ILO DVD Recorder

Well I thought I'd throw this little peice in since I have not added a post in many many months , , First off when it comes to electronics , shit happens , they all fail at some point , exspeacially dvd drives , they are made much cheaper these days and a little dust many times is the whole problem. Me I choose to fix it my self , try cleaning the unit before calling support , for calling them will just piss ya off anyway , and with dvd drives , they sit unsused for a while the lens gets built up with dust then BAMN it dont work.. Me I have been useing the olde ILO DVR-04 for 2 years now and I look in thrift stores all the time waiting to find another one that some one tossed , mad e cause it dont work right , , cause me , yes I replaced the dvd drive in it twice in two years , but also got plenty of copies done , and this units firmware update takes out ALL copy protection , which was nice when backing up older boughten vhs , i wont say much else , but lemme add this , to this day i haven't found anything the r-04 wont record , ,just need to do it your self , clean it , firmware upgrade , and you good to go , , cause now you got get this newer stuff out on the market , they purposly dont do very good firmware upgrades no more, cause someone might be able to back up there stuff....geeesh what a wold , , stick with the oldeies , just works better if y get to know it

 

I must, have the only 5 that works. evey once in a while I unplug it,
and let it sit for a while. I have it pluged in to a surg protecter,
so I flip the switch. The only coasters I make, are the ones I mess up.
Does any one know how to block the blockers? I have some old vhs tapes, it says it copy righted and does nothing. Help.
ZoomZoom

 

I have an Ilo 04. No problems until last week. It was on and had HELLO on the display. The remote would not turn it off. I unplugged it for several hours and then it worked fine. I left it plugged in for a week with no problems. I turned it on using the remote. HELLO and then nothing. Unplugged it again and now nothing but HELLO. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

I thought I was the only one having problems with my ILO.
It had me at HELLO.
I have to unplug the power cord to get it to respond to the remote. Of course the front 4 buttons don't do anything. I don't think I have been able to record anything successfully in a year. It is a POS that I need to get unwired from my system.

With the line between computer and television getting smaller and smaller every day, i.e. downloadong movies to my computer, lcd TV displays that are not much bigger than my computer screen... I need to rethink my next TV 'system purchase

Dave

 

lost another one saturday afternoon--saturday night it recorded one just fine--i did have to unplug it after the first--it did not stop recording at the given time--just continued--for several hours--not really recording, i'm sure--this has happened a few times--then it gives an 'unrecognized disc' message--which i know was erased just before setting the recorder schedule--unplugging does seem to get it back on track--will try inplugging it every time i set it up--a good cold boot seems to work on several electronics in flux--but am at the same point as another--with recording ability from the computer abvailable--will probably not be using a recorder very long--

 

i use ridata dvd+r discs. never had a problem with them. but now everytime i use them they won't play. all my old dvd's will still play but the new ones won't. it saids invalid disc. but they play on every other dvd player i have. anybody know what the problem could be?

 

I have the simuler problem with memorex they have two kinds of +R's now out there. The one with the dots on top mine won't format them i t gets 99% and stall. If I stick the kind that has the lines to wright on no probles. Try using memorex, the ones with the lines to wright on. Sound like they redesighned them and changed the media formula. I got the feeling that is what happend to my media.

 

I am on my second unit. I originally had a 05 ZU that failed and then returned it for a MU1 back in February. The MU1 worked better than the first unit and I recorded probably over 100 discs. But, in the last couple of days it has been acting funny. Not reading discs and or finalizing them. It also does funny shit like pause all on it's own. So, I guess it's back to the VCR for now. Man, no wonder Wally World gave up on these shitty machines. I hate Wally World. I never shop there I recieved this as Christmas gift last year.

Any idea if Walmart will take something back that I have had since February? I am thinking about exchanging this for the new cheap Magnavox they are now carrying.

Thanks

 

I agree about the ILO there defective. I have had mine for 2 years with a little of trouble. But next time I will get anouther brand that is name brand that is afforble. I may consider on getting your ILO for parts. Mine still is function, will you consider it? I have gotten alot from walmarts and no proble with 99% of there stuff this is the first time I got me defective item. As the saying goes we get what we pay for. I took my chance when I saw the price.

