2 comments about GoVideo R6750 DVD Recorder.

1. First of all, I have the GoVideo Dual Deck VCR player which I got about 5 years ago and that works excelently, so when it came time to upgrade my DVD player, I thought...
   "why not GoVideo"?
   
   I"ll tell you why not...
   
   Their DVD player/recorder is a piece of CRAP. Let's start with that.
   
   I wanted a DVD player that could also record.
   
   While this one did just that, it seemed to have a mind of it's own.
   
   I'd only owned the damned thing for 2 months when it started acting up.
   
   e.g. When you insert a DVD disc, what do you expect?
   
   For the TV screen to show the DVD main menu, right?
   
   And when it is on the main menu, and the "PLAY" option is highlighted, meaning, if you press "play" or "OK" on the remote it should play the movie, right?
   
   WRONG!
   
   If you press "OK", it doesn't work.
   
   what happens, a blue blank screen appears on the TV screen.
   
   You have to press "play" only, apparently.
   
   And that was only after a couple months.
   
   And now it's been 9 months and my DVD player/recorder - which by the way, cost me about $170 - is not working.
   
   No "main menu", NOTHING!
   
   Hell, my homie has a regular $45 DVD player that he's had longer than me (and not from GoVideo) and the darn thing is still working!
   
   As far as I'm concerned, this is the last product I'll ever buy from GoVideo!!!!
   
   I wish there was a less than 1 rating!



2. Basic machine, functioned satisfactorily for 6 months, but then stopped playing or recording. Tech support said to clean the laser, which I knew was not the problem, and of course $15 later it still did not work. They then said that the laser had gone bad. I could take it in for repair. That might cost more than the machine, but I told them I would consider it since the warranty still covered parts for 1 year. I was informed that the company had decided not to honor the warranty any more!
   
   I won't buy another GoVideo product.

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4 comments about Remanufactured RCA DRC-8040N DVD Recorder.

1. I don't know if I only got a really bad apple, but this one is a JUNK!!! Amazon rips me off with this crap big time!! 30-day warranty is not enough for refurbished products for electronics. Sure, this junk operates OK during the 1st couple of weeks although showing some signs of hidden defects. But after the 30 day warranty lapsed, everything went berserk. I won't be surprised it this junk will explode one of this days!!! You wont buy this product even for a penny!!



2. I spent considerable time installing this unit in my system..After several frustrating hours..trying to unlock the disc slot I discovered that the unit would not open.. Sent the unit back using the very efficient return system prpovidedby Amazon. Did NOT replace the unit



3. Unit didn't work from day one out of the box. Unit froze in "hello" mode.
   Complete resets didn't fix the problem.
   On a positive note, Amazon made it right with a full refund.



4. This player was very difficult to understand. It isn't for someone who wouldn't be able to set the time on a VCR. I returned it.

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5 comments about Sony RDR-GX300 DVD Recorder.

1. Don't buy SONY! After owning this product for little over a year, it fails to read any disk. All disks, commercial, -r, -rw,+rw, even disks it has created on it's own, generate the "disk error" message. Brand new disks (straight from the packaging) even generate this message now. Sony was uninterested in assisting me, simply telling me to send the unit in, at my cost and they would let me know what it will cost for repairs. Best case scenario was over $120.00 plus shipping. Costs could be $300.00 or more. Or course then they could keep the paperweight and I could tell them not to repair it. Don't take my word for it, before you buy Sony, google "Sony disk error" and see how many hits you get. The most knowledgeable claim the problem is a faulty laser assembly, which Sony is aware of but refuses to make right. I realize things do not last forever, but modern electronic equipment should function longer than 18months. I don't see myself ever purchasing another Sony product.



