LG DRT389H Upscaling DVD Recorder Reviews
214 Real Customer Reviews - Summary
This DVD recorder is a good all rounder.
“Looks very nice and feels solidly put together. set-up is simple and automatic sc…”
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214 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Looks very nice and feels solidly put together. Set-up is simple and automatic scans and tunes stations. User interface is very easy to navigate for timer recording etc. Nice in that you can name the DVDs and it auto names your programmes and displays them in little windows when you go to the index. Nice that it uses so many formats of DVD too. All scarts and aerial connections are included. Picture quality is superb. All in all hard to fault for the money.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 20 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ The long play picture quality is superb , the menus are fairly self explanatory.It will play just about every type of CD/DVD available.
- The instruction book could be a little clearer in some aspects particulary recording issues.The Freeview EPG is very slow although this could just be my set up.It can take a couple of minutes for all the programmes to be displayed.
purchased 04 Oct 2008
Chris, Bedfordshire
Score 9.0/10+ A basic DVD recorder and player with a "freeview" receiver which is all I wanted. Only records to DVD's. More expensive models have their own hard drive. Easy to set up, looks smart and does the job. Very good value.
- You need the instruction book to program it, but I'm sure that will get easier in time.
purchased 04 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Len, Putney”
Score 8.0/10
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Good value for its wide range of features .
Robust build & stylish design.
Remote control gives direct control of Sony and a few other popular makes of TV
Low power consumption (standby very low)
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User Manual sketchy & unhelpful - sensitive users could be driven mad.
Startup a bit slow & dithery.
USB file navigation a bit slow.
EPG too basic.
General lack of helpful information about current process.
Tuner picture not quite as sharp as my other tuner boxes.
purchased 27 Sep 2008
Robert, Durham , “professional engineer”
Score 9.0/10+ DVD player and recorder excellent. Significantly better than other DVD recorders that I have owned and/or used.
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Digital TV image isn't quite as good as some stand-alone freeview boxes.
Instructions are surprisngly poor and would be difficult for someone who was not familiar with DVD recorders and their terminology.
Switching between analogue/freeview/radio seems complex via menus. There may be a simple button on the remote but I haven't found it and it isn't mentioned at all in the instructions. Most users would use freeview only so it isn't a major problem.
purchased 19 Nov 2008
Jonathan, Swindon
Score 10.0/10+ Works with every type of DVD disc I've thrown at it. good set of options, easy to use and great value for money.
- None
purchased 23 Nov 2008
K, GLOUCESTER
Score 9.0/10+ it does what it's meant to nothing outstanding but nothing bad either, a good value dvd recorder- would definatley recommend using the HDMI connection.
- no real bad points except the instruction manual could be a bit simpler
purchased 01 Dec 2008
rob, harrogate
Score 9.0/10+ the player is very easy to use, it has played anything I've thrown at it, it can play direct to my external 500GB harddrive USB connected, although with 500GB to search through it does seem to need upto 1 minute to list out the contents, but then its as fast as more conventional methods, flash drives are not a problem too. Links direct to my stereo for great sound, and even recorded direct from a camcorder to the DVD, very pleased so far.
- slow to read the harddrive but great that it can even do it. Doesnt seem to want to flick thru freeview channels using the programme up/down button, so have to use the 'list' function all the time - pain.
purchased 11 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ A high quality unit with an excellent freeview viewer built in. The HD upscaling works very well indeed giving existing DVD's a very high quality look on an LCD TV. It is very easy to record TV programs DVD, especially from Freeview.
- The Freeview menu could be better organised, but it does work well. An HDMI cable is not included as standard to take advantage of the high quality.
purchased 26 Dec 2008
debbie, newcastle
Score 9.0/10+ very easy to set up and looks great
- none so far
purchased 18 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “non techie”
Score 9.0/10+ Easy to use and well designed.
- Instruction book could be better.
purchased 25 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “not in to tecno”
Score 10.0/10+ its so easy to use eveybody can use it even my young 8 year old can do it
- can not find one
purchased 19 Dec 2008
Glyn, Portsmouth , “middle aged technophobe”
Score 9.0/10+ very easy to use
- can't find any
purchased 24 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ The good thing is the very good quality of the picture and the pure sound and the usb port as well.
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The bad thing is it's not easy to operate and it doesn't work with most cable TV supplier.
I don't know it could be just me as its the first DVD recorder to purshase and all i wanted is to record things from the hard drive of virgin media v-plus box and watch something else at the same time ; But unfortunatly it doesn't let you do that.
purchased 06 Dec 2008
gary, leamington spa , “gadget guy”
Score 10.0/10+ great picture,superb sound.just like watching the original airing of the programme.
- none
purchased 25 Dec 2008
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Expert reviews for LG DRT389H
TechRadar expert review
Hard-disk combis are by far the most practical option for anyone looking for a new video recorder. But not everyone needs hundreds of gigabytes of storage space ‚Äì some people are more selective in their televisual tastes and can make do with the smaller capacity offered by a DVD disc.If you're one of those people, then a DVD recorder is the best way to go ‚Äì and the LG DRT389H looks like a good option.Glossy DVD deckThe LG DRT389H features dual-layer recording, which doubles the recording time of a single layer disc, while its Freeview+ compliance means you won't miss out on all the…
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reviewed 26 Dec 2008
Product Features
Integrated VCR
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No |
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Blu Ray Playback
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No |
Upscaling
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Yes |
Multi region
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No |
Blu Ray Recording
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No |
Type
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DVD Recorder |
HDMI Interface
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1 |
Number of Scart Interfaces
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2 |
Number of Discs
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1 |
DVD+R Playback
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Yes |
DVD-R Playback
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Yes |
DVD+RW Playback
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Yes |
DVD-RW Playback
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Yes |
DVD-RAM Playback
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Yes |
HD-DVD Playback
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No |
DivX Playback
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Yes |
DVD+R Recording
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Yes |
DVD-R Recording
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Yes |
DVD+RW Recording
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Yes |
DVD-RW Recording
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Yes |
DVD-RAM Recording
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Yes |
HD-DVD Recording
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No |
USB Port
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Yes |
DVB-S
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No |
Colour
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Black |
Also known as: LG
Manufacturer's Description
LG digital TV recorder with DVD recorder
Receive up to 40 digital channels and record 21 hours worth at the touch of a button; LG makes it simple and easy
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