Sony RDR-HXD970

Sony RDR-HXD970

DVD recorder / HDD recorder with digital TV tuner more

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This Full-featured DVD Recorder has Hard Disk Drive with Integrated Dual Digital and Analog Tuner, 250GB capacity and photo and music management features.





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A review by Jemma_C on Sony RDR-HXD970
August 19th, 2007


Author's product rating:   

Sound Level Good 
Instructions Very Helpful / Very Easy to Understand 
Value for Money Good 

Advantages: pretty much does everything it says on the tin plus a bit more .
Disadvantages: only downside is lack of dual digital tuners

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review
i was 22 recently and was bought this as a birthday pressie (love you mwah!). It cost £257.94 from 247electrical.co.uk. we had the previous model (RDRHXD860S) but just as alot of other reviews say ours broke down too.

This machine seems to be far superior to the previous model and is far more intuitive to use. In operation it runs almost silently and performs at a much high speed (the 860s had a noisy fan and always had a slight delay before responding to each command).

All recording has been performed faultlessly and the ability to jump advert breaks at the touch of a single button is great. The 250GB hard disk is very rapid in it's operation and provides huge storage potential.

This recorder from Sony employs Bravia Theatre and Theatre Sync technology to give you high definition images via 1080p upscaling on all your DVDs. Able to play DivX formats, the RDR-HXD970 can also use DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs for your recordings. its also got a digital tuner so you get all your freeview channels

its very very sexy looking and has very good build quality, remote is much better than the previous version and with the addition of being able to read usb memory sticks and record directly from camcorder via firewire this is one of the best equipped sony pvrs to date

FEATURES:

Region - Zone 2
Standard - PAL, SECAM
DivX/MPEG4 compatible

Compatible Media - DVD play: video DVD, DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R
CD play: CD (CD-R/RW)
MP3 play: DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R, CD-R/RW
JPEG play: DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R, CD-R/RW
DivX play: DVD+RW/+R/-RW/-R, CD-R/RW

Removable recording supports - DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R / DVD+RW
Internal 250BG hard drive

Integrated Audio Decoder -
Dolby Digital
DTS
Jukebox MP3
Audio converter

Video Out -
HDMI output
Composite output (YUV)
Coaxial output
S-video output/input
Audio RCA output/input


2 Scart AdapterS
USB 2.0 Port
i.Link input
PictBridge input

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

RMT-D248 P remote control,
2 AA batteries,
2 antenna cables,
power cable
Manual in English


Dimensions (mm) - 430 x 76.5 x 286
Weight (kg) 4.7 
More Reviews
Sony RDR - HXD970 DVD recorder
Review of Sony RDR-HXD970 by Bob77

Advantages: Own internal tuners, easy to use and quiet.
Disadvantages: 250gb might not be big enough but there is the 500 gb version.

An excellent DVD recorder. I am transferring my VHS tapes to DVD as well as recording new TV programmes. It is fairly easy to use and the quality is excellent. I particularly like the way you can list your recordings by category (film, documentary etc) making it easy to find what you are looking for. Recording using the Electronic Programme guide is very simple and there is a facility to time slip programmes if your viewing is interupted by a phone ...
...a different programme to the one you are watching. The DVD recorder employs upgrading of DVD playback using the HDMI connection. So, if you have one of the HD ready TVs you will enjoy a better picture. One further attribute of this machine is that it is very quiet in operation. ... Read review

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Quick review of Sony RDR-HXD970
Review of Sony RDR-HXD970 by powerman123

The best recorder i ever used very quiet you choose what quality to record the film store your photo's very good quality i brought mine from curry birmingham get one now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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21.08.2008


Sony RDR-HXD970

General

MPN: RDRHXD970, RDRHXD970B.CEK

Product Type: DVD recorder / HDD recorder with digital TV tuner

Width: 43.6 cm

Depth: 28.6 cm

Height: 7.7 cm

Enclosure Colour: Black

System

A/V System Recommended Use: Home

Max Recording Capacity: 710 hour(s)

Features: Progressive scanning (line doubling), simultaneous recording and playback, chasing playback, USB 2.0 compatibility, PictBridge compatible

Audio system

Output Mode: Stereo

Connectors

Coaxial Digital Output: Yes

Dvd

Type: DVD recorder

Media Type: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, SVCD, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD, CD, Video CD, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL

Recordable Media: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL

Video D/A Converter: 10bit / 108MHz

Programmability: 32 events / 1 month

Media Load Type: Tray

Supported Digital Video Standards: DivX

Supported Digital Audio Standards: MP3

Upscaling: Yes

Dvd features

Video Noise Reduction: Yes

MP3 Compatible: Yes

DVD Additional Features: JPEG photo playback, Block Noise Reduction

Recording features

Synchro Start: Yes

High Speed Dubbing: Yes

Tv tuner

Tuner Qty: 1

Reception System: PAL, SECAM

Video features

Electronic Programme Guide: Digital EPG

Manufacturer's product description

This Full-featured DVD Recorder has Hard Disk Drive with Integrated Dual Digital and Analog Tuner, 250GB capacity and photo and music management features.

Digital tv tuner

Digital TV Tuner Type: DVB-T

Tuner Qty: 1

Clock & alarm

Clock: Yes (digital)

Timer: 32-event

Remote control

Type: Remote control

Technology: Infrared

Connections

Connector Type:

  • 1 x USB ( 4 PIN USB Type A ) - front
  • 1 x USB ( 4 PIN USB Type B ) - front
  • 1 x composite video/audio input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - front
  • 1 x S-Video input ( 4 PIN mini-DIN ) - front
  • 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK) ( 4 PIN FireWire ) - front
  • 1 x RF input - rear
  • 1 x RF output - rear
  • 1 x composite video/audio output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - rear
  • 1 x S-Video output ( 4 PIN mini-DIN ) - rear
  • 1 x component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - rear
  • 1 x HDMI output ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - rear
  • 1 x SPDIF output ( RCA phono ) - rear
  • 1 x G-Link Interface - rear
  • 2 x SCART ( 21 PIN SCART ) - rear

Miscellaneous

Cables Included:

  • Antenna cable
  • Remote control cable

Power

Type: Internal

Voltage Required: AC 230V ( 50/60 Hz )

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