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Three disabled girls have been given a 4,500 payout from a beauty clinic which allegedly told them they were ’scaring off other customers’. Jemimah Kumba, 14, Aruna Gill, 17, and Amy Fox, 19, said staff refused to serve them and one ’shooed’ them away.

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Lite-on 5045 Dual Format DVD Recorder with 160GB Hard Drive
Forget about the running out of recording space. With the built in160GB HDD (Hard Disk Drive) you may record up to 198 hours (SLPmodes) of quality video programs on it. The co-existence of theoptical disc drive and the built-in HDD on LVW-5045 doesn
Used Price: ?186.99
Customer Review: OMG - They actually make you pay for this?
I bought one of these machines a week ago, having owned reliable Lite-on machines before. It arrived (from Germany) and worked superbly for 36 hours! It then refused to eject the disc I was playing, and just taunted me with ‘HELLO’ constantly! I emailed the supplier 3 times, and have yet to receive a reply from them. If I do not receive a reply by 10 Feb, I will be making a complaint and a claim to Amazon asking for a full refund! AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID UPDATE! Having made my claim through Amazon, the seller almost immediately made contact with me and arranged to pick up the Recorder. I have now had a full refund (from Amazon) and am awaiting the collection of this overpriced doorstop!
Customer Review: Liteon 5045 - too many problems
My liteon is barely 2 years old - numerous problems. On a number of occasions the hard disc has reformated itself without warning. But the bigger problem is that it will no longer record from hard disc to a DVD of any type. Liteon technical support have not answered a single email to date - and I am informed by a technician that it will be cheaper to just buy a new DVD recorded instead of have it repaired. Shame because the functions were actually quite good.

Panasonic DMR-EX75EB-S - DVD Recorder with 160GB Hard Disk - Freeview Tuner - and HDMI With 1080i Upscaling
With the DMREX75 DVD player you can save up to 248 hours of TV or video programmes on its hard disk that has an internal capacity of 160 GB.The DMREX75 has a built-in digital tuner so that you can receive digital television programmes as well.If you wish to file on DVD support, the DMREX75 has a multistandard writer that accepts all writable standards.You could also view images from your digital camera as the DMREX75 has an SD memory card slot as well as a camcorder DV input.The DMREX75 has a TimeSlip function on hard disk and incorporates a progressive PAL mode for better picture quality.In order to give you exceptional picture quality, it has High Definition images thanks to the digital HDMI connection.The DMREX75 DVD writer player is your complete digital entertainment partner.
Used Price: ?195.00
Customer Review: Over-rated and very annoying to use
This is my 5th dvd player having previously used 2 Pioneer DVD-Rs, a Mitsubishi Black Diamond and a Chinese generic brand. All the ratings and mags rave about Panasonics, but this machine has been disappointing. I use this side-by-side with a Pioneer DVD-R and am consistently unimpressedd. The upscaled picture is not what I expected - I run DVDs through my old Pioneer using component cables and it is better than the Panasonic though the HDMI. The on-screen menus are horrible - very hard to follow and not intuitive at all. It takes forever to do anything like editing a recording, or trying to record from HDD to DVD. The Pioneer is much clearer and easier to use - a real delight of sensible design. The controller is also awful - very clunky and stiff. Buttons often do not respond until they have been depressed firmly for the 10th time. It takes ages to do anything using the controller as it is so poor. It is also very badly set out and requires constant reference to the guide book to know what to do. It is also unattractive to look at, though this is a minor point, but is consistent with the poor design throughout.
Customer Review: Remember playback
I love many features on this recorder the hard drive is brill, I have a few problems though but a no one has mentioned them so am not sure if it is just me not able to find them. This machine always starts a DVD from the beginning it does not remember where I was up to some machines remember the last 20 DVDs that were played so when you put them in it starts where you left off and gives you the option to go to the start if you wanted to. I can’t find how to turn on the VPS/PDC, I find the manual not very good not as good as the recorder.

Panasonic NV-VP33EB-S DVD Player/Video Cassette Recorder

Appliance Lock (2)
Pack of two locks that can be fixed onto appliances to ensure that inquisitive children cannot open them and cause themselves harm. Features an easy-open release to allow adults easy access. Includes sticky pads for fixing.

