Toshiba RD-88 160GB Storage, Upscaling DVD Recorder Reviews
84 Real Customer Reviews - Summary
This DVD recorder is a good all rounder.
“Does exactly what it says on the tin. easy to use and quiet. many functions most o…”
Stephen, Thetford
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Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 6.0/10+ good design
- remote control does not have volume control for TV. unable to record satalite programe.
purchased 22 Sep 2008
Stephen, Thetford
Score 9.0/10+ Does exactly what it says on the tin. Easy to use and quiet. Many functions most of which are useful.
- Manual could do with an Index
purchased 18 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Looks good. Instructions not too difficult to follow for the older person that I am!
Enjoying the benefit of recording to dvd and watching programmes when convenient to us.
- Can't think of any so far.
purchased 13 Aug 2008
William, Peebles , “Nothing”
Score 9.0/10+ Good control of editing captured video
- Fails to alow SCART to feed through Satelite to TV when switched off
purchased 25 Sep 2008
Tim, Solihull , “Mature Student”
Score 9.0/10+ Easy to program recording of programs
- A bit slow turning on. Can be complicated. If do series record, unit makes a noise constantly
purchased 11 Sep 2008
dianne , sunderland
Score 10.0/10+ overall good picture and sound quality
- long winded information in booklet but we are getting there. to many abrevations we do not understand
purchased 17 Dec 2008
Don, Gloucester
Score 8.0/10+ Good basic DVD recorder
- User manual contains many abbreviations, yet there is no full glossary to define them.
purchased 13 Sep 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ Very easy to install. The picture is very good and the menu is rather easy to use.
- Display is a little too small.
purchased 06 Nov 2008
Richard, Rotherham
Score 9.0/10
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Auto setup very easy
Easy to select programme to record from DVB programme guide
Auto naming of recording from program guide
Easy to trim start and end of HDD recording before ‘dubbing’ (copying) to DVD
- No way to cut adverts out from middle of recordings
purchased 08 Jan 2009
T, Newbury
Score 9.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- Takes a little while to warm up and display screen
purchased 13 Sep 2008
Malcolm, Hartlepool
Score 10.0/10+ Very easy to program
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 06 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ large remote pleaseing desinge
- takes to long to load and has a noisey disk operation
purchased 06 Dec 2008
martin, grimsby , “nothing”
Score 10.0/10+ can get rid of 3 other "boxes" under the telly and replace them with 1 slim one, can get rid of dozens of VHS tapes and little book with titles in it.
- can't watch one digital programme whilst recording a different one.
purchased 06 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ slim design,
- tray slow and noisy.takes some time to understand the manual.
purchased 05 Jan 2009
grg, bristol
Score 8.0/10+ complicated to operate but is packed with lots of features
- a bit noisy the hard drive makes a bit of noise like most units
purchased 31 Jan 2009
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Expert reviews for Toshiba RD-88
TechRadar expert review
The Toshiba RD88DT HDD/DVD recorder is a natural style partner for Toshiba's Regza LCD TVs. Features include both Freeview and analogue TV tuners, chasing-playback, frontpanel AV inputs (including i.Link), and an HDMI port that combines CEC device-control with upscaling up to 1080p. The RD88DT will play DivX, JPEG and MP3 discs, although it lacks a memory card reader or USB port. Freeview+ functionality is offered, including Series Link.Limited recording options The RD88DT will play and dub from DVD-RAMs, but cannot record to them ‚Äì surprising, given that Toshiba was an early backer …
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reviewed 22 Jan 2009
Product Features
Hard Disk Capacity in GB
 
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160 |
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Integrated VCR
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No |
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Blu Ray Playback
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No |
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Upscaling
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Yes |
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Multi region
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No |
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Blu Ray Recording
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No |
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Type
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Table |
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HDMI Interface
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1 |
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Number of Scart Interfaces
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2 |
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Number of Discs
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1 |
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DVD+R Playback
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Yes |
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DVD-R Playback
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Yes |
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DVD+RW Playback
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Yes |
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DVD-RW Playback
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Yes |
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DVD-RAM Playback
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No |
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HD-DVD Playback
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No |
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DivX Playback
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Yes |
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DVD+R Recording
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Yes |
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DVD-R Recording
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Yes |
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DVD+RW Recording
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Yes |
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DVD-RW Recording
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Yes |
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DVD-RAM Recording
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No |
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HD-DVD Recording
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No |
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USB Port
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No |
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DVB-S
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No |
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Colour
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Black |
Also known as: TOSHIBA RD88T, Toshiba RD88DT
Manufacturer's Description
Combining the convenience of DVD recording with the huge capacity of a hard drive, the RD88DT is perfectly suited to the digital age. The 160GB hard drive takes 284 hours of digital TV, while DVDs are upscaled to near-HD quality.
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