After recording a programme it stops half way through when playing it back this happens occasionally we are unable to carry on with the recorded programme once it stops

I've got one. Does exactly the same thing. It usually happens within the first, say, 10 hours of recorded material. This is the most used part of the hard drive disc. We have 5-9 hours of programs we intend to keep so we end up re-recording over the next part of the disc repeatedly. This wears that part down. What I did was keep 2-3 hours of stuff in that zone and carried on recording and deleting as usual, as I still do. I'm watching it right now. But if I erase past the break 'zone', the recordings 'jump'. It has a big memory and shouldn't be a problem. So..........fill with programs to half the disc and record over the lesser used part of the disc.....it works for me. I'd be interested in hearing how you get on. Good luck Red.

SCART is designed to carry analogue standard definition content. So if the input signal is high def. it will distort.

To confirm you really have programs there, record a new short clip and try to play it back.

I have the LG DVD recorder DRT389H which has the same problem. You can't switch off the subtitles during timer recording from the Electronic Programme Guide. The only way I could stop this was to go to the main set-up menu then select the A icon. Select DTV Subtitle and choose a language that the TV programme isn't broadcast in. I chose Gaelic. The only disadvantage is that this stops any subtitles being recorded so you can't access them later.

Just record the shows to the hdd and when your there then burn the shows into the dvd from the hdd.the dvd is pretty small it wont hold many shows.

I'm not familiar with your particular model, but many cameras of this type have a "quick review" function that allows you to see what was recorded for the last few seconds to verify that all is well. This is critical in broadcast situations where you only get one shot to get the video. This is a quick way to verify that all is working without having a blank gap in the recording caused by an inaccurate rew/play/stop/rec sequence.

Check the manual for this "review" function.

Dan

had it 3 months,it was fine,now it has stopped recording and has erased all programmes i had recorded,do i just take it back to comet?

Seems that this one is also in need of exchange since it is definitely not working properly.

RETURN THIS ITEM UNDER WARANTY,DEMAND A REFUND AND PURCHASE A MORE UP TO DATE MODEL

my advise is that you need to take that set to qualified techn for repairs.