Advantages: 2 Manuals make a real difference and a quick start features Disadvantages: Was hard to set up. But again thats what manuals are for.
I received my Toshiba RD-XS30 today and it is certainly well worth the money. I managed to aquire the machine for 478 pounds and that included virtually next day delivery. You could pay up to 600 pounds, so shop around.
Now to the machine. Mine came in Silver, but I am sure you can get a black finish one as well. It looks rather like the old Video Recorders. I like this as it makes it easy to record programs without fiddling around with the remote. ... ...makes the disk useable for Toshiba DVD Recorders. I hope it works although the 9.4G ones from Ritek are pretty cheap compared to Toshibas Own and Panasonic.
Now this unit is state of the art. It includes a full editing suite so you can merge your programs together, cut out adverts and generally make a film out of your programs. Another amazing feature is the ability to skip between CHapters, think of a book, these are the segments of your program. ...
Chemer 18.03.2004 (27.03.2004)
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Advantages: 60GB HDD /DVD-RAM / DVD-R / HDD / DVD-Video / VCD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW Playback Disadvantages: No Dv input, Not Multi Region , No Mp3 Playback, Only 1 scart input.
The Toshiba RD-XS30 HDD & DVD - RAM /RECORDER RRP £700
What is a dvd recorder? A dvd recorder is similar to a video recorder you can record all kinds of things onto blank dvd`s , without the quality issue sometimes videos can have.
The Unit itself measures W 430mm X H 78mm X D 350mm
The connections are
2 Scart (1 in and 1 out)
S-Video Input (Front and Rear) / Output Composite Input / Output 2 Channel Audio Input / Output Digital Co-axial and ... ...is also available i think toshiba could have made these machine more compatable with this kind of media as well.
Region 2 playback however it will record in Ntsc(Usa)
DVD Video for playing those normal dvd films. CD Audio for playing normal cd`s via the tv
CD-R and CD-RW 60 GB HDD (Hard Disk Drive)probably upgradable.
Up to 78 Hours recording capacity in low quality
DVD-RAM (for archiving)
DVD-R (giveaway copies) Selectable recording quality ...
Geewhizza 20.11.2003 (26.11.2003)
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