2. I bought this unit in Oct. 2004. Until now I couldn't have been happier. Now, the unit will not play any disc - not the movies it recorded and not the store bought titles. However, I have had problems with the Sony blank CD-Rs I bought. 5 out of 25 were bad, and the unit messed up the recording. The next blank set of 25 I purchesed were Phillips. Only one out of 25 were bad. Now, I wonder if it was the unit instead of the discs.



3. I bought this item 5/06/06 from circuit city. It was an open box item. I paid about $90. bucks for it. Let me first say that i bought a panasonic a couple of years ago for about $500. It wouldnt record on all formats and finally the slot wouldnt even open to load disk any more. I pawned it. This unit RDRGX300 is remarkable. I did mention it was an open box right? It works flawlessly. I dont even have the instructions but when youve worked with a few of them, the features are pretty simple to figure out. I have no problems and i figure i'll have this for a few years.



4. I bought this burner to record my favorite shows off of my DVR instead of having to buy the "show DVDs" that are $60 a season. I quickly grew tired of messing with commercials and just chucked the burnable dvds. So I never use this recorder for... recording. One good thing I remember for the few weeks I used the recorder (on a daily basis btw) was the inimitable "Record PAUSE" button. So important when using a burner for television shows. Also, I remember finding blank dvds was super easy since this burner uses practically every type of burnable dvd (unlike other burners).
   
   But! What makes me love this dvd play more than the invention of dvds itself is how absolutely reliable, complex (yet simple!) and smart it is. It is like the "Super DVD Player!" I've had maybe 4 or 5 other players since dvds became popular and this Sony player has every option, every advantage, every idea I could want.
   
   After over a year together, I love this player!



5. We bought our Sony DVD Recorder a couple of years ago and spent nearly $300. Now because of the latest DVD copyright enhancements, newer DVDs won't even PLAY!! This has happened to Knocked Up, The Bourne Ultimatum, Saw IV and others. Please do not waste your money!! This may have been a great product when it was first introduced but it will not play newer DVDs! A friend of mine bought this product last year and it is happening to hers also.

1 comments about Rca drc8052n dvd recorder with hdmi.

1. Bought a refurbished one of these: RCA drc8052n DVD Recorder with HDMI. I am thrilled with it! Very easy to understand and use, and best of all, it makes really good quality recordings that I can enjoy on other DVD players. Highly recommend.

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5 comments about Philips DVDR615 DVD Recorder.

1. This is the worst dvd i ever purchased - it never worked properly and just when the warranty expired it completely stopped responding, after resetting it to original settings it still did not work, the menu is not friendly - this is just a poor product. This is the second phillips product I have purchased and this is one will join the first in the trash.
   
   I do not recommend this or any other phillips product.



2. I would have given it a "5 star" rating except I could never get it to playback store bought DVD's in DD 5.1 or DTS 5.1.
   But... I have made over 100 DVD+/R recordings and they all play back perfectly in DD 2.0. Most receivers will allow DD prologic I or II and DTS neo:mode for playback in surround. I made them mostly for my laptop for traveling which I only listen to via stereo headphones anyway. I also recorded many NFL games in HD during the course of the season (DVD+/RW) and even at the M3 recording level they were dooable - all erased just fine for the following weeks games. I would reccomend only an M1, M2 or M2x for anything you want at DVD quality. it starts with the source - I only record HD source material and a few items from my camcoder. The better the source - the better the final product. I use the Phillips DVD+/R blanks exclusively.........



3. THIS UNIT IS JUNK. THIS WAS GIVEN TO ME TO REPLACE THE UNIT THAT I PURCHASED THAT ALSO BROKE!!!!!!!!! IT HAS BEEN A TWO YEAR NIGHTMARE DEALING WITH PHILIPS AS THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTHING BUT PROMISES AND LIES. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DO NOT PURCHASE ANY PHILIPS PRODUCTS AS THEY DO NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TWO YEARS AND 367 DOLLARS AND I HAVE ZERO TO SHOW FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! WARNING STAY AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE NOTE THE ONLY REASON THEY GOT 1 STAR IS BECAUSE I COULD NOT GIVE THEM ZERO!!!!!!!



