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Toshiba RD-XS34
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93 reviews

November, 2009

80 / 100

10 Experts

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66 / 100

83 Users

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US

Toshiba RD-XS34 DVD Player / HDD Recorder

By Steve Smitty

The Toshiba RD-XS34 DVD Player / HDD Recorder features a 181-channel cable compatible tuner and a 2-month, 32-event timer programming functionality. You may input your own program data, or take advantage of the built-in Gemstar VCR+ technology for ...

Performance, multiple record and playback options.

Noisy

Rating

100

newbie.org
GB

Toshiba RD-XS34

By Guy Cocker

Toshiba's RD-XS34 is at the forefront of the recording world. Not only does it manage to pack in every feature imaginable, it makes it all fairly easy to use. The new 160GB hard drive offers 80 hours of good quality footage as well

Slim build, massive hard drive, wide format support, ease of use, list of features

Could do with Freeview integration, no DVD+R support, no DivX playback

While the skill to operate the RD-XS34 correctly will take most people a couple of days to master, Toshiba's logic in design is well thought out. With the ability to pause live TV, make masses of recordings to the hard drive and then archive the...

May, 2005

Rating

83

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cnet.co.uk
GB

Toshiba RD-XS34 DVD recorder

By T3 Online

The DVD recorder that skimps on picture quality but loves DV camcorders.

Good editing features; Can control an external set-top box

No EPG; Video quality not the best

A decent recorder but the video quality lets it down.

Toshiba RD-XS34 DVD recorderThe DVD recorder that skimps on picture quality but loves DV camcorders. This recorder only has an analogue tuner, but can control your set-top box via its IR blaster. Although by no means bad, quality is not on the...

October, 2007

Rating

60

t3.com
AA

Toshiba RD-XS34

By Alex Kidman

The RD-XS34S is a feature-rich recorder that should appeal to videophiles, although it's not entirely geared to the first-time owner or the technophobe.

160GB internal hard drive ; time slip recording ; progressive scan playback ; packed with editing and recording features

Fussy with less than perfectly clean DVD-R media ; can record in only 8-hour blocks ; may need to use front-facing composite ports ; remote and interface have a steep learning curve

The remote that comes with the RD-XS34 is fully-featured, and consequently quite terrifying to the first-time user. We tested this theory with a number of test subjects, all of whom were left scratching their heads while they tried to work out how to ...

Priced at S$300 (US$197.37) cheaper than its 250GB hard drive counterpart, the 160GB equivalent Toshiba RD-XS34 sports the similar sleek styling and shares many common features with the flagship model. Though well-equipped for its recording...

October, 2005

Rating

70

asia.cnet.com
AU

Toshiba RD-XS34

By Matthew Overington

Powerful features, 160GB hard disk

Steep learning curve, noisy fan, eight-hour recording limit

It's initially tricky to operate, but the RD-XS34 offers plenty of powerful features and is a gem once you've mastered it.

The powerful RD-XS34 is no exception, but it's fantastic once you've mastered it.

September, 2005

Rating

80

goodgearguide.com.au
AU

Toshiba RD-XS34 Review - DVD Recorders

By Alex Kidman

The RD-XS34 is a feature-rich recorder that should appeal to videophiles, although it's not entirely geared to the first-time owner or the technophobe.

160GB internal HDD, Timeslip recording, Progressive scan playback, Packed with editing and recording features

Fussy with less than perfectly clean DVD-R media Can only record in 8-hour blocks, May need to use front-facing composite ports, Remote and interface have a steep learning curve

The RD-XS34SG is a feature-rich recorder that should appeal to videophiles, although it's not entirely geared to the first-time owner or the technophobe.

Design The RD-XS34's designers clearly went for a utilitarian look with the unit, as all of design is geared towards being useful, rather than particularly pretty. At the rear of the unit are connections for just about every input type, although...

July, 2005

No rating

cnet.com.au
GB

Toshiba RD-XS34

By WHC

June, 2005

Rating

93

homecinemachoice.com
IN

Toshiba RD-XS34

160GB internal hard drive ; time slip recording ; progressive scan playback ; packed with editing and recording features

Fussy with less than perfectly clean DVD-R media ; can record in only 8-hour blocks ; may need to use front-facing composite ports ; remote and interface have a steep learning curve

The RD-XS34S is a feature-rich recorder that should appeal to videophiles, although it's not entirely geared to the first-time owner or the technophobe.

The good: 160GB internal hard drive; time slip recording; progressive scan playback; packed with editing and recording features. The bad: Fussy with less than perfectly clean DVD-R media; can record in only 8-hour blocks; may need to use front-facing...

Rating

70

zdnetindia.com
FR

10 magnétoscopes numériques de 200 à 1300 €

By Christian Grugel et Serge Leblal

US Note: This is an automatic translation. The text can differ from the original review.

DVD recorder of good quality, provided with a menu special attention to beginners .

November, 2005

Rating

80

lemondeinformatique.fr
SE

Toshiba RDXS34

US Note: This is an automatic translation. The text can differ from the original review.

player delivers a good sound and picture quality. Very functional and very extensive menu allows the player has a high learning curve .

Summary Toshiba RD-XS34 is a DVD recorder with a 160GB hard drive. The tests consider that the player delivers a really good sound and picture quality while offering a lot of features. The many functions, however, that it takes a good ...

October, 2005

No rating

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