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Philips DVD-R3575 Reviews

DVD recorder / HDD recorder More product details

$388.70

Records TV programming to DVD or built-in 160GB hard drive ; ATSC tuner for receiving digital... (cnet.com)

DVD recorders with hard drives used to be the poor man's TiVo. Sure, they lacked the finesse and... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Philips DVD-R3575

We have collected and analyzed 5 expert reviews and 184 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 69/100 and users rate it 73/100. The average review date is February 6, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 39988 reviews from other Digital Video Recorders (DVR). The alaScore™ for this product is 81/100 = Very good. Last update: November 19, 2009.

alaSCORE 81

810100

189 reviews

November, 2009

69 / 100

5 Experts

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73 / 100

184 Users

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from $388.70

Expert Reviews (5)

US

Philips DVDR3575H

By (cnet.com)

Records TV programming to DVD or built-in 160GB hard drive ; ATSC tuner for receiving digital broadcasts ; HDMI output upscales to 1080p ; 30-second commercial skip button ; plays photos and MP3s from USB drives ; one of the only DVD/hard-drive ...

No support for dual layer or DVD-RAM discs ; ATSC tuner cannot deliver full native HDTV resolution ; no onscreen program guide or IR blaster limits ability to be used as a DVR ; no flexible recording length ; mediocre video quality on video-based ...

The Philips DVDR3575H is pretty much your only choice if you want a DVD recorder with a hard drive these days, but it's not as good as it could be.

The Philips DVDR3575H is one of the few DVD recorders with a hard drive...

Rating

68100

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cnet.com
US

Philips DVDR3575H

By Matthew Moskovciak (zdnet.com)

DVD recorders with hard drives used to be the poor man's TiVo. Sure, they lacked the finesse and eye-candy of a true TiVo, but you didn't have to pay a subscription fee and you could burn anything right in the same unit. Fast-forward to today and you ...

The Philips DVDR3575H is one of the few DVD recorders with a hard drive...

Rating

68100

Partner Source
zdnet.com
FR

DVDR3575H

By Eric Le Ven (01net.com)

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

Despite some delays, questionable points (like interface), the lack of DVB-T tuner and S-Video the DVDR3575H Philips estun DVR practical and versatile. For all those which do not want to ruin investment in terminals àdisque hard owners of Canal +, Numéric

No rating

01net.com

User Reviews (184)

US

"great machine"

By madashellatcable (cnet.com)

WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMEN! STOP THE CABLE MONOPO... 

I've had this machine for 14 months now. I blame the corporations for defeating this technology. THey all want to you to pay monthly fees, THIS IS PURE BS! RECORDING TO A HARD DRIVE SHOULD BE FREE AS IT IS WITH THIS MACHINE

CORPORATIONS DEFEATING THIS TECHNOLOGY

US

"Don't waste your money!"

By IBKerrys (cnet.com)

Don't bother wasting your time or money. Phil... 

The only pro that this thing has is that it remembers that it recorded my toddlers show 80% of the time

It no longer remembers what day or time it is, won't remember the timers that I have set, errors on EVERY recording, only really works when you manually hit the record button and the sometimes it doesn't even work then and that's just the beginning

US

Philips DVDR3575H

By knightoflight (cnet.com)

I originally owned the Philips HDRW720 DVD Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive. I loved the way this...

DVR and DVD record to multiple DVD formats, Analog and Digital Tuners, Good picture quality for non-HD

DVR buffer recording is not automatic, small remote buttons, no TV Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Benefit from the convenience of recording directly onto a 160GB hard disk with this DVD recorder. To keep something longer, simply record your selected programs onto a DVD to enjoy a lifetime of high quality videos.

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