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Sony RDR-HXD1070B - DVD recorder / HDD recorder with digital TV tuner - black
Product Description Sony RDR-HXD1070B - DVD recorder / HDD recorder with digital TV tuner Product Type DVD recorder / HDD recorder with digital TV tuner Dimensions (WxDxH) 43.6 cm x 28.6 cm x 7.7 cm Weight 4.7 kg Colour Black DVD D

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Samsung DVD-HR755 - 250Gb Hard Drive DVD Recorder - Multi Format With HDMI Input
Used Price: ?179.99
Customer Review: Defective by design
This Samsung product has many great features. HDMI, HD compliant, 250GB and so on. Yet it will have you cursing at the device within hours of starting to use it. When programs are to be recorded using the timer capability, the device must be turned off. If you are playing something at the time, it will not record. So you must switch it off, let it start recording, then go back to what you were watching before, which naturally it has forgotten about leading to irritating searches. Then when the timed recording finishes, it switches off the device, regardless of what you were doing. It is intensely annoying to use. Not a good feature in a TV recorder. Other systems do not have this design flaw. One can only speculate as to why Samsung designers might consider this a sensible feature as it so obviously is not.

DeLonghi KF8110J Stainless Steel Blender
Manufacturer’s Description
A professional blender with elegant metal body and large glass goblet, the KF8110J has a 1.3 litre capacity and 500w power output. With dual speed and pulse functions this product is ideal for blending, whisking and liquidising.
The additional ice crusher blade means it is also suitable for preparing cocktails and iced drinks.

Box Contents

Blender

Goblet

Lid

Blade

Full product instructions

Customer Review: You are just buying hassle. Avoid this one.
At first look this blender looks decent quality with a good glass bowl. I have had two and both have just fallen to pieces. The first one was replaced without question by Amazon after the bearings gave up after only lite use. The second has also blown apart the blade drive. Delonghi are absolutely useless on after sales service and will not reply to emails or respond to phone calls.They just keep you hanging on earning them money from your call. Their parts supplier say they do not carry spares for this model. How bad is that? Avoid this machine and Delonghi.

Customer Review: It broke in less that 10 months!
We got it as a present last Christmas. By summer time it was leaking. Come autumn it completely stopped working.

