Philips DVDR 3380 DVD Recorder

Advantages: Simple to use and good functionality.
Disadvantages: Startup is a little slow.

...Just like the other user, I too had this issue with the recording problem with Philips brand 4x+RW discs. Having had some prior experience with PC drives, I logged onto the Philips website (search for 'P4C' ) and burned the firmware update for this recorder onto a CDRW. After updating the set, it was able to record onto the philips discs! It also seems to be able to record on most minus format discs and a few +RDL discs. Video and audio quality is OK. Build quality is OK. Remote is uncluttered but the multifunction buttons (FFWD is long-press of chp fwd) needs getting used to. The main gripe I have is the long start up time but it seems that all recorders have this issue. HDD-based recorders, it seems, can have even longer startup times depending on the number of titles in the HDD! Why can't DVD recorders be like their...

Amonds 20.07.2007 · Read review
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A basic DVD Recorder with DIvX support

Advantages: View video and pictures direct from your Computer DATA DVDs
Disadvantages: You need a PC with a DVD burner to create your DivX format DATA DVDs

...I bought this DVD recorder for my mother so she could enjoy almost twice as many videos and pictures before she needs to change DVDs thanks to the Philips DVDR 3380 supporting the great quality compressed DivX video format. This means that a whole series of the TV programmer 24, her current viewing of choice, can fit onto 2 DVDs as DivX video instead of 4 DVDs in VOB DVD-Video format. The Philips DVDR 3380 offers all the connectivity you would expect to support all video sources in your non-HD video environment. Twin SCART sockets allow your VHS video recorder or your SKY/cable service box to be connected to the recorder and then looped through to the TV using the second SCART connection allowing you to enjoy them on your TV without first having to turn on the DVD recorder. These SCART connections also allow the recorder to access...

bigdoug 30.01.2009 · Read review
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Philips DVDR-1000 DVD Recorder

Advantages: Record onto DVD, Picture Quality, Remote Control, Features
Disadvantages: Standard Box, Chunky, Size, Picture, Price,

...the '+' version. Confused? Not surprising so when I had the opportunity to play with the new Philips DVDR-1000 recordable, I was not expecting an easy time in front of the box. Surprisingly, this machine put all our fears to rest and more. The Philips DVDR-1000 is one of the first stand alone DVD players that can record content off TV, video or another DVD player in the DVD+RW format. The biggest advantage of this format is that it is the most backwards compatible with the existing DVD player market out there at the moment. In the time I had this unit, all recordings onto the DVD+RW disc would playback on all players ranging from the recent Sony DAV-S300 Dream System right down to the first generation Pioneer DV-505. The only player that had issues with this disc was the Playstation 2 console. There are so many features that this player...

whitedevil 03.08.2003 · Read review
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Girls Aloud - Off The Record (DVD)

Advantages: An insight into a modern day girl group
Disadvantages: Didnt really show you too much, felt like the whole band was holding back something

...Well what can I say,to behonest I was very sceptical about this dvd and about girls aloud in general until i watched this dvd.I was really blown away by the songs,the outfits and just general performance. I felt this dvd from 2006 showed the edgier sound and style of girls aloud,the whole dvd had a more mature sound and feel to it that I was expecting. This dvd really provided an insight into girls aloud,and I have to say they were all completely different to what I was expecting,they were actually down to earth! The 6 episodes are packed with what goes on behind the scenes with the band members,what they go through,where and when,it shows there cometimes hectic lifes,through both a personal more private perspective and work perspective. Even though this dvd did not cover a massive period of time (april to may ish time 2006),it still...

lauzdoors 29.08.2008 · Read review
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* Girls On The Record *

Advantages: Fans will love it!
Disadvantages: None!

...Girls Aloud are a British girlband consisting of five members ; Nadine Coyle , Cheryl Cole , Sarah Harding , Nicola Roberts and Kimberly Walsh. Girls Aloud were formed on the reality television show ; Popstars The Rivals in 2002. Since then they have become a huge success. To date they have had eighteen top ten singles , including three number ones. Their style of music consists of pop and electro pop. Girls Aloud : Off The Record was actually a six-part series that Girls Aloud recorded for E4. The series was then released on DVD in the United Kingdom in 2006. The show comes under the reality-tv genre. The show follows Girls Aloud on their day to day life as part of one of Britian's top girl bands.. It wasn't until recently that I knew about this DVD when I saw it sitting on a shelf in Woolworths for £6. I enjoyed watching this...

