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Reviewed by UK Guest, 23rd Jul 2006. |
| Review Summary: Sony RDR-HXD710 DVD Recorder |
Overall Score: 5/5
 
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Review: The RDR-HXD710 DVD hard drive recorder is typical Sony - it is well built and reliable with a good range. I previously had a Humax 8000 PVR which worked very well but had limited harddrive compacity and no DVD dubbing feature, hence my decision to buy the Sony.
Good points:
Well built, reliable, dubbing to DVD is very fast particularly with 'minus' format discs and flexible range of formats; plays and records every type except DVD-RAM. Recordings off-air are excellent quality and a flexible range of compression rates from HQ to EP, etc Camcorder downloads via the I-Link connection are a dream, this is 'plug-and-play'the way it should be. You can record radio too but only in MPEG not MP3. You can play MP3s and JPEGs (but only up to 200 photos, from CD only). Dubbing from other sources e.g VHS, digiboxes, etc is quite straightforward.
Bad points:
DVD playback is limited by slow start-up and only 3 fast forward speeds (my Thomson player can spin up to 32x), the EPG doesn't always show details for every programme, subtitles are awkward to access. It is fussy about DVDs with mixed files i.e. MP3s and photos on the same disc. I wouldn't recommend this as your main player for commercial DVDs as a dedicated player offers more functionality e.g. zoom, fast forward, etc. Can't record to CD-R/RW.
Despite these minor niggles it is one of the best machines on the market. If you can afford it, the Sony RDR-HXD710 is well recommended.
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Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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5 |
| Review Score: |
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5 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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DVD, TV & Video