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Reviewed by UK Guest, 17th Apr 2005. |
| Review Summary: High quality product? Not on your life! |
Overall Score: 1/5
 
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Review: I thought, mistakenly as it turns out, that Philips were renowned for reliable products. Well, that is not the case with this pile of junk. Timer recording frequently results in the unit freezing up with the only way of freeing it being to unplug it, losing that part of the program which may have already been recorded. In fact, the unit freezes up for no apparent reason whilst editing, recording, copying etc. etc. It is totally unreliable. Dolby 5.1 theatre sound is only available in digital audio which is of no use to me as I use an anologue 4 channel surround sound system which works splendidly with my old dvd player. It also squeaks in operation when it's been running a while. The on screen menus are only available in small typefaces which I find difficult to read. There are some features which are not explained in the manual. Slow motion is a hassle to get, requiring a trip through menus!
I have to say that picture quality is superb if you can put up with the aggravation and background squeaking, which I am not prepared to do.
This would be expensive at half the price! |
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| Value For Money: |
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1 |
| Review Score: |
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1 |
| Recommended? | |
No |
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DVD, TV & Video