Philips DVDR3570 - 160Gb Hard Drive DVD Recorder - Black

Philips DVDR3570 - 160Gb Hard Drive DVD Recorder - Black
Thanks to its 160 GB hard drive, the DVDR3570H player from Philips is able to record up to 180 hours of video! With a buffer memory of 6 hours, you can pause your film and pick up where you left off before the recording has even finished. The DVDR3570H is compatible with Divx formats and dual-layer DVD and DVD-RW discs, which is really handy, and can also store up to 25 programmed recordings. It comes with a Progressive Scan mode for exceptional quality images, and a USB 2.0 port so you can play the files stored on your external hard drive and store images from a camera or even MP3 music files. With the DVDR3570H, the world of television?becomes your oyster!

Customer Review: Avoid!!
Ill get straight to the point, this is an AWFUL bit of kit, its painfully slow, records only when it feels like it and even then if it does record what you want it may just decide to randomly delete it at any time. Its also quite prone to freezing if you ask something complicated like changing channel to quickly. Oh and finally the picture quality is honestly so poor i don’t know how it passed quality control!!

Customer Review: Good with minor problems
This does not have an electronic programme guide but does have videoplus. Picture quality off the hard disc or DVD is very good. It plays DIVX movies very well. The remote has some small buttons but responds well. Recordings off the timer are fine but it takes a while to boot up.

The disply when watching live TV has a mind of its own, sometimes displays channel name, somtimes date or programme name. In other modes it works as you expect. Mine froze twice,the red record light staying on after a timer recording, unplugging fixed it.

I’ve not tried tranfer to DVD but it plays recordings on DVDR & DVDRW well. Overall I’m well satisfied

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Samsung DVD-R135/XEU Progressive Scan Multi-region Capable DVD Recorder With HDMI , DIVX Playback And DV In D
Stunning recording & playback

Panasonic DMREZ25 ?DVD Recorder with Freeview
Record hours of your favourite TV programmes on DVD supports with the DMREZ25 player-recorder! This device has a built-in Freeview tuner so you can access free digital TV channels. It also has TimeSlip and other functions for storing your videos!The DMREZ25 has a multi-standard burner that is compatible with most recordable DVD supports, too.The DV input on the DMREZ25 lets you connect your camcorder to the player and save your footage to a digital support. The DMREZ25 DVD player-recorder also has a digital HDMi connection, so you can enjoy high-definition image quality for all your video files.The easy-to-use DMREZ25 has all the functions and technology you need to create your own digital video library.
Used Price: ?86.00
Customer Review: fair-to-middling, bit pricey
Have owned one of these for 18 months, is still working well with regular use — mainly for recording a few Sky programs per week via SCART and watching DVDs. Average DVB tuner (the one on my Philips LCD suffers less break-up), good picture, reasonable analogue sound. Fan often comes on when recording and noise can be a bit distracting. Occasionally get disc noise on playback. 1hr and 2hr recording modes via SCART are good, 4hr is a little poor for my liking. Recorded DVB picture often seemed a bit poorer than the live picture was (more blocking, especially with smoke or large areas of same colour). OK otherwise.
Customer Review: re previous reviews
had this recorder for about a month now and i have had no problems with the manual nor any problems recording from sky+. picture quality is very good, it records on all discs, for the money i dont think you will buy a better machine

Samsung DVD-VR350 - VCR Recorder & DVD Recorder Combination
Able to record on both DVD and VHS tapes, the DVD-VR350 from Samsung allows you to unclutter your living room! This 2 in 1 device will give your VHS tapes a new lease of life and will also play your DivX films. Compatible with dual-layer DVDs, the DVD-VR350 comes with an extensive connection system, including 2 scart sockets to connect your other video devices. With its two-way recording (DVD-VHS-DVD) and simplified recording modes, the DVD-VR350 is a very-easy-to-use device! ?
Amazon Price: ?168.98
Customer Review: No Freeview problems with mine
Got the full range of freeview progams on offer - no problems with the setup - simple. Have now deleted the list down to a sensible choice.
Customer Review: misinformation
samsung dvd-vr350 as not got freeview as stated,contacted samsung they say freeview products start sr or sh