xdonzx 30.12.2008 · Read review
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Phillips dvdr3305 DVD Recorder

Advantages: Stlish, Excellent quality, all dvd formats supported
Disadvantages: Slow starting up

...Hi, 1st let me just apologise if this review, like my previous is no good, as judging by some of the coments i might aswell not even wrote. Anyway have come back to do this to try and improve. Right, i won this dvd player about 13-14 months ago in a raffle and have had no problems whatsoever with it. The quality, like most phillips DVD players, is amazing; that of playing dvd's aswell as recording them. It's also very stylish and would fit in very well with the popular flat screen, silver tv's. Its a bit on the large side compared to some DVD players, but after a while you wont really notice so thats not really much to worry about. Its easy to use and has a lot of features, for example timer recording (set it to record at a certain time), an alarm clock, and different recording times ( ranging from 30 minutes with excellent...

000bob000 23.02.2007 · Read review
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Philips DVD Recordable - Right choice?

Advantages: Easy to manage, good quality recordings
Disadvantages: Format issues (see below)

...Without most of us really noticing a thing, the recordable DVD market has progressed in leaps and bounds. Could it be time to banish your video machine to the fiery depths of the electronic abyss? Read the review and then some important info on DVD Formats. Philips DVDR880/890 Both very similar machines, just varying slightly in price and features and like the new released models by Philips, they have been good sellers in a volatile and suspicious market. Features - Turn the first few pages of the manual and you would forgiven for believing you have purchased a stylish looking VCR. On closer inspection, the large gaping cassette hole has been replaced with a CD draw and all those analogue outputs with digital ones. Like modern VCR?s, the Philips range include the usual VideoPlus, PDC, timer recording, One Touch Recording...

Niburu 02.07.2003 (04.07.2003) · Read review
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Great DVD by Philips

Advantages: Very reasonably priced, Has many features that exist in more expensive models, High quality product
Disadvantages: Odd remote, Only in silver

...As with most of the electronic and other devices I possess, I am always quite pleased with my instincts when it comes to buying the right product and at the right price. My new acquisition the Philips DVD711 DVD Player is no exception. At just £189 this beauty is pure value for money. It provides you with almost the full potential of the DVD experience for a fraction of the cost of other DVD players boasting the same specifications. As is required I will first go through some of the important specifications. This player is capable of playing not only DVD but also Video CD (VCR’s) and Audio CD’s. This allows you the convenience of being able to slip in any CD’s and to know that it’s going to work regardless of the type. The system is PAL/NTSC and again this is a plus point. Here in the UK we use PAL...

vinodgm 15.12.2001 · Read review
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Unusual teen flick-Empire Records

Advantages: Quirky, fun and great soundtrack
Disadvantages: Predictable and a little sappy on occasions

...I first watched Empire records as a teenager and thought it was one of the best films ever made. Now nostalgia can make me watch it again and again and although I have down-graded it somewhat from 'World's Greatest Movie', I still feel that this is a good film about young adult life and deserves to be a teen classic. The film is about a group of teenagers who work in an independent record store (called Empire Records) run by Joe. The story opens with one of the employees, Lucas, discovereidng that the store is not making enough money and may be sold to a chain called Music Town. To try and save the shop he takes the day's takings and tries to win gambling in Atlantic City but ends up losing it all. Empire Records now in serious danger of having to be sold to the chain, the film follows one day in the life of the store and it's employees...

flyingllamas 29.06.2009 · Read review
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Freecome DVD RW Recorder USB 2.0

Advantages: ummmmm
Disadvantages: Doesn't work very well, slow, intermitently recognises disks, poor back up service, need I go on?

...I ordered my Freecom DVD Recorder LS USB 2.0 after my CD/DVD drive packed up on my 15 month old HP Desktop. I wanted it mainly to load CD ROM and burn DVD's from movies already converted to DVD format on my hard drive. Being that my PC had no disk drive I relied upon this external drive to load the bundled DVD burning software (Roxio 9). This took several days and many attempts. Then I tried burning my first DVD. After taking 3 hours to do a task that previously took about 30 minutes, this recorder produced a disc that no dvd player in my home recognised (and I have 4). I found the user interface very unfriendly and it simply didn't work. Needles to say, I'll be getting a refund!...

RMcCartyhy 16.06.2008 (15.06.2008) · Read review
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