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Toshiba RD-17 , , Upscaling DVD Recorder Reviews

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This DVD recorder is a good all rounder. “Easey to setup and easy to use” Anne, Derby View all 23 real customer reviews

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23 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
74% of people recommend it.

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Design	8.4
Ease of use	7.7
Image quality	8.5
Sound quality	8.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.8
Overall rating	8.2

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Score 10.0/10

Anne, Derby

+ Easey to setup and easy to use

- None

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51 of 52 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Sep 2007

Score 6.0/10

Aumi, Glasgow

+ Decent design. Ability to play lots of different formats of DVD. Built in DVB Tuner

- Tacky looking anf feel of remote control. While there is a DVB tuner, it is rubbish. Channels take an age to change. Lost all channels relating to channel 5 after two days and haven't retuned back despite numerous attempts. DVB menus difficult to read and poorly designed.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Mar 2008

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Went for the make due to its reputation and styling.

- Unable to Multi-region the recorder. Tried to get in touch with Toshiba but they didn't bother to reply.
Not easy to set up. Not very good manual of instructions.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy Mom”

+ A sensible, reliable product which "does what it says on the box!" I bought it to replace a samsung which NEVER worked properly (in my opinion).

- Instructions a bit had going in the manual

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Malcolm, Swansea , “Semi DVD geek”

+ Fairly easy to use. Very good picture quality and I like the pause button on record.
All in all very impressed as I have had other DVD recorders.

- Not really bad points but if your eye sight isn't to good would be nice to see some functions such as record quality on the screen

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Keith, Ashford, Middlesex

+ Neat compact light weight design, does all I need.

- None yet.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Sep 2007

Score 8.0/10

Mike, Worcester

+ Reviewer left no comment

- No hard disc storage. All storage onto DVD only.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ timeslip is very good
looks good

- some funtions are a bit complicated

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent recording and playback with upscaling and hdmi link

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Ease of use particularly with DVDRW discs. Ease of set up. Build quality.

- None so far.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Feb 2008

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Tech and Gadget literate ”

+ It works!

- The picture displayed is too dark and there are no adjustments for it. It is rarely used. Wasted money.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

john, tavistock

+ good looking slimline model

- takes a little time to understand all the operating instructions in the manual .you have to re-read anumber of times

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purchased 30 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Nigel, Derby

+ Slim design, range of options, value for money

- Noisey whistle with disk loaded, instructions a little complicated

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purchased 09 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good picture definition when recording.

- Nothing worth noting

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purchased 25 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Style and multifunction

- When using 'freeview' facility, the quality of the picture as compared to without, 'darkened considerably ' ?

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purchased 07 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ken, Glasgow

+ Looks good, quiet operation, easy set up.

- No hard drive.

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purchased 02 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

ERNEST, KINGSTON UPON HULL , “I AM 77”

+ BETTER THAN MY LAST 2! PANASASONICS

- Reviewer left no comment

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Oct 2008

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Product Features

Integrated VCR	No
Some devices come with a video cassette player built-in.
Blu Ray Playback	No
A ‘Yes’ indicates that this device is able to play Blu Ray discs, which is the standard format for high definition (HD) video.
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.
Multi region	No
Some devices are able to play discs from any ‘region’:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvd_region, while others are only able to play discs from their home region.
Blu Ray Recording	No
A yes means that this device is able to record data to a high-capacity Blu Ray disc.
HDMI Interface	1
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of Scart Interfaces	1
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.
Number of Scart Interfaces	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.
Number of Discs	1
The number of discs that the player will hold inside its body ready to play.
DVD+R Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD+R format.
DVD-R Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-R format.
DVD+RW Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD+RW format.
DVD-RW Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-RW format.
DVD-RAM Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-RAM format.
DVD-RAM Playback	No
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-RAM format.
HD-DVD Playback	No
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the HD DVD format.
DivX Playback	Yes
A yes means this device is able to play video compressed using the popular ‘DivX format.’:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divx
DVD+R Recording	Yes
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD+R format.
DVD-R Recording	Yes
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD-R format.
DVD+RW Recording	Yes
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD+RW format.
DVD-RW Recording	Yes
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD-RW format.
DVD-RAM Recording	No
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD-RAM format.
HD-DVD Recording	No
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the HD DVD format.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
DVB-S	No
Some TVs have DVB-S.
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Release Date	1 Jul 2008
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
Progressive Scan	Yes

Also known as: Toshiba DR17DT, TOSHIBA RD17DT, Toshiba HDMI

Manufacturer's Description

Studio quality sound and images, plus a wealth of extra ‘information’ on a CD-sized disc, DVD will revolutionise your TV viewing. Toshiba’s range has something for everyone, from the experienced home cinema audiophile to the surround sound novice.