DVD Recorders > Funai DVD Recorders

Moral - know what you want before you buy it.

Advantages: It's cheap.
Disadvantages: Simple to use - I don't think so.

This is just the shortest of reviews because I noticed that reviews for it were a little thin. I promise to replace this with a more comprehensive effort after more use. What did I want? A quick way of copying old VCR tapes to DVD. Did I get this? No. Main problem - given you have a VCR, and a blank DVD, it would seem logical that it was possible to plug in the box, and press a few buttons - or even use the remote. Not possible. The commands and ...
...end of the world, but anyone with a DVD, VCR, Digibox etc., will know that just finding a way to plug anything new in is a pain. I eventually found a spare TV, not used for anything, and got started. It wasn't the hardest process, but not exactly what you'd call user friendly. With a broadcast quality VCR, the conversation to DVD worked well. The poorer the VCR, the poorer the DVD. My personal opinion is that the set-up and manual are not that ...

nemo183 15.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Funai DRVR-B778

Funai DBVR5700

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: expensive and rubbish

Got this vcr in april 2007, so far it is ok but lacks even basic feature which to be honest when you have paid £78 you expect more than just basics. I unpacked it and plugged it in only to find that it was faulty so i had to take it back. Picked up new one unpacked, plugged it in fine it played dvd but only ones that i have purchased from the shop it would not except home photo movies yet even my other tesco £20 reads them perfect. The zoom feature ...

6719jason 27.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Funai DBVR 5700

cozy nights in

Advantages: easy to use great picture quality
Disadvantages: a little costly

Samsung DVD-SH895 This HDD ready DVD player is quite impressive although it is a tad costly, you can find it at Tesco’s for £199 and may pay a little more at other stores such as Curry’s or Comet. Although having said that if you go to the checkout at Comet and tell them you’ve found it cheaper elsewhere they wil look it up on their computers and match the price, I have done this several times at Comet and they have always matched the price of other ...
...and compare prices. The Samsung DVD is black and has built in freeview, which saves on buying two items separately. Its easy to set up, just plug in and go to the menu to tune in the free view and away you go. The quality of the picture is excellent, I noticed the difference in quality straight away, the picture is cleared and crisp. It doesn’t come with extra scart leads though so you have to buy these separately. It has a CD ripping function ...

Sunnysmiles 24.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Samsung DVD-SH895

I dare you to press RECORD

Advantages: The ability to transfer VHS to DVD
Disadvantages: Sometimes graphics never turn out the way you want them to

This review is for the Toshiba RD XV47-K-TE multifunction DVD player and recorder. Setup ------------ Well the DVD player is pretty easy to get ready but you will take a while to sort out the options. You plug the mains into the socket and you just have to wait for the system to load up. You find the right channel usually for me it would be an AV scart section and you have a blue screen pop up. You use the remote control to select options such ...
...recorder to actually find channels which is not advisable as will be explained later on. Once the settings are done you can then go ahead and play anything you wish to on this system without any hassle at all. Design ----------- The DVD recorder is mainly black which is perhaps obviously from the picture. On the front you have the main buttons and functions; you have the opening for the DVD's to be placed into and a VHS opening as well for ...

tink-er-bell 19.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Toshiba RD-XV47

Great recorder for simpletons like me

Advantages: Easy to use. Recordings automatically start at the right time.
Disadvantages: Can't watch one channel and record another.

...just hasn't happened with the Sony and I've had it for about ten weeks now. The on-screen menus are so straightforward that even I can't get it wrong. Another thing I like about it is that it seems to start the recording at the exact right moment, even if the program starts a bit late. It's great not having to put tapes in and this thing has an enormous capacity. Another great feature is 'catchup' - you can start watching a recording before it has ...
...feature. I also like having four fast forwarding speeds. My main complaint is that (as far as I can tell) it can't record one program while I watch another program on a different channel. The little display that shows what channel you've just switched to is a bit small, and when you turn on the program guide you lose the sound for a few seconds, but these are minor gripes. The main thing is that it is reliable and easy to use so I'd recommend it. ...

MarkFromMullion 13.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sony RDRHXD890 HDD DVD Recorder 160 GB