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We've had this machine for nearly 3 years now. Its not perfect, and it does have its own little niggles, but once you get used to them, overall its an excellent machine, and so far reliable so if... more

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  • Picture Playback
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  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    SpencerJJ

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Recordings Play On Any DVD Player, Good Quality Recordings, Thumbnails Of Recordings...

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Annoying Delay Before Recording...

    I dont know if your like me but I was always recording programs but never watching them back because I couldnt be bothered to hunt through the stacks of tapes (normally not labelled) to find the correct one then spend another 20 mintues fast forwarding and rewinding trying to find exactly what I was looking for... No? Maybe it was just me then! But even so thats the main reason I decided to buy a DVD recorder. I had seen a few about made by companies I had never heard of but the DVDR70 from Philips caught my eye. I saw it in my local Tesco for £249.99 but it was still a little too expensive ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    NinkyRudes

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to set up, excellent quality for the price

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Unintuitive remote, dull menu system

    Q: What is it? Who’s it designed for? A: The DVDR70 recorder is Philips first real attempt to slash prices in this market, making a DVD recorder that is able to match top quality DVD players in price, as well as offering better general playback quality than many of its competitors. Sure, there are cheaper recorders on the market, but they will always show themselves to be a poor investment in the long run. What you get with this model is a very good-looking, functional machine, with a few neat touches thrown in. It’s the perfect choice for those looking to ditch that dusty old VCR, and embrace ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mcarocks2004

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages See Review

    Disadvantages Disadvantages See Review

    Background: Like any other new product on the market, it takes time for the price to drop to an affordable rate which will draw in the customers. With the high rate of development and technology advancement in this category, DVD recorders have almost halved in price in just the space of a year. More and more companies are entering the market to make and distribute this type of product in order to capitalise on a potential gold mine, more competition equals a drop in price as companies reluctantly fight it out between each other. It’s no surprise in this new and fresh segment of the market that ... more
  • 51 of 51 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    redballoon

    4 Stars Recording disks Review with images 18/05/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cheap, all the fuctions you could need

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can give low quality on longer recording time

    My mum and dad wanted to enter the 21st Century and wanted a DVD player! I was quite shocked that they wanted something technical and I came up with a great idea. I gave them my oldish DVD player which works really well and then I used the money that my mum gave me to buy another DVD player but one that would record. This make and model was just what I was looking for. It's one of the cheapest record-able DVD's on the market and that was the main reason why I brought it. Many of the recordable DVD machines are still expensive and you can easily pay around £400 upwards for one. I found this one ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    runetune

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very realiable, solid machine

    Disadvantages Disadvantages One or Two niggles from slowness to not liking cheaper discs

    We've had this machine for nearly 3 years now. Its not perfect, and it does have its own little niggles, but once you get used to them, overall its an excellent machine, and so far reliable so if you are looking for something and you come across one of these machines I would say its worth a look. First the best aspects of the recorder. Plenty of choice on recording times. From very high quality of an hour, through to up to 6 hours on a disc. Excellent quality of picture and sound, which although does drop off at 6 hours, up to 4 hours, the drop off isn't too noticeable, and between 1 and 2.5 ... more

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Product Details

Manufacturer Philips
DVD Player / Recorder DVD Recorder
Blu Ray Playback No
MPEG4 Recording No
PCMCIA Interface No

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