Samsung Multi-region Capable DVD Recorder With 160Gb Hard Drive DVD-HR734/XEU
Samsung Multi-region Capable DVD Recorder With 160Gb Hard Drive DVD-HR734/XEU
DVD Recorder with 160 Hard Disc Drive
Customer Review: Hugely Disappointing…
Purchased this unit 4 months ago and was very pleased with it: multi-region, great design, easy to use, large storage capacity.
In the last 6 weeks the unit has gone from occasionally rejecting dvd-r/rws, to rejecting all blank dvds (of many varieties), to the point where it cannot even read pre-recorded dvds (and makes a horrible noise when doing so). While the hard drive still works a system error also occurs every few days.
Have contacted Samsung, who were not helpful in the slightest. After a good start this product has become very disappointing.
Other buyers beware that although a great unit, its longevity is dubious. At ?200+ buyers should expect more.
Customer Review: Superb piece of technology!
A superb piece of technology, huge storage capacity and it does everything it says it does!! I have always been fond of Samsung and being able to watch and record at the same time, multi region too is just superb value for money.
Thank you to Amazon for fantastic delivery.
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DVD Recorder HDD Philips DVDR3570H 160GB noir 
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Used Price: ?104.99
Seal Multi Format DVD Recorder And VCR. 
Seal Multi Format DVD Recorder And VCR. Copy DVD to VCR and VCR to DVD Features - Records external signal on DVD +/-R(W) or Video Cassette Tape Plays various types of formats Namely - CD-R DVD+R JPEG MP3 VCD CD-RW DVD+RW S-VCD Video Cassette Tape Programme timer record (upto 20 programmes) Six Head HiFi (Video 4 Head HiFi 2 Head) Copy function - Tape to disc and disc to tape
Panasonic DMR-ES15EB-S Multi-Format DVD Recorder 
Create your own video library with the DMR-ES15 DVD Player Recorder from Panasonic. The DMR-ES15 offers up to 8 hours recording on the same single media and contains complete connectivity including, a digital audio output and a DV input. The DMR-ES15 offers the advantage of multi-media recording with intuitive functions and optimal comfort.
Amazon Price: ?138.05
Used Price: ?83.99
Customer Review: very very NOISY
This is only an average product. I previously owned the Panasonic DMR E-55 model which was RAM and -R compatible only so i was expecting this to be a big improvement. It isn’t. It’s biggest drawback is the amount of noise it makes while playin discs. I thought it was a fault and sent it back and amazon very quickly sent another but it was the same so i presume it’s just the way this model works. Even when you press stop it continues to whirr for about 5 mins. Also when you put in a -RW dvd you must finalise it before it will play on another dvd player which really makes the function useless. I intended to record programs on RW in one room while kids watched their dvds in sitting room, then watch what i had taped later on in the sitting room but it would cost me a dvd RW every time. Finally it sure is ugly.
Customer Review: Panasonic DVD RAM recorders recording.
To those who can’t record TV programmes whilst away on holiday, I wish you well. There is no reason why this cannot be achieved. Two ways. Way 1 1:Set up the Digi box either Sat or Freeview onto AV2 SCART on the recorder. 1.1:Set recorder to start and finish at times required and specify AV2 as program. 1.2:Set the programmes required on the favouites list on the digi box. 1.3.Set Timer. Note, you could even use Video Plus and check that the entry for program has used AV2. It usually does. Way 2. Set up digi box as way 1. With SAT (including FreeSat), set up programmes required in the favourites list (make sure they won’t clash through setting program links). Set the recorder to External link via remote or on the front panel depending on model of recorder. The signal used by SKY+ sent by the programme distributer will start the recorder and switch it off into standby. Note that if you use the programme menu on a sat box whilst the recording is happening, the recorder will loose the continiuity signel and stop recording. The first way is the best but be sure to synchronise the favourites list and the recording times. Then turn your telly off at the mains and go on holiday.
Panasonic DMR-ES10EB-S DVD RAM Disc Recorder 
Customer Review: Broke twice, and slow!
I’m on the my second player, and about to return it to get another!!! Yes, it’s broken again. The first one died after about 2-3 months, as it didn’t want to read any dvd. It didn’t matter if it was a dvd-rw, dvd-r or a brand new dvd. I got it swapped in the shop I bought it from. This one has been fine for many months, but now it’s doing the same. It is saying that dvd’s are unformatted, when they are not. I format them again, and it comes with the same message. It’s also starting to get picky over what it wants to play, and this includes purchased films. It’s also slow. From off to record takes over a minute. From off to play is about the same time. It’s very slow. Also, if you are watching a film, and you turn the player off, then it goes back to the very start. Not like most players which stop half way. I would recommend getting a dvd recorder with a hard disk, as you don’t have the issues of dvd’s getting scratched, and the player only wanting to use bits of the dvd. I had been putting up with it being slow, but now it’s just annoying. I wish I had spent my money on something else, and I’m very disappointed as it’s such a good make. Don’t buy this one. You also can’t edit dvd’s before you finalise them (dvd-r), so you can’t add chapters. And it does a check at about 3am if you put it on quickstart mode, which is very noisy, and has woken me up before I turned this function off!!
Customer Review: Good but…….
I was very pleased with this at first, the picture quality on long-play is very good except for Football and boxing. Any fast sports and the picture pixillates. Sports should be recorded on short-play which gives 2 hours and long enough for most football except where there’s extra time(World Cup!). If something good comes on and I want to tape it, I can’t just bung in a cd, it has to be formatted and this is annoying! To be honest vcr tapes had a lot of bonuses in terms of being user friendly, bung it in, press record, don’t like that? bit-wipe it! I will eventually buy a hard drive recorder.
