Sony RDR-HX525 DVD Recorder with 80GB Hard Drive

Customer Review: Pretty good but where’s the HDMI?
Thanks to reviewer ‘Ricko’ for the advice on setting up. Got it working fine pretty quickly. It is slow to start up but once going is very good. I use the synchro record feature for transferring from Sky+ to HDD then onto DVD. Best to transfer overnight when Sky+ is not being used though. Not sure what the HDMI interface in the manufacturers review is. I expected an HDMI output on the machine but there is not one. Buy something else if you want to connect to the TV by HDMI. Picture quality is good so maybe is something built in to the machine? Other than that I’m still getting used to all the features but out of the box set up is fine for most.
Customer Review: Sony DVD Recorder
I must agree with the other reviewers. Sony manual is rubish. The recorder works well and is fairly straight forwards to use, but we have found some annoying limitations with it when used with SKY. The programme guide does not work with only a sky box - even though the manual implies that it may work. We can’t pick up terrestrial TV due to surrounding hills. We bought this as an alternative to SKY+, but without the programme guide, the system is complicated to use - my wife hates it. Also if the kids touch the sky box - after you have carefully set up the set to record - ie turn the sky box off or put a different channel on during your recording - then you will endure the frustration of having only half the film recorded. In summary if you enjoy a challenge, don’t share your sky system with anyone and want the flexibility then this box will work well - else pay the ?[...] for Sky +.
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