record Prog1 each day from Mon to Fri at 16:00 to 17:00h?

On my regular VHS recorder, for the case 1 I would just select the Wed in
the date field, and for the case 2, I simply select Mon-Fri in the date
field.

You'll have to set 5 different timer programs.... i do that to tape a show that comes on the same time on Mon, Tue, Wed only... (question 1 works the same. I timer program, weekly on a wed)

[Cytek]

How do you change the mode?

There's a section in the manual explaining how to do that. You can only select certain modes with certain media though, so be sure to be using the right media type first (+ and - DVD's have different capabilities with this box)

[Cytek]

Is there a new version of LG DVD recorder firmware?

If you Goto http://se.lgservice.com, then click on Device Driver, then on DVD&VIDEO&SET TOP, the SECOND items says "Software fo RH7000 series, ver 60126A", and the file that is downloaded is "LG_HDR_UPDATE.004". I presume that this is the 60126A firmware that has been discussed in this thread, since it matches the instructions given. Is this firmware file compatible with the RH-7624? Can someone who has upgraded their RH-7624 please confirm that the WinZip CRC of the file that they actually used is "67bc219d".

However, the TOP item also says "Software fo RH7000 series, ver 60126A", but the filename is shown as "RH7500 RH7800 RH7900 ver 60330A.zip". The link on the left takes you to a page that says "For all DVD recorders in RH7500 series, RH7800 series, RH7900 series". Does anyone know anything about this firmware, and whether it is compatible with the RH-7624?


I wrote an email to the DK website asking them which one i should use for my RH7624, and they said that the *.zip file (60330A) is the latest one and it will work for all RH7000 machines, so i should use that one.
I did the upgrade last night, and everything seems fine. Firmware now reflects as 60330A....

[JAS]

Hi Cytek. Thanks for the information. What version did you upgrade from, and did you upgrade directly to 60330A or did you upgrade in two stages, first to 60126A and then to 60330A? Please post the 32bit CRC of the "LG_HDR_UPDATE.004" file in the ZIP file so that I can verify that the one that I downloaded is the same as the one DK sent you. Did the ZIP file contain any information about what is new and fixed in 60330A?

[JAS]

Hi Pila2, regarding the timer programming. The options are Once, Daily (Monday-Friday) and Weekly (once a week). Here's how you would setup your example:

1. Set up the channel, and the next date that the program will be broadcast (it will tell you that it is a Wednesday), as well as the time [14:00 to 15:00] (it will tell you the duration), and then select "Weekly".

2. Set up the channel, and the next date that the program will be broadcast, as well as the time [16:00 to 17:00], and then select "Daily".

You will need two lines to program this. When you view the program that have been setup, it sorts the list in chronological order, so the line at the top of the screen will be the next program that is due to be recorded, and so on. After the time of repeated programs has passed, the date shown is automatically updated to reflect next occurance of the recording.

[Pila2]

Many thanks, that was the confirmation I needed. i was not sure from reding the manual if I could program these two cases in two lines, not all can do so. I would be recording only on the HD, there should be no problems with that.

Thansks again :)

[egrushka]

Got the RH1999H from Makro when it came out on special a month or so ago

Works great, no problems with it at all. Setting region free was also very easy.

Have burnt around 50 DVD+R's so far, all perfect ( using only Taiwan {not INDIA} made verbatim DVD+R's )

Dont know how I got along without it before
Can you please give me the procedure to set the RH1999 to region-free setting? Thanks

[MailMan]

Go for Phlilips, and in general i would buy the smallest amount of gigs .

If you can find one which is upconverting to 1080I , gives good picture.
End of this year HDMI 1.3 comes out which seems to be much better than 1.2

or wait a while,park your music on the web,sooner orl later HD DVD will becomes affordable

[vaco]

I found another problem on our favourite DVD Recorder. I bought the RH-7823W just over a year ago. Did the firmware upgrade to ver 60126A to sort out the lip synch problem and everything went perfect for a while.

Now every so often I get a vertical scroll on all of my inputs during time shift, recording or just normal viewing. The screen just scrolls on all of the channels you select (AV1, AV2 and normal RF channels), but the menu and recorded programs display fine. If I then switch it off and back on again, there are these green, purple and pink horizontal lines all over the screen with the normal sound for the selected input. I must switch it off for about 5 minutes for it to display the screen properly again, but after a while the scrolling starts again. Some days it will run for up to 4 hours without starting to scroll. I upgraded the firmware to ver 60330A without it making any difference. This is incredibly frustrating because I can't schedule a recording or watch a program with time shift because you never know when the scrolling will start. I cannot believe how dependant I became on this device.

I thought it had a one year guarantee, but just checked and it is in fact 2 years! :) So I guess I will take it in a see if they can do something about it.

[Tallies]

Just got a RH7624W for a steal at GAME, R750. Catch is: They threw away the remote. So I will be contacting LG tomorrow to see about getting a remote (they should have lots given the number of returns), and will then do the firmware upgrade.

Just in case LG can't/won't help, has anybody got a spare remote for this machine lying around?

[Dissapointed]

I was reading all of your comments on the LG DVD recorders.
I am looking for a good one to buy and wondered about the LG RH-1999.
The spec looks good and the write up also gives a lot of praise.

I bought and returned 2 different Philips models. The R3455 and a more expensive model. Both of them caused the signal to deteriorate in a BIG way when passing through from the composite in to the composite out sockets.
With a direct composite cable from my IPTV cable box to my TV (Hittachi 42” plasma 1024X1024) The picture is perfect. When it goes through the recorder, people’s faces look as if they have been filled with Polyfiller and sprayed over. There is no detail left.
Has anyone seen this effect on DVD recorders? Is it just a Philips thing? I have not been able to get a local vendor (Dubai) to adequately demonstrate the LG RH-1999. The expertise of the sales staff here is rather “special”. Can anyone tell me if the LG also has this problem? If so I really don’t want to buy a recorder because it will annoy me every time I switch the TV on.
Also, does anyone know what the native signal is from a Kreatel (Motorola) IPTV box is? It has an ethernet input and a composite and S-Video Output. I understand that S-Video should be the better choice but it depends whether the signal is derived from composite or separate chroma and luma signals in the first place. Again local knowledge is limited to which colour the plugs are.

[Corr]

I don't want to read through this whole thread, but Ive just done a firmware upgrade for my RH7624W from firmware version 50617A (original) direct to 60330A. This is basically the latest I could find on either the Denmark or Polish site for LG. The file is named RH7500_RH7800_RH7900_ver_60330A.zip Researching and finding the file was the difficult part, but the rest is simple.

On the face of it my recorder works fine and only time will confirm that.