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RECORDING FORMAT: DVD+RW, DVD+R. UP TO 6 HOURS RECORDING TIME. ONE TOUCH RECORD FROM REMOTE CONTROL. PLAYS DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD VIDEO, CD, CD-R, CD-RW. VARIABLE SPEED AND ZOOM WITH REAL TIME PLAYBACK. FRONT PANNEL INPUTS: DV INPUT FOR CAMCORDER, S-VIDEO, (AV-INPUT). REAR OUTPUTS: COMPOSITE VID, S-VID, YUV, PROGRESSIVE SCAN, 2-CH AUDIO, COAXIAL. NTSC & PAL PLAYBACK. SCART UNPUT AND OUTPUT (INCLUDES SCART LEAD. BLANK DVD+RW DISC INCLUDED. PARENTAL CONTROL. CUSTOMER HELPLINE SUPPORT.
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Amazon Price: ?107.79
Customer Review: iNSTRUCTIONS PLEASE
We have had this item for 6 months and have no instructions. It works fine as a player but we have not been able to record anything. Could someone please help
Customer Review: PLEASE READ THIS
THIS IS A GOOD CHEAP RECORDER.IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO USE THE SOURCE BUTTON.I HAVE SCART LEADS CONNECTED SO SCART MUST BE SELECTED WITH THE SOURCE BUTTON.I HAVE PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN BAD COMMENTS ABOUT THIS RECORDER,BUT IT WAS MY IGNORANCE ABOUT THE SOURCE BUTTON THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEMS.THIS DVD RECORDER NOW WORKS PERFECT.
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Customer Review: So Much Promise
Firstly, It does do what it says, it records on hard disk and DVD, and it does so competently. It has little irritants like naming of titles is only in upper case, no QWERTY keyboard layout. The pause live TV only lasts an hour, which I know a year ago was cutting edge practically, but still! It tries to be slick, and flash but it realy isn’t. I do like the editing functionality but the menus are clumsy. Who did they test it on?The user manual says you can record on DVD-R but somehow it won’t let you. +RW is fine though. the picture quality is good on SLP so use that and save space. You can get a lot on 160GB at that rate. Good for recording your old VHS onto HDD, & editing it (in a basic fashion) before dubbing to DVD. You can’t watch one channel whilst recording another! It’ll be obsolete before long too long as it’s analogue. Shame really, good idea that wasn’t taken far enough. Add twin tuning freeview and better navigation / editing tools… now that would be the thing.
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Customer Review: A good DVD recorder and SACD player too
I bought this machine back in September 2005. It is still working fine and, to be honest, it has been a more reliable one than my original Philips (purchased a couple of years before that date and at a time when DVD recorders were selling for upwards of ?600). The old Philips constantly skipped and stuck on pre-recorded DVDs. The LiteOn has not done any of these things. Maybe I was just lucky with the individual model? True it doesn’t have any of the subtle editing capabilities of the Philips, such as chapter mark edits. However, aside from all the many a/v visual formats it plays, the LiteOn is also a very good SACD player. I have mine rigged up to play back through my hi-fi system whenever I feel the need. The SACD gives a terrific audio playback: certainly comparable with HDCD. I’m purchasing another one while they are still available: I can always use it in my office for SACD playback and keep as a spare machine should the original purchase finally breakdown.
Customer Review: Avoid like the plague!
I bought this DVD recorder just over a year ago and it has been nothing but trouble: 1. It rejects the majority of recordable discs, including those recommended on the website (which, curiously, has recently been inaccessible). I’ve wasted countless recordable discs trying to get this thing to work - the normal routine is that I insert a blank disc, it makes a repeated whining noise for about 10 minutes, then it displays the message ‘Fail’. Occasionally, it does accept a disc, but we’re talking about 1 in every 6 on average. 2. It’s slow to respond even on the odd occasion it does accept a disc. 3. It’s noisy. 4. Installing the firmware has made no difference. The old adage that ‘you get what you pay for’ is certainly true with this machine. It’s poorly built and hopelessly unreliable. But it does display the word ‘hello’ when you turn it on.
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Samsung DVD Recorder
Amazon Price: ?103.89
Customer Review: Great machine
Initially I bought a HDD dvd recorder (not Samsung) to replace my old Samsung model. After endless trouble trying to set up I shipped it back and bought this, the updated version of my old dvd. No set up problems with this. Easy to use and much quicker to load and process the discs. It’s quieter as well. If you don’t need a dvd with a hard drive, and on reflection, I don’t think I did! Then this piece of hardware comes highly recommended, and with a great price tag!
Customer Review: Decent budget DVD recorder
I bought this DVD recorder primarily for its HDMI connection and it’s upscaling capabilities. (I have a Liteon 5006 DVD recorder which still works fine but has no HDMI - for my Sony HD ready TV). Firstly my gripes; I’m struggling to notice any difference between normal and upscaled pictures. On some upscaled DVD’s i’ve also noticed some digital lines at the edge of the picture. Whilst 1 and 2 hour recordings are spot on - the 4hr long play has proven unwatchable in most cases - with images starting blocky with fast moving action - and then sharpening up when the action dies down. (The Liteon 3hr recordings - whilst grainy - are always watchable) Shame Samsung didn’t include a 3hr recording option which usually fits most British TV series on and longer films. It has a flexible recording mode - but all this appears to do is change to different recording modes depending on space left on dvd. ie. don’t expect 2hr 15mins recordings to be near 2hr quality - they are recorded in 4hr Long Play The Samsung does support dual layer disks - i’ve used Datawrites +R discs - but these are write once only - and are twice the price of +/-RW disks. (I struggled to see if this can be made Multi region through the remote - bought mine elsewhere where it was chipped.) Now the good; The operation of the player is relatively quiet and a massive improvement on my noisy Liteon It is inexpensive With it being super format - most PC’s will be able to read the disks making copying, editing and the like easier (My Liteon recorded +RW disks will not play on my PC - but the Samsung +RW ones play perfectly) The Samsung has a number of editing functions - which differ depending on disk type - but with +RW you can insert chapters manually and then hide them during playback (so it skips adverts etc) All in all this is a decent recorder for the price - which attempts a lot of things - and does them OK. Look elsewhere - and perhaps upping your budget for better HD upscaling
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Customer Review: pathetic
I rang this retailer up abou this product and the staff were very un professional and also hung up on me as they were unable to answer my comments i would recommend NOT to buy any products from this supplier as if this is the way they treat customers before they buy god help us if we folk out money then this behaviour occurs.
Customer Review: 6 months then bang
I purchased the Panasonic recorder because it had good reviews and also did all the things I wanted - play DVDs’ ,record plus freeview all in one neat box. But all I had is trouble. From the start the machine would not keep any preferences when it is turned off, so it has to remain on all the time unless the machine decided to turn it self off - for a self check - which it does, often. Now 7 months since purchase it no longer records or plays any disk! DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE - YOU WILL WASTE YOUR MONEY!
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