 

Has anyone tried to take back there recorder since Wally World stopped selling them? Just wondered cause I am taking mine back this weekend and getting a whole different brand of recorder.

 

I have with interest read the notes in this forum regarding the ILO DVDRO4 - the good points and the problem areas. I bought mine on 12/12/2004 and up until today have had pretty good LUCK with it (from reading other reports and experiences). However, I think my luck may have just run out. I decided that I would like to watch a commercial disc/movie (March of the Penguins) with my grandchildren in the room where this unit is located. Guess what??? I opened the door, put the disc in, the door closed and I got the HELLO that some others have referenced. Nothing but "HELLO". Nothing else. So, I tried to open the door to retrieve the disc - ZILCH. Nothing. Buttons on the remote or panel would not work. Right now the movie disc is in the unit and I now am faced with the task of 1) retrieving the disc and saying farewell to the unit or 2) seeking corrective action to resolve the problem. Anyone have experience with this or something similar???? Appreciate any suggestions (no wisecracks please) or ideas!! I do have other DVD players/recorders - it just so happened that I chose this one to play the movie.

 

I'd recomend unpluging it and wait about an hour replug it in before you scrap it. Then clean the player with with a dvd cleaner disk. Unless your more comftorable with a thoural cleaner. I do mine with a Qtip and alchol and canned air. I am atached to my ILO 05 yes I can relate to you atached to your 04.
I honestly hope this helps.

 

I agree with above , unplug it for a while , But also while its unplugged hold the power button in for about a minute to discharge the capasitors fully before powering the unit back up , ,but if that fails , you may need to open the unit up in order to get your DVD out , for I had this happen once to , but what happened to me was my son did not have the DVD in the tray correctly & when the unit shut it jammed & displayed the HELLO on display ,I had to litterally pry the door open to get my disk out , its been fine since thou good luck

ps , if you get the disk out & problem still persists , try attaching another 16x DVD drive before tossing out the ILO , , I add this cause I have had mine for 2 years & yeas I replaced the dvd drive myself & it still going strong.

 

Audio issues. Sorry if this is posted elsewhere, but I was unable to locate this particular problem. This site is a bit confusing to navigate.

My DVDR05 is causing static type crackling sounds through my TV. I recorded one disc and played it on another DVD player and I did not hear any crackling. Also, thhis problem occurs while just watching regular TV. I've connected the TV straight to the Replay without this issue occuring and my old DVD recorder didn't have this problem last week. I've tried every possible wire/cable configuration possible and everything seems to point the problem to the recorder.

Is this a common problem with these recorders? Do I have a lemon? The recorder is over a year old and out of warranty. It's been in storage all this time.

Thanks.

 

I'll me honest I don't have that issue. From other threads other have had tuner problems. I have disk compatibility problems. I use memorex and and it has been very fusy lately. Most likely you got a lemon, I got 2 ILO 05 and I love them. Except they are very cheaply built and got alot defects. I'd try taking yours back if you could. I recomend getting anouther brand of recorder. I have heard good about the new brand wal marts carry. Some even have had video issues.

 

Bummer.

I've read on other fix-it type websites that the whole process to repair this issue would cost way more than the recorder itself. Dang it! I knew not buying a warranty on this cheap little thing would come back to bite me in the butt.

Thanks for the reply.

 

Are there any tricks to replacing the optical drive on an ILO 04 recorder. I am starting to get disc errors, after two years of flawless recording. Any help would be appreciated
Jim

 

As far as tricks to replacing the ilo DVD drive if yours goes bad , well not really , once you open the cover , the drive inside is attached by a normal computer power connector & ide cable , ,however you can either connect a replacement drive in a few minute with ease & just sit it on top of the old one & leave the cover off {which is what i do , for the ilo has poor air circulation} ,, or you can remove the old drive & face plate entirely & replace with yours, , this however must be done carefully & will take a bit of time.

Good luck