Sony RDR-HXD995 250GB Storage, , Upscaling DVD Recorder Reviews

+ everything about this recorder is very good.
it's easy to use, found no faults so far.

- nothing

+ Good quality image and sound.

- Menu system ie in order to achieve the basic functions of displaying programmes on EPG, timer recording etc much more difficult than on comparable machine by Panasonic. Manual very complicated - it sends you to several different locations to perform one operation. Very user unfriendly. I returned it and purchased a Panasonic instead.

+ Good quality picture from this Sony unit, I like the Bravia Sync, the photo album and Juke box features.

- I purchased this unit thinking it had an SD card input, one that would accept photos via my camera's SD card - it does not. I also presumed wrongly that the USB port would allow any input to be copies to the HDD - this is not true, only photo album input is allowed via the USB port.

+ GREAT SOUND AND PICTURE QUALITY. DOES A PRETTY GOOD JOB AT UPLIFTING TO 1080.
EASY TRANSFER FROM SKY HD BOX.

- VERY DIFFICULT TO EDIT FILMS ETC THAT I HAVE TRANSFERED IN COMPARED TO MY PREVIOUS PANASONIC,WHICH WAS A PIECE OF CAKE,GIVING VERY PRECICE AND ACCURATE EDITING.
USUALLY GET TO GRIPS QUICKLY AND EASILY WITH NEW EQUIPMENT,BUT THIS EDITING IS DOING MY HEAD IN.

+ Very easy to use once set up

- No HDMI cable supplied as part of the overall package

+ Following the instructions got unit up and running very quickly. Even managed to copy VHS tapes to the hard drive. Took a few days to understand the various features but am happy with all the functions.

- The only down side is the Record Series does not appear to work as described in manual, but can get round that by setting recorder for weekly, daily etc

+ Great product with the sony name perfest recordings and easy to set up

- None

+ Easy to use
Series Record works well
High Speed dubbing from HDD to DVD takes 5 mins for a 1 hour recording
for all its bad point still and excellent bit of kit

- UI is much much worse than the 710 we replaced - uses much less of the screen and not as nice to look at
Can't watch anything when dubbing from DVD to HDD
EPG only displays 1hr 30min at a time (710 used to do 2hrs)
When in EPG you can't jump to a channel - you have to page through the list

+ its a sony

- instruction book could be much easier to understand

+ easy set up and easy to use

- none

+ ITS LIGHT AND SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN THE MOST COMPACT PLACES

- NONE AS YET

+ Reviewer left no comment

- no menu for dvd's

+ A good easy to use product by all the family.

- Noise from the fan.

+ Does all that it is supposed to do,and does it well.

- None.

+ Large hard drive, very simple to set up and use.

- Reviewer left no comment

+ After VCR, HDD is a dream and I've managed to work out some functions without referring to the manual. Couldn't really go a 10 on image simply because where I live (South coast) we're still analogue only and signals for Ch4 lousy anyway.

- A bit slow to power up and switch off, but that's really trivial.

+ 250GB HDD but would have preferred higher GB.
Remote Control design is excellent.
This machine has excellent features but it's a shame it doesn't support DVD-RAM disc recordings - which all my seven Panasonic machines do.

- As stated above no support for DVD-RAM disc recording. I would have preferred a FR (flexible record) set to exact disc time required by user rather than set the fixed
MN times defined by Sony.
In the UK most of us just use the single antenna connection, in fact most people ONLY have the single aerial downlead for both analogue & digital reception. The fact that SONY insist on having both analogue & digital aerial co-ax inputs on their dvd recorders and TV's causes unnecessary setup complications for UK residents.

+ One touch record, EPG link, alternative time search if progs overlap

- Advance forward buttons on remote a little difficult to master - sometimes press something else instead of

+ Once practiced, the menu is easy to use and gives great results.

- Typing in chapter titles and title pages, bit tedious as keypad accessed one digit at a time and have to scroll left /right / up and down to choose - phone style keypad would have been quicker and easier

+ Good looking and easy to use. Great to be able to record from Freeview either to disc or to the hard drive. Its a Sony so works brilliantly as expected.

