PHILIPS Hard Disk/DVD Recorder DVDR3440H/05 80 GB

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
Record on Hard Disk without having to worry where to store it. Keep what you like on DVD in lasting quality.

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Customer reviews

review by: History Nut date: 2008-04-28 rating:
Nightmare on Comet Street
This m/c will be JUNK when analogue is phased out.

Why is it still being sold?

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review by: Books are life, beauty and truth. date: 2007-09-09 rating:
Great product for non freeview digital users
Got this product as we have virgin cable and wanted something that could record onto a hard disc, which pretty much rules out everything with a built in freeview tuner.

Had the product set up in minutes, plug in the scart from the digi box and the other to the TV and thats it!

The recording buffer which automatically records whatever you're watching is fantastic. Watched a DVD and found that the hard disc had recorded what was on the digi box which was great. Easy to rewind and pause live TV.

Fully recommended. Would get 5 stars if I could work out how to set the default channel to the decoder scart!

Fantastic.

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review by: Stephen date: 2007-06-18 rating:
Wot no Freeview?
Have just bought and sadly returned this item today. The built in tuner is analogue only, meaning that it's not really suitable for me - it needs a separate Freeview box to be able to record channels others than BBC1 - Five. No Electronic Programme Guide means that if you're after something that can be used like Sky+ with the added benefit of a DVD recorder, you've bought the wrong thing!

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review by: date: 2007-05-24 rating:
A great, no frills machine at a good price. Easy to use
This recorder is a great machine. It is silent in use (unlike other DVD HD recorders) and easy to use.
Contrary to other reviews, I found the unit very easy to set up. Just follow the 'Quick set up guide' and you'll be up and running in about 10 mins. This is the time taken to scan for all the available channels.

The hand control is ok to use but can be a little fiddly as it has small numeric keys. I found it responsive to use with no delays between pressing the button and the recorder responding.

The on screen menus are easy to follow and logical.
The styling is nice and it looks sleek in black and silver. The power on light is a dim blue LED so nothing gaudy.

My only gripes which mean that it does not get 5/5 are:

It has a slow start up time so when you press the on button, there is a delay of about 20 seconds until you can start to watch anything or set the timer.
When you set it to record a DVD (not onto the Hard Disc) the unit powers on to record at the set time and only records when it has warmed up, about 20 seconds after the start time, therefore missing the first 20 seconds which is irritating. This does not happen when recording to the HD.

There is a warning in the manual that it will not record copyright material but I have not come accross this issue yet.


review by: date: 2007-03-14 rating:
Fantastic picture but...
Getting set-up is a nightmare. Well, we knew it would be, as we struggled
for hours to understand the handbook of our previous Philips purchase, the digi-box!! So, after making a vow to stay cool, we embarked on the setting-up of the recorder. Six hours later, our resolution blown out of the water, we finally did it!! During the six hours, I contacted the helpline ...what a joke!!!!....and the on-line FAQ (better)...Anyhow, we finally got there...marriage just about intact!! Now the positive side. The recorded picture is superb which is basically the bottom line. If you are used to PC's or digital cameras, it behaves in a similar manner. But again, some negatives, the software is primitive compared to my Fuji camera, for example. I would also endorse the comment made by another post about the remote-control. The buttons are too small and not easy to read. But the worst feature of the remote is the time-lag between pressing the button and getting action on the screen. Especially the record button!!! This seems to take ages!! In fact, at first until you are used to this delay and allow, say 5 seconds, you can panic a bit!! So, in conclusion, love the electronics....not impressed by the software...but HATE the handbook!!!

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