Sony RDR-HX525 DVD recorder reviews and price comparison
+ This DVD recorder has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on ease of use.
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Some customer reviews of Sony RDR-HX525
Most helpful reviewsNeil, Buckhurst Hill
- Good points:
- it looks nice !
- Bad points:
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the unit is very difficult to set up and to this date i still dont have it operating correctly
the instructions supplied are very poor
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Confirmed purchase: 17 May 2007
Confirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- features
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- Reviewer left no comment
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Confirmed purchase: 17 Aug 2007
Confirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- Worked fine for a couple of years!
- Bad points:
- Its not Digital ready so now does not work (or atleast I can't get it to find any channels)!
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Confirmed purchase: 13 Dec 2010
John, Kingston upon Hull
- Good points:
- I found it easy to use and had no problems setting it up (although my friends call me Mr. Gadget ask for my assistance when setting up things) Most of my friends are over 65
- Bad points:
- could not find any
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Confirmed purchase: 12 May 2007
Jason, Andover
- Good points:
- Reliable, high build quiality, easy to use
- Bad points:
- No One Touch Recording feature
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Confirmed purchase: 12 May 2007
Confirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- Reviewer left no comment
- Bad points:
- not dable to watch other programmes whilst recorder is functioning
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Confirmed purchase: 04 May 2007
Product Features
| Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes) | 80 |
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| Playback formats | Super Video CD |
| Playback formats | DVD Plus RW |
| Playback formats | DVD-R |
| Playback formats | DVD Plus R |
| Upscaling | No |
| Connections | USB |
| Extra functions | Electronic Program Guide |
| 3D | No |
| Freeview or Freesat tuner | No |
| Number of scart ports | 1 |
| Release date | 2006-04-01 |
Also known as: SONY RDRHX525, Sony RDR HX525, Sony RDR-HX 525
Manufacturer's Description
Best Picture Quality HDD Recorder ( 80GB ) with Electronic Programme Guide ( EPG ).
from House of Fraser to Tesco,
no one is selling it, we're sorry to say,
not 412 retailers nor anyone on eBay,
but please don't worry even if it hurts,
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Les, Middlesbrough not an anorak
Score 7.0/10not that easy to use at first, but gets easier with familiarity. can be slow to start up so don't rush to record as program starts
Review date: 29 Jan 2010