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93 reviews
November, 2009
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
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
DVD recorder of good quality, provided with a menu special attention to beginners .
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 ...
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