CyberHome CH-DVR 1500 Progressive-Scan DVD+R/+RW Recorder and Player , Silver
watch out for the upgrade!!
I have now had the third Cyberhome 1500 for a month now.This is the THIRD one I have brought back from Wal-Mart.Here is what I did wrong and what I did right....First thing I did was not to READ the specs for the unit as it calls for +r or +rw disks.Sony +r disks were bought and would not finalize.Second oversite was on Cyberhome,I could not edit the dvd title as the instruction book clearly stated I could.So back to Wal-mart goes the first recorder...Second recorder:Found the website for Cyberhome and read all there was to read,downloaded the upgrades(both)and installed,now clock will not keep time,but now able to edit movie title on dvd+r or +rw (Memorex DVD's as website calls for).<BR>Back to wal-mart goes the second.Third recorder:Went back to the wesite and downloaded the first upgrade (U0226200401XA.ZIP)burned to cd and ran upgrade.All works!!Clock has right time,dvd's finalize,titles are editable on +rw or +r(Memorex)and disks I have burned will play on the Cyberhome,Emerson,Sylvania and JVC players I have.So hard lesson learned,read the specs on the disks to be used.Follow the upgrade instructions to the T!.Decide if you need or not need the servo upgrade after looking again at the version you have.That is what messed up my second recorder as you really have to figure out what version it is and what YOU have.I also have used the &quot;new picture&quot;function and the edit title on both +r and +rw Memorex DVD's as well as about all the other functions this unit has.Also there is a hack to make the player region free but as for now have been unable to<BR>find one for Macrovision.And finally dvd+rw disks DO NOT have to be finalized to play in the above mentioned players.That is a good thing because if you get tired of the movie you burned you can always get the full disk back and record something else to it.I found one problem I could not correct.When recording open air the sound is very low,no fix for it YET..Hope someone will find this usefull and remember,wal-mart has a &quot;keep it new&quot; warranty for $26 and some change on their web site.If you mess it up,take it back........