Recordable DVD player

[The Tiggster]

My father is hard of hearing & currently uses a VCR that tapes subtitles during normal recording (this is not avaiable on many VCR's).

The VCR is on it's last legs & cannot be repaired or a replacement found. He is looking to buy a DVD recorder that can record subtitles also. Can anyone tell me if their model does so & if so what it is?

Thanks

[Buenchico]

I can't help with a suitable DVD recorder but, if your father lives in an area with Freeview reception, you might want to consider the Daewoo SV900 VCR. It's got a built-in Freeview tuner and can record digital subtitles from all channels which transmit them. It costs �129.25 from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf:
http://www.rnid.org.uk/shop/products/home_entertainment/ video_recorder_for_subtitles.htm

Chris

[The Tiggster]

Thank you Chris, Freeview was an option that we thought of, but my father does not live in a reception area. We also thought of Sky, but he is retired now & feels he cannot justify the expense.

[Buenchico]

Unfortunately, I don't think you'll find a DVD recorder which records subtitles from analogue TV. This site says it's not possible:
http://www.sense.org.uk/deafblindness/life/equipment/ent ertainment/video_dvd.htm

Following the links from that site, there seems to be only one option and it's certainly not cheap. If you buy any basic VHS recorder - they're not much more than about �30 these days - you can use an add-on box which permits recording of the '888' teletext subtitles. The only problem is that the box costs �240.45 (probably plus VAT if your father's not registered as deaf).

Chris

[The Tiggster]

Again thank you Chris, life is never straight forward when you have some sort of impairment!