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Advantages: Quick formatting, ease of use
Disadvantages: Basic menu features and font

This is our first stand-alone DVD recorder and we are quite impressed. I have been able to hook up the vcr to the aux jacks and make dvd's of all of our home movies in real time. The quality is just as good as the original vhs tapes. I also hooked up the DVR to the dvd recorder and have been able to copy all of our favorite television shows in real time. I like the fact that it does convert in real time and does not take several hours to transcode ...
...hour movie. It also plays avi formats which is quite handy if you happened to have a video in avi format. You can also edit the titles of your features and split them up into smaller segments based on how many scenes you may want in your movie. I give this DVD recorder an A+. ... Read review

Advantages: Great quality on picture and sound and easy to use
Disadvantages: Have to watch the channel you are recording from if recording cable

...and chose to purchase the Philips DVDR3480. The player in terms of style is very sleek - it has a black finish on the cover with the DVD slot on the left hand side and the display bit next to this. On the far right hand side is a small flap that covers the ports for the usb, audio and the connections for the scart to connect to a games console or camcorder. To install is very simple with a quick set up guide supplied in the box - the only thing ...
...music from USB flash drives Philips DVD Recorders support 'dual media'™ recording - the ability to create recordings on DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R DL discs. Now you can buy any disc and the Philips 'recorder will always create fully compatible recordings, which can be played by any DVD player. We haven't had the chance to try out such things as connecting a camcorder to check the quality of this feature but have used the USB port to view pictures ... Read review

Advantages: Copies VHS to DVD, HD Picture
Disadvantages: Can't Record TV Programs

Very impressed with the quality of the product and the resulting video picture quality. However, I find there to be a major problem with not being able to download video pictures from my camera and then making more copies for others in my dubbing machine. I also think it is unfair not to be able to record movies from the TV. I needed to know this before I made the decision on a new machine. So far I have not been able to record off my tivo'd recording ... Read review

Advantages: easy to use, great picture and sound quality
Disadvantages: none

I love my dvd recorder. It is very nice to have to record some tv shows that you have to miss on tv or even movies that you want to keep to watch at a later time. It does not have too many features or functions. It is really easy to use and comes with a remote. It is light to pick up. It is very easy to install and does wonders. It has very nice clear picture quality and the sound is really clear as well. I have never had any kinds of problems with ... Read review

Advantages: Great quality
Disadvantages: none

This is a great product to have. It's better than a vcr to me. It is so smple to use and has buttons like a vcr but is a lot better. You can record what your are watching on dvds then keep them. It is very light and easy to hook up. Also easy to move from place to place. After you record; the sound quality is excellent. Also the graphics are as good as they were on the tv. It records so well that you don't miss a think. It is a type of equipment ... Read review