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Video recording: DVD, TiVo, and more.(Television)

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| November 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

If you're replacing an aging VCR, a recorder that uses digital technology now deserves first consideration. The reasons include picture quality that can exceed that of a VCR and some recording conveniences and capabilities that no tape recorder can provide.

With digital recording, there's no more trolling back and forth through a videocassette in search of the start of that big game; a few button clicks through an onscreen menu and the gridiron fills the screen. Some digital recorders also let you pause live TV and resume watching where you left off, or watch a previously recorded program while the device records a new one.

Much more expensive than VCRs ...

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