Terry Pinnell wrote:
I currently make my own DVDs, mainly of holidays, and play them on my TV
(Panasonic TX-32LXD52) with a cheap DVD player. (I also make copies for
family and friends.)

But my video software is capable of burning higher definition discs of two
types: Blu-ray and 'AVCHD', and I'd therefore like to buy a unit which is
capable of at least the following:

1. Play standard DVDs on my TV

2. Record standard DVDs from existing Sky Plus recordings on the Sky box hard
drive. (I have about 6 Sky+ recordings marked 'Keep' and want to free up the
space.)

3. Play blu-ray DVDs on my TV

4. Play 'AVCHD' DVDs on my TV

I'm a total novice at this stuff, so would much appreciate any and all advice
please. Ideally some specific product recommendations.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

BR is a PITA, its got so many complex features (that noone is really
interested in) that it takes ages to boot.

Anyway my Panasonic BD35 has a SDHC card socket that can play AVCHD. I
tried using some conversion software to convert video to it but couldn't
get it to work. Video standards are a nightmare, we even have a mac
that is good at this stuff and it falls over with some equipment and
standards. We did get it to make normal DVDs from one camcorder, but a
friends wouldn't work.

--
Tony