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Sony RDR-GX120 Dual Format / Dual Layer DVD Recorder
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(3.5 out of 5)
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Excellent value DVD Recorder
(5 out of 5) by Mr. L. C. Button on Sep 4, 2006I have a large collection of recordings on video cassette and thought it was time to transfer them to DVD but a same brand DVD/VCR Recorder combi is about a hundred pounds more. All you need is a scart cable connected from the VCR to the Line-3 scart input and the same job can be done. Gamers can connect a games console in the same way and record.
This Recorder has excellent editing facilities on DVD-RW including A-B erase. On DVD-R and DVD-RW users can input titles for their recordings and a simple menu can be created for use on other machines. HQ is one hours recording SLP is 8 hours recording on one 4.7gb disc which does increase the pixelation of the recording.
Setting up was easy - using the smartlink connection the Recorder automatically finds the channels and sets the time although the manual does not go into great detail it is relatively easy to read and understand.
At this price it is difficult to fault such a useful piece of equipment.
This Recorder has excellent editing facilities on DVD-RW including A-B erase. On DVD-R and DVD-RW users can input titles for their recordings and a simple menu can be created for use on other machines. HQ is one hours recording SLP is 8 hours recording on one 4.7gb disc which does increase the pixelation of the recording.
Setting up was easy - using the smartlink connection the Recorder automatically finds the channels and sets the time although the manual does not go into great detail it is relatively easy to read and understand.
At this price it is difficult to fault such a useful piece of equipment.
51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Value for Money
(5 out of 5) by A. Daw on Oct 30, 2006 (UK)This is my first DVD recorder and I am not disappointed. I bought it for backing up my SKY+ recordings so I only use the scart connection and didn't need to do any tuning. So setup was a breeze.
For £125 this recorder is perfect. Quality is excellent, it can be region hacked, it's easy to use and it looks good. I especially like the synch-record function which works well with my PACE SKY+ decoder and it records to Dual Layer DVDs. I couldn't ask for more.
This recorder represents excellent value for money and I can't recommend it highly enough.
For £125 this recorder is perfect. Quality is excellent, it can be region hacked, it's easy to use and it looks good. I especially like the synch-record function which works well with my PACE SKY+ decoder and it records to Dual Layer DVDs. I couldn't ask for more.
This recorder represents excellent value for money and I can't recommend it highly enough.
71 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
Amaxing Machine.
(5 out of 5) by B Loughrey on Jun 16, 2006 (Dublin Ireland)I have just received this machine for my Birthday and am absoutley amazed with its capabilities. It was very simple to install and tuning and sorting channels was very easy. However it really comes into its own when you start the recording process. The different functions i.e labelling sorting and playback are excellent. If you are still reliant on video tapes put them in the bin and go and treat yourself to one of these recorders, you will not be dissapointed.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
No problems so far
(5 out of 5) by Regulus on Sep 3, 2007 (Scotland)I ordered this product with much trepidation bearing in mind some of the negative earlier reviews. However, I wanted a cheap DVD recorder to archive material from my Sky+ hard disk, and this model was recommended to me elsewhere (and does have some good reviews elsewhere on the web). I'm pleased that so far the machine does exactly what I want.
It's easy to set up (I just connected SCARTs to my TV and Sky+ box; I didn't bother with the aerial), the manual is OK, and I was surprised by how easy it is to use - as soon as I figured out that:
(i) the correct set-up for the outputs is video/video-RGB/video (thanks for another review on Amazon for this), and
(ii) you have to select the input (as Line 3 - otherwise if you switch the TV off the recording will stop!
The quality of the recording is fine, even on the lower standards, and the discs play back just fine on my Mac. The sound recording level is a bit on the low side, though.
The recorder looks OK, too, although the remote feels a bit cheap. I haven't noticed any particular noise, and formatting is acceptably fast to me. As I say, my needs are rather specific, and if I wanted to do more I might find some of the problems others report. Also I've only had it a week, so there's still time for the other problems to manifest themselves!
It's easy to set up (I just connected SCARTs to my TV and Sky+ box; I didn't bother with the aerial), the manual is OK, and I was surprised by how easy it is to use - as soon as I figured out that:
(i) the correct set-up for the outputs is video/video-RGB/video (thanks for another review on Amazon for this), and
(ii) you have to select the input (as Line 3 - otherwise if you switch the TV off the recording will stop!
The quality of the recording is fine, even on the lower standards, and the discs play back just fine on my Mac. The sound recording level is a bit on the low side, though.
The recorder looks OK, too, although the remote feels a bit cheap. I haven't noticed any particular noise, and formatting is acceptably fast to me. As I say, my needs are rather specific, and if I wanted to do more I might find some of the problems others report. Also I've only had it a week, so there's still time for the other problems to manifest themselves!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Decent price decent buy
(4 out of 5) by Zster on May 28, 2007 (London, UK)Makes strange quite loud noises periodically (every few hours on standby) and so I took it back to where I purchased it from. The 28 days warranty had expired so was forced to have it sent away to be repaired. It came back with a firmware upgrade - the noises are normal according to the Sony website but my other Sony recorder doesn't make any - and so obviously the firmware upgrade didn't fix the noises. Anyway they are not loud enough to wake me up and I like all of the other excellent options the device has (after all is a Sony) and the price is very good. It doesnt have HDMI and is a little slow to start up format etc but I need compatibility with my other Sony DVD recorder (would have to finalize disks if this model was a different make to record on one recorder and play on another). I would recommend looking at the Sony RDRGXD360S as it has integrated freeview and the panasonic dmrez25.