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| Features | 5/10   |
|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 4.2/10 |
| Value for Money | 2.4/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 2.9/10 |
| Overall Rating | 2.9/10 |
By Fendeal on 17th Mar 2007
| Time DVR Owned | Between 1 - 4 Weeks |
|---|---|
| Features | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 |
| Value for money | 9/10 |
| Overall value | 9/10 |
 Fendeal's recommendation | |
Smart looking and works well with Sony wide screen TV. Very good picture quality both live and recorded.
Excellent in operation, enabling two programs to be recorded whilst watching another recording.
Controller works well with other components.
Unit gets quite warm as it continues to work, even when switched to standby mode.
Could have benefited from a larger hard drive but the additional temperature rise may have been a problem.
Not mentioned in the user guide is why the items of the Title List have differently coloured speed annotations. Possibly shows compression state of recording.
Excessive pixellation in EP mode makes it useless. Recommend using LP & SP modes only.
Contrary to all the other reviews I've seen, the EPG works with no problems found at all.
The supposed fan noise is not obtrusive as I have it enclosed in the Sony system cabinet.
I found no more of a controller delay than on any other system I have used or tested.
Overall I'm well satisfied as it takes the place of 3 Recorders/Players.
I haven't used my VCR's for some time now and hope it continues that way.
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