Philips DVDR5570H DVD recorder reviews and price comparison

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Philips DVDR5570H DVD recorder reviews and price comparison reviews

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+ This DVD recorder scores very high on ease of use. - It scores poorly on speed.

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7.9 out of 10 based on 34 reviews.

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Speed	6.8
Reliability	7.5
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	7.9

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clare, leicester

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: I've only had the product for a week but most things seem to be in working order. the recording function is great, just one touch of a button et voila! haven't tested most of the other functions yet but so far so good! oh, and it looks pretty too!
Bad points:: very slow when changing channel (about 4 to 5 seconds of blank screen inbetween), the tv guide is unpredictable - left the device in standby mode the day i set it up and when i turned it on most of the channel listings were there. however, since then (bearing in mind that was only a few days ago!) the whole channel listing has disappeared!! and i didn't even switch it off! very odd!?! there's no 'last channel' button so you can't flick between 2 programs. slightly disappointing that you can't copy pictures straight from your mobile phone onto the hard drive, or even look at them using a usb adaptor, and also that you can't change channels when you're recording something. but then again you get what you pay for i guess!

Speed	2.0
Reliability	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 31 Aug 2008

Confirmed purchaser RBP

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: *The only line of recorders on the market which allow you to record 5.1 sound - however, they cant be written to DVD and will only save as stereo if burned to a DVD.
*An excellent upscaler of normal DVDs.
*Looks very smart.
Bad points:: *Slow to react occasionally.
*Not being able to burn 5.1 sound onto DVD.
*Cannot simply store a DVD on your hard drive, original or home made holiday videos.
*Limited editing options.

Speed	7.0
Reliability	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Aug 2008

Simon, Linlithgow Home user

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: No Good Points
Bad points:: Slow to operate, reliability poor, just wished i hadn't purchased it.

Speed	2.0
Reliability	1.0
Value for money	3.0
Overall rating	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Apr 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use, once you get the hang of it. Very fast copying from hard drive to DVD.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Speed	8.0
Reliability	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Aug 2008

Colin, Wickford Im a pemsioner

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: As recomended by Philips it has provided all that I want, with Freeview without bying a completely
new Television system.
Bad points:: It takes a little time to get to know what to do. I think this could be a little better

Speed	9.0
Performance	10.0
Reliability	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Nov 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: IT IS SO EASY TO RECORD PROGRAMES AND THEN TO FIND THEM LATER WHEN YOU WANT TO WATCH THEM.
Bad points:: I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY I'M VERY IMPRESSED

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

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Oct 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Only had it a couple of weeks so still getting used to it, overall though very good. First HDD like this (have sky plus) been good to transfer some of my older recordings off the sky box to this, freeing up space.
Bad points:: slow to start up and move between HDD to USB etc. Needs to be on if watching sky as the picture quality has dropped. Bit of a time delay in broadcast now so if it's on in the lounge and someone is watching in the kitchen the sound delay can be annoying. but I can live with that!!!

Speed	7.0
Reliability	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Sep 2008

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Product Features

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	320
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	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.
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	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 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.
Recording format	DVD Plus R

Recording format	Double layer

Recording format	DVD Plus RW

Recording format	DVD-RW

Recording format	DVD-R

Audio technology	Dolby Digital Plus

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	USB

Connections	HDMI

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.
Weight (g)	6500
The weight of the product in grams.
Release date	2008-04-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Philips DVDR5570H

Manufacturer's Description

An AV centre in disguise with HDMI 1080p.

Benefit from the convenience of recording directly onto a 250 GB hard disk with this DVD recorder. To keep something longer, simply record your selected programmes onto a DVD to enjoy a lifetime of high-quality videos.

More info at Philips's website

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