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Sony HDD+DVD recorder, 1080p upscaling.

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5 Dec 26th, 2008 

15 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Perfect recordings in SD mode, even better in HQ mode .  Goodlooking unit .

Disadvantages:
Only one digital tuner, can't watch one channel whilst recording another

Recommendable Yes:

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Off air DVB-T recordings in SD are totally indiscernable from the original broadcast quality, that alone is very impressive, but even more so is that HQ mode, which records at a staggering 15mps seems to actually *improve" over the broadcast quality! And it is HQ mode recordings when being upscaled via HDMI (To a 40" panny 1080p) that it really is impressive, No smearing, true deep colours etc. But HQ mode cannot be burned to DVD, HQ recording mode is only available to the HDD.
DVD playback is excellent.
Minus points:
No USB/network capabilities.
CD playback is good but bass light.
The default setting output is S-Video, had to rummage around menu to activate full RGB SCART, and Component.
An excellent recorder, but sonics slightly lacking richness. 9/10 

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RICHADA 27.12.2008 12:06

Hello and a very warm welcome to Ciao. A slightly bare bones review, but undoubtedly helpful. In order to score better rates I would suggest having a read around the site to discover what we rate highly. Richard.



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