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One stop HDD/DVD recorder and Freeview with photo support
Advantages: It's a Sony, fully compatible with existing kit and buckets of features Disadvantages: Not as cheap as third party units
The Sony RDR-HXD995 is a combined DVD and hard disk recorder with built in analogue and freeview tuners with analogue and digital outputs.
It could be seen as providing the same functionality of several ‘set top boxes’ namely a freeview receiver, DVD player/recorder (as well as supporting Audio CD) and a Hard Disk recorder – giving essentially the same functionality as a VCR machine.
The main advantage of such a system is that it greatly simplifies ... ...it work with the proprietary Sony ‘SACD’ format however that isn’t a major shortcoming for many people.
I believe you can also use the system as an audio ‘jukebox’ but you’d have to feed it MP3 files via the USB ports, I don’t think it ‘rips’ standard audio CDs.
I’ll give a bit of background about how I came to briefly use this machine;
My father’s trusty VCR had gone on the blink – it looked like power supply had burned out, he was all for getting ...
dobieg 07.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sony RDRHXD995B.CEK
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The Sony RDR-HXD 790 is a finicky but effective piece of kit.
Advantages: Does exactly what it should. Quite smart-looking. Lots of different features. Disadvantages: Finicky to begin with. Instruction manual not crystal clear.
For a first time buyer of a DVD recorder, the RDR-HXD 790 is admittedly not the simplest machine to operate. To begin with is the initial connecting and setting up of the recorder. Although the instruction manual gives varying options of how to connect it to televisions, sound systems, cable receivers, etc, it was not terribly clear. I bought this DVD recorder to live in the same corner as a digital television, DVD player, and Sky + box, but the ... ...be received through the DVD recorder, which also has a digital input and hard drive recorder built in that allows you to pause live television. However, there is a way around it: For example, if you want to record two things on Sky +, record another on the DVD hard drive, and watch another through the television, you will need to plug the aerials into the digital sockets on the back of the DVD recorder, not the analogue as described in the manual. ...
tuckers87 22.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sony RDR-HXD 790
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Sony RDR-HXD890 what a great player it is.
Advantages: It looks very smart, It's not hard to use, quiet when playing the DVD disc. Disadvantages: A little bit pricey
...play. I think that the Sony is a very good quality product to purchase. From my point of view I have always found that most Televisions and other electrical goods come with very complicated remote controls and buttons, but I found that the Sony wasn't so daunting after all. So over all in my opinion I think this is a good DVD player to go for if your looking to have the extra wow in your DVD player. Enjoy. ...
rachaelrugby 20.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sony RDRHXD890B.CEK
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Sony 725 DVD Recorder - A Must Have !!!
Advantages: Easy to use. Always buy Sony. Disadvantages: Cannot think of any at the mo.
Love it !! So pleased we got it, only wish we'd got is sooner. Purchased on E-Buyer for £214. Great value. Love the pause TV. Easy set up (well, I can say that, I didn't have to put all the wires in), other half did it. Not too much moaning and groaning though. Go and buy yourself one now. Its great only having the one remote control. The guide plus is just fantastic. Recording is just so easy now, just a case of pressing a couple of buttons. Love ...
sumsb 07.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Sony RDR-HX 725
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Sony DVD/HDD
Advantages: Easy to use with long record time on the HDD Disadvantages: none
What a piece of kit this is, it is so simple to use and set up. It had lots of really good features and a long recording time on the hard disk. There are lots of different settings for recording quality and time but when you get down to the low end then the recording time might be high but the quality of the picture is not really watchable. We have it set so that there is approximately 250 hours worth of record time and this gives a picture quality ... ...is the USB input so you can use it and your TV like a very large digital photo frame, the only downside is I have not been able to download onto the USB which would be useful as some USB sticks are large enough to take a small movie.
The DVD player and recorder both work well and so far we have had no problems with it and would recommend to anyone looking for a HDD and DVD setup. ...
skleen 27.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sony RDR-HXD 870
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ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2400XT - 256 MB - Graphics adapter - PCI Express x16 - Plug-in card - TV out
Aiptek AHD C100
Digital Zoom: 8x - Supported Media Type: SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMedia Card
Toshiba 32RV635D
32 in - 16:9 - Resolution: 1920 - 1080 - Contrast Ratio: 50000:1 - Response Time: 8 ms - Brightness: 450cd/m²
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