$99 MXT DVD recorder with 250GB hard drive at Coles

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$99 MXT DVD recorder with 250GB hard drive at Coles

tassie Pete on 05/03/2009 - 08:37 (upload.ozbargain.com)

Coles has limited stocks of these DVD/HDD recorders. Cheap at $99 with 250GB hard-drive and USB & DVI inputs, but note - analogue tuner only. On sale from today (Thursday) but no rainchecks. (Seems to be VIC/TAS only.)

Bit of a mystery about which shops have stock: Coles Head Office says no stock left in southern Tasmania. However, Coles Glenorchy says au contraire - “…Nothing’s been delivered, we’re expecting a shipment tonight. They’re always doing this to us…”

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scubacoles on 05/03/2009 - 08:49 ¶

What are these like? My GF wants one for some unknown reason.. I keep telling her a TV tuner card in her PC is cheaper and better quality.. This might sate her desire and is half a bargain when you factor in the value of the hard drive as a spare part!

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scubacoles on 05/03/2009 - 09:10 ¶

DTV forums have a thread on these, they seem to be OK, but prone to capacator bulging just after warranty expires.
http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showtopic=47699&st=180&p=...

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matt777 on 05/03/2009 - 08:53 ¶

If my g/f gave me the go ahead to buy a gadget I wouldnt argue.
Pretent they dont have one in stock.. then go buy one with a dual digital tuner built in.

Result= everyone happy

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bctransit on 05/03/2009 - 09:09 ¶

will this be available in all stores?

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tassie Pete on 05/03/2009 - 09:20 ¶

I hope so; my catalogue is TAS-METRO but then I am in Hobart…

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bctransit on 05/03/2009 - 09:27 ¶

well, just checked the NSW catalogue and can’t find it :(

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andy19363 on 05/03/2009 - 10:20 ¶

It’s not in current SA catalogue…….:(

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scubacoles on 05/03/2009 - 10:23 ¶

Ah! bugger..

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Crownie on 05/03/2009 - 11:24 ¶

It’s in my local Victoria catalogue.

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TeaEarlGreyHot on 05/03/2009 - 11:28 ¶

Not in the QLD-Metro catalogue either.
Sounds like Vic/Tas only then.
[ :- { )

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search on 05/03/2009 - 12:33 ¶

Is it available in NSW or ACT?

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TeaEarlGreyHot on 05/03/2009 - 13:06 ¶

Check here: http://catalogues.coles.com.au/portal/
edit: Looks like that would be a NO. It’s on P22 of the VIC-Metro catalogue, in place of the MTV DVD Player in the QLD & NSW catalogues.
[ :- { )

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andy2 on 05/03/2009 - 21:06 ¶

anyone manage to get hold of one?!
i called 8 place today and they said it is all sold out this morning, some store said it was sold out since last week! since most of the stores dont have storage space so they put it out early damn it!

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xy2k on 06/03/2009 - 05:19 ¶

Got a bit of newbie question - is it possible to connect a HD Tuner to this via the DVI input and record in HD?

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covert on 06/03/2009 - 06:43 ¶

..edit.. ops.

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freddy on 06/03/2009 - 09:28 ¶

I don’t get it. Why would anyone want this without an digital tuner?
You might as well use the old VCR. Who wants to go back to analog?
Adding an external tuner would be awkward, and give poor quality.

Maybe it can rip DVDs to hard disk?? That would be useful. Does it?
OK, it sure is cheap.

DVI input? Output seems much more likely.

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scubacoles on 06/03/2009 - 10:02 ¶

It will be able to accept a compsite input from a digital tuner, possibly an Svdieo input but that would be about as good as it would get.
It wont rip DVD to Hard Drive.. it would need to break the CSS excryption to do so.
I seriously doubt it would have any digital output whatsoever.. component if you’re lucky!

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freddy on 06/03/2009 - 18:09 ¶

But it needs to “break” CSS in order to play a DVD :-)
So the device is cheap, but not much use, unless you don’t already have a DVD player or VCR :)