Advantages: Slimline, Good Remote Control, Chasing Playback, Good Menu System Disadvantages: Lack of Hard Drive, Lacks Freeview Tuner, Little Pricey in it's Class
...but for the most part Sony have made the system easy enough for the novice. Most of the menu is navigated by directional keys and an enter button. Descriptions of menu items are available for most settings, and once you have used it a few times becomes quite intuitive.
If you have done some research into DVD recording before coming to this review, you will probably already know that there are many formats of disc available for recording. They are ... ...can in confidence say that Sony are consistent in their build quality and attention to detail (the kind of detail that you will actually see in day to day operation) that other 'cheaper' brands fail to achieve. So, in summary I would recommend this machine as either a direct replacement to a VCR and a good introduction to the world of DVD recorders. Should you want to make sure that your purchase is completely future proof, and maybe upgrade on the ...
ben_keene 09.01.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sony RDR-GX120
Advantages: picture quality is not to bad Disadvantages: Will not play back JPEGs,Buttons on the Remote too small ....
. I would just like to say that I have one of these DVD Recorders and it is rubbish. Not ony did I have to send one back because the Record Mode would not record what I had set it to, but also because it lacks so many features that the list of non features is far greater than its list of ones it does have. A) As is already commented on, There is No Pause whilst recording. (B) No Thumbnail replacement (C) Poor picture quality (D) No Delete of Part ... ...B delete - not the same, and this not work when played back on another brand of DVD Recorder. (E) Buttons on the Remote too small. (F) Title Thumbnails do not appear when played back on a Philips machine. (G) Will not play back JPEGs (G) This recorder is very poorly priced for what you get, a lot of much cheaper ones have more features (H) Cannot use PAUSE whilst recording (I) Makes noises as if loading up every so often whilst in Standby (Sony say ...
Aarkian123 05.09.2007
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Advantages: Clear instructions to use. Simple Disadvantages: Not at all reliable in our experience!
...had.
They might be from Sony but our experience is one of complete lack of reliability and both machines just stopped recording and playing any disc back within a month on the first occasion, and we managed to get 2 months out of the second machine.
I liked aspects of the machines though, not least the user friendly on screen menu which I think is one of the best I've seen, but absolutely no good to you if the machine isn't reliable enough. It ...
runetune 28.07.2007
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...OK for a couple of weeks and then same faults deveop. Would definately not recommend, despite having chosen this machine specifically because it got a good rating from Which? magazine. I am now trying for a refund and doubt if I would buy a Sony DVD recorder again. ...
321ewq 15.10.2007
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No Setup - Just put your batteries in and off you go. Our remote controlsare generic ... more
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No Setup - Just put your batteries in and off you go. Our remote controlsare generic ... more
replacements 100% guaranteed money back if not entirely satisfied. Put-Batteries-In-And-Go (This remote has been made for this Tv / Dvd / Freeview box etc, only,so no setup required, no codes to put in) Specifically manufactured in our factory for this make/model. Every remote control is tested before it is dispatched. Our remotes are NOT universal - so you do not need to set them up or put codes into them, just put your batteries in and off you go. Each remote is generically made for the specific DVD / TV / Freeview.
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