4. i don't know if all machines do this but, when you record a program(especially in M3, M4, M6, & M8 mode)the picture is in front of the audio(Ex. someone gets smacked in the face, you see the hand smack the face, then 1-2 seconds later you hear the sound of the person being smacked?????). the video and audio are seperated not connected naturally as it's supposed to be?????. M1, M2, & M2x seem to be the only option if you want everything to work in it's natural state as it should. speaking of the speed modes, if you want the best i suggess you stay with M1, M2, & M2x for the best near actual picture quality. you get to M3(s-video)you see difference(not extrordinarally bad though), M4(pretty much the same as M3 but this speed falls into the category of SP speed standard VHS and this is where you really see the begining of the "blocky" picture artifacts). M6 is a big joke(even though you get a longer recording time). this is where you see this things go strait down hill. an over-abundance of blocky artifacts and even at times "blurred picture". M8. where do i even start. very pixilated picture(even with the best starting source for recording, like digital cable for Ex.). also the "picture motion"(the natural speed of of the picture, as if you were seeing something live through your own eyes in living color)is like cheap "VCD" quality. the motion does'nt look live, real, or natural at all. also when viewing vhs tapes in any vcr connected to the philips 615 with the rca-jacks(yellow, white, & red)and/or a coaxial cable(from the wall-like cable)the picture jumps, skips, & pauses during recording vhs to dvd or when not doing so(and a vhs tape won't have any line crawls, drop-outs, or any defects and it will still skip, jump & pause?????). have a bad vhs tape?. want it recorded properly?. you can forget it. this machine could'nt record vhs tapes properly if your life depended on it. does it record good?. yes(M1, M2, & M2x only). is it a hassle & nightmare to work with?. absolutly(M3, M4, M6, & M8 does have audio delays, bad "picture motion"(only in M8 to make things clear, VCD anyone?????)blocky artifacts, and also colors bleed in picture(especially red, orange, etc.). the "philips picture filter optimizer for modes "M3-M8" can't save the picture quality on this machine. oh and how could i forget. want 1h, 2h, 2 1/2h 3h, 4h, & 6h's of actual recording time, forget it. well 1h mode you get around 1:03:04, 2h mode you get around 1:57:38, 3h mode you get around 2:58:18, 4h mode you get around 3:58:16, & 6h mode you get around 5:58:17(all estimated by a few seconds more or less approx.). this is not good. in the end when minutes count, this machine will let you down. beautiful machine, but a nightmare to deal with. what a waste. want philips support, you can forget that to. i've wasted dozens of dvd discs on this machine(shiny coasters anyone).all in all a missed opportunity for both parties(consumers and philips). zero stars. a big F-. any suggestions for a good reliable dual-layered recording dvd recorder with absolutly no problems?. anyone. i'm all ears!!!!!



5. I am bitterly disappointed with the Philips DVDR-3400 recorder, and suppose that all of its line has the same problems.
   
   I did not find out until I had burned 300+ DVDs that the disk directory structure created by these Phillips machines is defective. The main title on the disk you make will appear to "play" on your home DVD player... but ALL of the post-recording edits made (cutting out parts you didn't want etc.) are LOST.
   
   AND most PC-based DVD players and other software won't handle the disk, so if you wrote your home movies to disk for long-term archiving, you're out of luck.
   
   I don't know how a company the size of Phillips can release such a piece of crap. They HAD to know of these problems. I am sick to think of the time I have lost. All I have is junk to show for it. And yes, I did everything right (finalizing the disks etc).
   
   Add to this the terrible remote control with rubbery, no-feedback keys that often don't work; little provision for using the deck for playback, etc. etc. (read other's complaints) and you have a real loser here.
   
   I bought my first Phillips tape recorder in 1968. I will never buy another Phillips product.

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