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Philips DVDR600VR
Philips DVDR600VR DVD Recorder with VCR |
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Too many problems for the price.
2 out of 5
I had a lot of problems from the start with this one, and finally decided to return it and get a more expensive Sony.
The first problem was that most of the DVDs would not play back on my old Panasonic DVD player (which specifies that it will play DVD+R and +RW, and has played them from my computer and other sources). I tried Philips, Verbatim, Fuji, and Imation discs. I finally got some Memorex and HP DVD+R discs to work; so it just may be that all those other brand DVDs are too shabby. However, I still haven't gotten any brand of DVD+RW to work - they'll record, but not play back elsewhere, even though the other equipment specifies it.
Furthermore, often at the end of recording, it no longer recognizes the disc. I recorded on a Philips DVD in the Philips recorder, it seemed to be working fine, but when I tried to acess it again to add titles and finalize it, it said the disc was not the right region code for the player. Another time with an HP DVD+R disc, after I had recorded two short titles, it simply froze up at the end and would not bring up either the system menu or the title menu. Later I put this disc in the Sony recorder and it allowed me to finish editing the titles and finalize the disc.
The remote has fewer features than I'm accustomed to. Specifically, they use the same button for Next and Search - you press once to advance to the next chapter, or hold it down 2 seconds to search. I found this awkward and unreliable, though perhaps I would have gotten used to it in time.
Finally, the VCR does not eject tapes all the way; they stick when the edge of the cassette is flush with front of the machine, and if you try to pry it out, it pulls it back in. I've had this problem with old worn out VCRs before, but this is a brand new one and should work better.
There are other issues, but these were the most important. I used to think Philips was a good brand name; this has changed my mind. But I would have to admit you can get this to work for you if you're tolerant of all these problems and take the time to test the discs and procedures to find a combination that works for you. But I think it's worth another $50-$100 for a model that's relatively problem free and handles more formats as well (I'll review the Sony later - so far it's seems much better).
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An unreliable piece of garbage
1 out of 5
I am totally frustrated with the Philips DVDR600VR. I recorded exactly 2 DVDs before it quit working. Now I can't get it to either read or record a DVD. The remote is awful as the unit responds to the commands at an extremely slow pace. A complete waste of over $300. Now I have to send it in for repair.
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Buy at your own risk
1 out of 5
I've had this unit over a year, and have had LOTS of problems. It conked out shortly after I bought it and had to go back to the factory for over 2 months. Now it has a new set of annoying habits, particularly a loud fan that goes on and off seemingly at random. Look for something else!
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DVD +R Problematic
1 out of 5
I was thrilled when I originally bought this unit, because I intended on converting old VHS family tapes to DVD. Because I had already converted some tapes on my computer to DVD+R format, I also was using it to play the DVD+R's that I had burned on my computer. There is some sort of problem with the unit that causes it to freeze and skip when playing custom burned DVD+R's. It was shipped back to the factory once, and when I received it back, they had replaced the DVD Drive, but still was not working. It is currently being fixed now the second time, I'm highly doubtful they are going to fix it now since they already replaced the DVD drive to begin with last time. But I am very disgusted with Philips warranty service and this unit. I have now been without my unit while under warranty repair for about 2 months, and after it came back the first time, there was an additional noise inside of the unit of something that had broken loose on the inside and was falling around inside the unit. Stay away from Philips unless you dare!
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Disc Contains Unknown Data
1 out of 5
After spending a lot of time recording a disk the machine will freeze and produce error Disc contains unknown data. Note- this also happens after only a few minutes of recording. The only thing I have been able to do is throw out the disc and start over. After 10 different discs this problem happened 4 times.
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