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Sony RDR-VX530 Reviews Analysis

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Sony RDR-VX530
alaSCORE 70

99 reviews

November, 2009

N/A

3 Experts

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64 / 100

96 Users

What people think about the Sony RDR-VX530: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 99 reviews from across the web.

This is a good DVD player. Despite scruples with the video quality, users are happy with the audio quality, speakers, and easy installation. If you can overlook the video quality, it's a decent option.

price

3.5

  • very good system for the money
  • excellent system for the price
  • great system for the price
  • price a very good
  • price excellent
  • more expensive than the single unit
  • price which made it reasonable
  • fantastic sound for the money
  • cost is right
  • better price
  • reasonable price
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user interface

2.5

  • controls to make everything work
  • interface is confusing
  • button right
  • part of the sound
  • worst part
 

ease of use

4

  • product to be easy to use
  • easy to use
  • hassle
  • convenience of single unit operation
  • not worth the hassle
  • headache
 

features

3

  • works but thr dubbing feature
  • weak point is features
  • sound limited features
  • poor feature
  • sound limited features function
  • quality and features
  • odd feature not
  • cool feature
 

video quality

3

  • cheesy old atari video
  • problems with it recording
  • recordings are just as good
  • recording quality to be lackluster
  • results in a better
  • not allow a recording
  • quality of recording
  • movie whenever i feel like
  • picture quality is beautiful
  • sound and picture quality
  • videos aren factory perfect
  • picture quality is good
  • movies look great
  • progressive scan technology output
  • handy for recording
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reliability

0.5

  • problems
  • machine was clearly defective
  • unit was also damaged
  • break
  • repair
  • without any noticeable problems
  • no repair
 

audio quality

4

  • sound is great
  • great sound
  • sound from dvds is excellent
  • sound strength is very weak
  • good quality home theater sound
  • good sound
  • quality sound
  • horrible static in the sound
  • excellent picture and sound quality
  • sound quality is very good
  • right next to the volume
  • sound is very good
  • surround sound is great
  • happy with the sound
  • quality of the audio
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dvd recorder

2.5

  • quality of recording
  • recorder before it will allow
  • not allow a recording
  • recorder will not allow
  • handy for recording
  • recording quality to be lackluster
  • recordings are just as good
  • problems with it recording
  • terrible dvd recordings
 

installation

4.5

  • automatic speaker set up
  • easy to set up
  • pretty inaccurate determining speaker setup
  • quick set up
  • automatic speaker setup
  • set up is both a benefit
  • set up was easy
  • easy set up
 

vcr

3

  • good quality vhs
  • progressive scan combo dvd vhs recorder
  • vhs c videos looked fantastic
  • avoid paying per vhs
  • easy transfer of vhs
  • old vhs
  • easy to dub scenes from vhs
  • nor dub correctly from vhs
  • vhs tapes worked fine
  • old homemade vhs
  • fine on vhs
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speakers

3.5

  • pretty inaccurate determining speaker
  • automatic speaker
  • love the wireless rear speakers
  • speakers and they deliver work
  • sound through these speakers
  • speakers work fine
  • speakers makes it so easy to
  • easy to recalibrate the speaker
  • speakers so its working well
  • not a professional speaker
  • speakers are a nice
  • speakers didnt work
  • speakers are awesome
  • speakers work flawlessly
  • speakers work great
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