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Sony RDR-HXD790

Sony RDR-HXD790
alaScore 70

25 reviews

Jun, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 1 expert reviews and 24 user reviews from international sources. Users rate it 88/100. The average review date is Jul 31, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 35512 reviews from other Blu-ray Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 70/100 = Good. Last update: Jun 18, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 25 reviews)

1 expert reviews

User Reviews  

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excellent,smashing sony DVD recorder with hard drive

 

excellent,smashing sony DVD recorder with hard drive

After doing long hours of reserach on internet and looking for freeview hard drive recorder I was not getting any good results because no one product had top marks. But I only wanted freeview hard drive recorder it was all discouragement then I seen...

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fuzzy viewing

 

fuzzy viewing

Some programs are recording and giving a very fuzzy image. This is very apparent with the X Factor. We retuned it and it was better. Sony advised to record on a blank disc to see if this persisted. Will be doing this shortly. Any further advice?

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Why Why Why sony

 

Why Why Why sony

Generally this recorder is very good but why do sony have to make their own products incompatable. I purchased the KDL-37V5500TV and the hxd790 HD recorder with the obvious view of using them together through bravia sync and common remote. Both these...

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end user review

 

end user review

I purchased this product to replace a Sony DVD recorder, without Hard Drive facility, it just slotted straight in. No problem changing over and set up was easy. One small niggle is that this box hasn't a Digital optical out like the last machine, I've...

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Smart, stylish and works well!

 

Smart, stylish and works well!

i bought this to replace an old LG HDD/DVD recorder that didn't have an inbuilt freeview tuner and was amazed by how good this machine is. It is simple to set up and operate, has amazing HDD / DVD picture quality (it really does significantly improve...

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Excellent Sony Product

 

Regarding the previous post - you only need TWO inbuilt tuners if your tv set does NOT have freeview or you do NOT have a freeview box.

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Sony RDRHXD790B 120GB Hard Disk Drive DVD Recorder

 

Sony RDRHXD790B 120GB Hard Disk Drive DVD Recorder

Absolutely brilliant piece of kit, as good as the Toshiba RD-XV48DT which I also have and can also highly recommend.

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steve's review

 

steve's review

this dvd recorder is very good once set up you dont have to worry about it any more it dose its own updates and insalls new channels it self im very pleased with this dvd recorder i would recomend it

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Sony DVD Hard Disk Drive Recorder - Good News & Bad News

 

Sony DVD Hard Disk Drive Recorder - Good News & Bad News

The service I have received from Amazon has been fantastic - not so the case with Sony. I bought the Sony RDRHXD790B 120GB Hard Disk Drive DVD Recorder and within three weeks I had to have it replaced as it wasn't picking up a good enough digital...

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Quite good, software not to easy to work with

 

Quite good, software not to easy to work with

I have got not too long but I find only small deffect. Sony should work out on screen display informations. Any user changing needs to be very patient. Copy from dvd or cd should be available to HDD. But device is very good! Quite quickly, looks nice,...

Product Specifications

Configuration

BD Live: No
DLNA certified: No
DVB-C: No
DVB-S: No
DVB-T:DVB-T (MPEG2)
Electronic Program Guide (EPG): Yes
HDTV: No
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television): No
Progressive Scan: Yes
Show View: No

Connectivity

DVI Interface: No
Ethernet: No
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: Yes
HDMI: Yes
HDMI PORT: Yes
UPnP:NO UPNP
USB Interface: Yes
W-LAN Connection: No
WiFi Connectivity: No

General Features

1080p Upscaling: Yes
3D: No
3D Ready: No
DVD Player / Recorder:DVD Recorder
Integrated VCR: No
Static / Portable:Static
Table / Portable:Table

Playback

Blu-ray Playback: No
DivX Playback: Yes
DVD Audio Playback: No
DVD-R Playback: Yes
DVD-RAM Playback: Yes
DVD-RW Playback: Yes
DVD+R Playback: Yes
DVD+RW Playback: Yes
HD-DVD Playback: No
PC Streaming: No
Super Audio CD Playback: No
Super Video CD / Video CD Playback: Yes

Recording

Blu-ray Recording: No
Double Layer Recording: Yes
DVD-R Recording: Yes
DVD-RAM Recording: No
DVD-RW Recording: Yes
DVD+R Recording: Yes
DVD+RW Recording: Yes
HD-DVD Recording: No
MP3 Encoding: No
MPEG4 Recording: No
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