|
|
Quality DVD Internet Base - Sony RDR-VXD655 VHS DVD Recorder Combo with Built In HD Tuner
|
List Price: $329.99
Our Price: Too low to display
Your Save: $ ( % )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Sony
|
Average Customer Rating:   
|
|
Batteries Included: 1
Batteries: 2
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Sony
Color: Black
EAN: 0027242708792
Feature: Built-in ATSC/NTSC/QAM Tuner
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: RDR-VXD655
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Variation Description: Black
|
|
|
Features
|
Built-in ATSC/NTSC/QAM Tuner
HDMI Output with 720p/1080i Upscaling
One-touch Dubbing from DV/D* Camcorder via iLINK port.
4-Head Hi-Fi VHS Video Cassette Recorder
Flash Rewind - Rewinds a T-120 tape in about 60 seconds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: DVD-R/VCR/HD Tuner Combo
Comment: I bought this product for 3 reasons: 1)DVD recorder, 2)HD Tuner and 3)it's a Sony. This product has met and exceeded my expectations. Right out of the box it's been an excellent product. It immediately found all the HD and analog stations in my area with just the rabbit ear antenna on my tv. I've already recorded with the VCR and dubbing from VHS tape to DVD and the picture and sound quality are wonderful. Everything plugs into this box: the satellite dish, the stereo receiver and even my 6-disk CD/DVD changer. This is important, especially for the older tv's that don't have many input and output options in the back.
If I have to find any drawbacks it would have to be ease of use. You have to read the owners manual carefully! This is a very complicated machine and you have to follow the steps carefully for results. Anyone who is intimidated by this sort of technology may want to do more homework with other like products in case there is an easier to use one. However, once you read and follow the steps in the manual you'll be pleased with the results.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Digital DVD-VCR Combo
Comment: I bought this unit as a replacement for our analog Sony DVD-VCR combo, and all of its functions have worked flawlessly. We receive over-the-air digital TV signals, and the automatic set-up took only a few minutes. With our 30-year-old rooftop antenna, the tuner picks up not only the local stations but also those from a city 45 miles away. I've played and recorded both DVDs (using DVD+RW) and VHS tapes, and everything has worked without a hitch. The picture quality, using our Sony HD TV and an HDMI connection, is great. The menus and manual are easy to understand. Amazon delivered the unit promptly and in perfect condition.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony DVD/VCR
Comment: The picture quality was very poor. It was also difficult to program. I returned it to Amazon and purchased a Toshiba DVD/VCR which is much better (and less expensive).
Customer Rating:
Summary: Get this, not the Panasonic!
Comment: I wrote a positive review earlier for a Panasonic DVD/VHS with tuner, but then it started locking up on me (just like the other reviews said!), so I am retracting my review. Now, I took back the Panny and got the Sony; what a difference. Very easy to set up; it only took about 4 minutes to scan all the channels; picture looks great on TV and on DVDS, and dubbing VHS to DVD is easy. The Sony just seems more intuitive to operate than the Panny.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sony RDR-VXD655: Engineered by Monkeys!
Comment: We don't record off the air too often, but when we do, it's important that it works. So, how disappointing would it be to make a 2 hour timer recording of the SF Ballet doing the Nutcracker then try to play the disc the next day and have the machine say "This disc can neither be played nor recorded". Excuse me? Technical Support (in the Philippines of course) had no explanation and the "product specialist" tried to blame the Memorex DVD+R DL disc I used (even though the very next one on the spindle properly recorded when tested). What he didn't know was I'm a retired IT project manager.
"Your machine formatted the disc right?" I said.
"Yes."
"When a computer formats a floppy or a hard disc it marks any bad sectors and won't record on them or won't format the disc at all."
"But that's for floppy discs and hard discs not DVDs" he says.
"Yes, it is, if your computer has a CDR or DVDR drives it will do the same formatting checks. So, once your DVD recorder formats my disc I should expect the recording to work. Otherwise it's defective"
Of course, it didn't work. Which is just the kind of failure which would put Sony out of the computer business if it happened on their laptops, or DVD drives. But then, they don't write the operating system software which, otherwise, would be worse than Vista! So who did they assign to engineer this? A rookie?
Then, as mentioned in another review, you can't add ATSC digital channels after you've done a scan. This means if your in a location where you use a rooftop antenna which rotates, because there are digital channels in more than one direction, you may not be able to get them all. Another gaffe.
And, of course, there is no local authorized repair center for the DVD recorders or VHS machines so you must ship it to them at your own expense.
Maybe this is what happens when a corporation grows too big: it ignores it's customers desire for quality and reliability in favor of junk at a higher profit margin. Maybe that's why none of my other equipment is from Sony. I should have continued not buying from Sony.
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
Enhance your TV and movie watching with Sony's RDR-VXD655 DVD and VHS Recorder Combo Unit. Seven VHS Recording speeds let you record up to 8 hours per tape. The DVD deck lets you experience high picture-quality playback from a wide variety of formats. Progressive scan playback, HDMI Output and 720p/1080i upscaling from DVD/VCR deliver optimal picture quality. You can even control your DV and Digital8 camcorder for Editing via the i.LINK(R) interface. Set-Top Pass Through lets you watch Video on your RDR-VXD655 even when the TV is off. The intuitive graphical interface makes Programming easy. Watch and record your favorite shows and films with this versatile, convenient and easy-to-use player. VHS & S-VHS (SQPB) playback 2-Way One-Touch Dubbing HDMI output 720p to 1080i upscaling 32-bit, 96 KHz Audio Digital-to-Analog Converter CD Playback for CD-DA, CD-R and CD-RW On-screen display Child lock for the Disc tray & parental controls for safety Dolby Digital and DTS Decoding playback Includes Remote Commander(R) Multi-Brand Remote Control
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
