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| Value for Money | 9.3/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 9/10 |
Full review by
keithrigby
on 3rd Oct 2007
User Rating : 9
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Good Points: Cheap - nice design - easy to understand manual, reasonably quiet fan
Bad Points: Getting hard to get hold of - stocks seem to be running out everywhere.
General comments: Bought from Currys online, after two bad experiences with other machines, and after reading Terence Wass's review... Delivered very quickly by DHL - before Currys have even debited my card! A bit of background here - I bought my first Goodmans DVD recorder three years ago, and until a few months ago, it gave me stirling service. When it finally started playing up, I bought a Sony - and my problems began! (Sony RDRGX120). To open the Goodmans box and take out this machine was like meeting a much missed friend again... the remote almost identical to my old one, so familiar with most of the controls already. Plugged it in - SCART in, SCART out, RF in, Rf out, Mains plug, turned it on... went straight into setup, searched for, and found all five analogue channels. Toggled through the "Source" button - to SCART - and the Set Top Box came through fine. All the controls set out logically, the picture and sound quality perfect. Very low noise level from the cooling fan, but turned the machine off anyway, just to see... and no probs - after a short delay, the picture and sound came back perfectly, meaning a through connection between In-Out SCART when the machine is off. The only (very slight) criticism is, as mentioned by Terence - the left hand side of the front panel has a recess for audio/DV inputs - and due to the design, it looks as though a front cover to this recess has been lost. I remember my old machine had a small drop down cover over similar sockets - but really, its nothing. Only had it for a few hours, so can't comment on its longevity - but if it lasts as long as the last Goodmans, it'll do just fine.
keithrigby's review and ratings | 328 words
Review by
zafar2002
on 4th Mar 2007
User Rating : 9
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Very nice review, I bought it yesterday from ASDA after reading your reviews, very easy to setup....Thanks...How do u pause your live programs and play them again, because when I press pause, it doesn't do anything? Does it have to be in a particular mode when you can do it?
zafar2002's full review | 63 words
Review by
Terence Wass
expert review 
on 10th Feb 2007
User Rating : 9
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From out of the box I thought "Oh yes, I like the weight of this".
Out with the old VCR, out with the old DVD player and in with the Goodmans.
Power on time to select the region. Remote was dead. Checked the batteries with a volt meter and found one was fully charged and one was completely dead... out of the same packet. Unusual. One good battery later and we're off.
From the top....
It looks good, not as chunky as some players and it has a nice mirrored front.
The front panel available ...
Terence Wass's full review | 983 words | 6 comments added.
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