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Advantages: DVD-RAM offers great flexibilty
Disadvantages: occasional picture 'glitch'

One thing worth mentioning with this DVD recorder is that it is DVD-RAM compatible. This offers much more flexibility than DVD-RW, because using DVD-RAM discs is just like having a hard drive on your recorder. You can delete individual titles and free up space without having to erase the entire disc first. The freeview receiver is just magic when it comes to recording programmes. It couldn't be simpler. All you have to do is find the programme you ...
...- instant programmed recording. There's no fussing about with setting the start time or end time or anything like that. Unlike another reviewer, I have found the remote control fully responsive and very precise. As well as the SC card reader already mentioned, this recorder also features a DV (firewire) input to record straight from your camcorder. One slight annoyance: occasionally, on freeview, the picture 'glitches' and jumps. ... Read review

Advantages: Screen quality, navigation,
Disadvantages: slight hum from HDD when loding data

i purchased the Archos 605 Wifi 160Gb model last christmas and there is only one word that could describe this player AMAZING, the wide range of features that the palyer offers to the user is unbileavable, the ability to drag and drop files from pc or mac directly o to the player without the need for any third party software makes it quick and easy to to load data, the player supports a wide range of file formats including some HD formats but additional ...
...through a pc from the archos website, the image quality of the display is far supirior to others that are on the market the navigation is simple and easy to follow with the large screen it makes it a dream to use. to use the web browser additional plugins are required to acces the net, but it acts like a personal internet cafe where ever there is a wifi connection, perfect for students at university or business users. the device can also be used ... Read review

Advantages: ease of use
Disadvantages: bulky

This product compares favorably to all other mp3 players. It holds an amazing amount of information from photos to video's to music of course. Its is also easy to copy and paste files directly onto the player with out the arkward set up of a music library and having to follow restrictive guidelines.Photos can be transferred from other programs with a simple "send to". It has an excellent battery life even when watching videos. You can also get accessories ... Read review

Advantages: picture quality, large hard disk, can copy DVD to hard disk
Disadvantages: menus are confusing

The picture from this box is great. It has the benefit of upscaling not only DVD's but also the Freeview signal. So it will upscale the programme you are watching or any you record. The Standard recording quality is pretty much perfect, I cannot really see much difference from this to the XP (high quality) recording mode and for day to day use it works really well. There are some handy features like being able to move DVDs (which are not copy protected ...
...This is really handy for building a library of home movies at your finger tips if you want it. The menu and ease of use is a little poor. It is confusing what buttons do what sometimes because the remote has to handle DVD playback and also HDD playback and navigation. However once you get used to it, its ok. The lack of dual tuner is a problem and makes some things a pain. For instance you cannot look at the guide whilst a programme is recording. ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to set up. Good quality pictures from weak signals.
Disadvantages: A little fiddly to use.

This DVD/Hard Disk recorder is built to a high standard. It is easy to install, just requiring a SCART cable to your TV (you could use HDMI or AV cables if you prefer and your TV supports these). Then plug the ariel cable into this box (included) and an ariel cable to your TV (included). Switch this on and it quickly scans for TV channels and begins to download the programme guide very quickly. Easy. Using the device isn't quite so simple. Most ...
...daily and weekly recording are listed in the manual - you will need to read this). Using the Direct Navigator (library of recorded programs) and the TV guide are both quite simple. But you cannot flick from one to the other without going back to the TV first. It is a single tuner and as such you cannot watch another program at the same time as recording and the box flicks to the recording channel a little while before the recording starts, so you ... Read review