LG RHT497 DVD recorder reviews and price comparison

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LG RHT497 DVD recorder reviews and price comparison reviews

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+ This DVD recorder has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on performance.

£225 at 1 retailer out of 409 retailers checked

8.1 out of 10 based on 249 reviews.

LG RHT497: See full product description

Ease of use	7.5
Image quality	8.4
Sound quality	8.3
Design	8.4
Value for money	8.3
Overall rating	8.1

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HILARY, southampton Bargain hunter

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: easy set up and easy to use
Bad points:: slow, you need to leave quite a long time it seems between different settings.

Ease of use	5.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Mar 2012

Christine, Norbury Bargain hunter

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very easy to set up, good picture quality, no problems
Bad points:: remote control sticks doesnt always change the channels that quick but not really a problem

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Apr 2012

Eric, Cardiff Bargain hunter

Score 4.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: Very slow response when using the remote control and the HDD button does not work

Ease of use	4.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	4.0
Value for money	4.0
Overall rating	4.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Feb 2012

Geraldine, Crewe Trying technopobe

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Being retired I need something easy to use and quick to put in a recording . Excellent
Bad points:: Screen showing time etc rather small

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Jan 2012

Trevor, Whitstable cowboy & cops enthusiast

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good all round recorder.
Bad points:: Took a bit of getting used to the menu options.

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Jan 2012

stephen,

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Excellent value
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Jan 2012

Anita, records lots!

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Looks good, easy to use, good quality picture.
Bad points:: Remote control has a delay, sometimes you press function required several times before it works.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Mar 2012

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Product Features

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	160
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Playback formats	DVD-RAM
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DVD Plus R
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	Super Video CD
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DVD-R
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DivX
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DVD Plus RW
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Recording format	Double layer

Recording format	DVD Plus RW

Recording format	DVD Plus R

Recording format	DVD-RAM

Recording format	DVD-RW

Recording format	DVD-R

Audio technology	DTS

Audio technology	Dolby Digital

Upscaling	Yes
Upscaling DVD players use video processing techniques to improve the quality of a standard definition image from a DVD to a near high definition (HD) image.
Connections	HDMI

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Electronic Program Guide

3D	No

Freeview or Freesat tuner	FreeSat
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Release date	2009-06-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.