- Trying to stop a recording although once familiar with the manual is Ok

+ Very neat in appearance. Easy to operate,and extremely simple to time programs to record whether you are in or out of your home, you can quite simply program a station to record if you are watching another, and the recorder will automatically turn itself off once your favourite program has finished, brilliant for someone like me who suffers with a disability like epilepsy, so I am very likely to forget to put the recorder on in the first instance, this way I don't have a chance to forget if I time it earlier.
Once I have seen the recording, I simply delete it from the harddrive, wonderful!
I would highly recommend this recorder to anyone, excellent buy, very slim like it's price at the time of purchase. Go for it 10 out of 10! Lin - Wirral

- None as yet, and I have been using this since early May 2009.

+ nice machine, works well.

- the fast forward and reverse is sooo sloooow,it is quite complicated to set up when you also have sky, have not yet managed to get the electronic program guide to work yet. I understand the machine has to be on stand by all the time to get updates.

+ Very good image and sound quality.

- The unit does make a noise during operation. It's not loud enough to be heard over TV or general talking, but if you are using it to record a programme while trying to sit and read quietly in the same room it could be annoying.

+ A lot of features

- Blocks recording of purchased DVDs
A lot of features to understand and teach the rest of the family

+ very simple to find chanels, record and record-pause
simple connect
good tuner

- not the easiest to set up

+ good all round at the price

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+ Enough hard disk space for everything you could ever need to record. Easy set up, and easy to find you way round the different menus.

- I could not figure out how to recieve the EPG. So settled for the digital one.

+ Easy to set up
High speed dubbing
Great editing facility
Multi-region
Great picture quality
Quiet machine

- I haven't found any yet!

+ Features and facilities available

- Instruction manual could be better

+ Good picture quality on DVD and HD

- Confusing instruction guide

+ Flexibility and range of functions

- Size of instruction book and index not that clear on where to find dome of the less used functions

+ Good Picture quality, easy to use

- Complicated user guide

+ easy to use

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+ V quick and easy to record what you want selecting programs from the guide.
V easy to search through what you have already recorded when you want to watch something recorded.

- Can't think of any.

+ Nice product easy to install, takes a while to get used to the different functions but after a bit of practice its very easy to use, dont be put off by the instruction book because they are clear but can seem overwhelming at fisrt but once you get into it its really easy.

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+ Excellent picture quality. The ability to watch a recorded program while recording another. Easy timer programming. Editing of recorded programmes.

- Viewing the EPG mutes the sound. Nothing else yet!

+ better hand set than the rdrxd 910

- none

+ For me ,very flexible and easy to use
Dovetails well with my TV which is sony Bravia

- May be difficult for non technical types to set up and get going.

+ Build quality

- Large size, over complicated remote control and digital programme guide font size

+ Easy to record and review programmes, once it is set up.

- A bit confusing at first.

+ Superb picture quality, packed with features. Easy to use once the manual has been digested. Very responsive in operation, whisper quiet. Creates chapter points on advert breaks very accurately to allow these to be edited out on the HDD. Extremely user friendly, excellent build quality as you would expect from Sony. Fast dubbing from HDD to DVD.

- DVD menus are a little bit naff.
Freeview picture quality can vary, though this is a fault with Freeview not the recorder (come on ITV, sort this out!)

+ Easy to use and very good picture quality

- Although the basics are easy to operate the more advanced features take some practice and learning about!

+ Great picture on Freeview and DVD. EPG is really useful. Plenty of settings to play abput with.

- There is fan noise which is always annoying but without having heard other similar products i can't say if it is excessive. Major niggle is that when you go to EPG you can't hear the program you were just watching. Switching from PAL to NTSC is silly because there are two options, should have been just one.

+ Did exactly what I wanted, I can watch what I have recorded as I am recording something else. It can be region free.
I can erase the adverts if I want to keep everything as short as possible. Plays DivX.

- The GLink doesn't work with the ntlworld era (Virgin now) cable box. So I have to remember to set reminders on the cable box as well.

+ I wanted a HDD box with DVD recorder to transfer movies/shows from my Sky+ box. Initially, I had a few problems setting up so that I could view both Sky and Freeview. However, after a few hours swapping cables around, I finally figured it out. Now it does exactly what I bought it for.

- No twin tuner but if you are using it as a back up to Sky, not really needed. The EPG on Freeview channels still isn't complete but the main channels are there.

+ after a poor start with the first recorder (returned great service) re ordered and arrived within 48 hours, No ba points except the handbook is for IT people, struggled but with help from sony Sutton Coldfield all OK...
would recomend this product 100%

- Hand book

+ So easy to use and loads of features. Very seek and stylish.

- Almost too many options.

+ Reviewer left no comment

- haven't got it yet !