Sony RDR-HXD970 DVD recorder reviews and price comparison

Sony RDR-HXD970 DVD recorder reviews and price comparison reviews

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This DVD recorder is a good all rounder.

£25 at 1 retailer out of 410 retailers checked

8.7 out of 10 based on 136 reviews.

Sony RDR-HXD970: See full product description

Overall rating	8.7
Ease of use	7.7
Image quality	8.9
Sound quality	8.5
Design	8.4
Speed	8.4
Reliability	9.1
Value for money	8.9

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James, Wakefield Bargain hunter

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use guide and recording features, HDMI output with upscaling for DVD's, ability to copy DVD's that you have recoded yourself easily, big hard drive.
Bad points:: Unable to link record from Sony TV's using the TV guide, unable to record from digital and analog tuners at the same time.

Overall rating	9.0
Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0

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Review date: 30 Jan 2010

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Mostly Integrated with Sony LCD Bravia 46" set.
Can play music and display photo's from USB stick
Good reording from Programme Guide
Bad points:: Channels slightly different to LCD Bravia.
Remote Control not as intuitive as would expect

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Apr 2008

Confirmed purchaser Film lover

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: A lot of freeview channels found. Hard disk has been reliable and I have copied onto DVD which is good.
Bad points:: I found the set-up really hard to understand. I wanted to just organise the freeview and the TV (without having a Sky box) and this proved to be quite timeconsuming and frustrating. I telephoned the Sony shop in Southampton and they helped me thankfully. Although when we turn the TV on we have to change the AV chanel before getting our freeview channels and I thought we were supposed to be able to record one side whilst watching another and we can't - so this makes me feel that the equpment really isn't easy to use and I am quite disattisfied - although it may just mean that I haven't set things up correctly I am not sure.

Overall rating	5.0
Ease of use	2.0
Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	6.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Jan 2011

Alan, London

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Excellent Pictures and Sound. It is user friendly. I am using a HDMI cable f connecting the recorder to my Sony Bravia LCD Television.
Bad points:: I have not found any yet.

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

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Mar 2008

Malcolm, Eastleigh Professional 'normal' Family

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The simplicity of it use and its general convenience ie not having to get recordable DVD's ready at the time you want to record. Record what ever you want, when you want at the press of a button and transpose onto a DVD if or when you want at a later date.
Bad points:: None experienced so far. Wife now records soap operas!

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

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Confirmed purchase: 04 May 2008

geoffrey, gloucestershire

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The Sony is very good at what it does and is very straightforward to use, the picture and sound quality is good. The set is is quick and straightforward.
Bad points:: The machine is very loud when it is switched on and even when in standby the motor unit comes on randomly for an extended period of time and is disturbing if you want to sit quitely and read.

Overall rating	9.0
Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 May 2008

Chris, Bordon Home cinema enthusiast

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Ease of setting recording. Title lists.
Bad points:: Sometimes doesn't record for no apparent reason

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	8.0

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Review date: 01 Feb 2010

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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-RAM
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	Double layer

Recording format	DVD-RW

Recording format	DVD-R

Recording format	DVD Plus R

Recording format	DVD Plus RW

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.
Release date	2007-06-19
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.