Alba DVD Recorder Up to 4 hours of recording

November 29, 2007 | By Doug In DVD Recorders |

Alba DVD Recorder Up to 4 hours of recording
Silver.

DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD playback compatibility.

DVD+R, DVD+RW recording capability.

Up to 4 hours of recording.

2 channel stereo output.

Supports region 2 coding.

Multi-Angle feature.

Zoom feature.

1 SCART socket.

Remote control requires 2 x AAA batteries (not included).

Size (H)4.8, (W)42, (D)25.4cm

Toshiba DR17DT DVD Recorder with Digital Tuner
Recordable formats: DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW.
Amazon Price: ?172.47
Customer Review: not that impressed (yet)
I’ve only had this player 2 days but I must say my first impressions are not that great. On paper this machine seems to do everything, but I took a risk buying it as I couldn’t find any reviews for it online. My first comment is that it’s so s……l……o…….w. Put in a DVD movie and it takes an age for the menu to appear. Once playing a movie things are not much better. The 1080p upscaling (via HDMI) seems to work - however Iam not sure it’s any better than the xbox360 over VGA. The user interface looks dated and again is very slow to nativate around. I’ve yet to attempt any recording, but I hope it will score better in that area! So far only 3 stars (for HDMI output and styling).

Philips DVDR3570 - 160Gb Hard Drive DVD Recorder - Black
Take control over your TV.
Amazon Price: ?184.82
Customer Review: Excellent product but with a few minor problems
Let’s face it, VHS is dead, so I needed a DVD recorder so I can record programmes off the TV etc; we’re all in that situation now aren’t we? There are so many DVD recorders available on the market now I started to wondered what else I wanted from a DVD recorder. I choose the Philips 3570 because it has so much going for it: The positives: - it can play DivX movies, - it can record on nearly any blank DVD (all except DVD-RAM) - it has a built-in USB port and IEEE1394/Firewire port (4pin) - it has DV composite-in - you can do minor video editing - it has VideoPlus Timer - internal hard disk (various sizes depending on model) - you can transfer files from HDD to USB or DVD etc Once the recorder was installed with my TV and Freeview, I was very happy, but then I started to notice the little things. The negatives: - it ain’t multiregional (this is stated, so my fault) - the interface is very slow - the remote takes some time to get use to - the whole unit crashes once in while for no reason whatsoever - it takes about a minute to boot up, so there is no instant recording - the depth of the unit is large, so make sure you have shelf space Even with the minor problems, the unit is very good and I am very happy with it. Philips could do a lot more with this unit, add Freeview, add HDMI, better interface, but all in all, this unit should cater for all your needs, especially if you acquire DivX movies off the Internet.