Philips DVDR3570H

Philips DVDR3570H
alaScore 71

108 reviews

May, 2013

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the Philips DVDR3570H is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 71/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Philips DVDR3570H

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 20 user reviews of the Philips DVDR3570H from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.co.uk.

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30% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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do not buy

 

do not buy

I bought this in jan08 to record and copy to disc. it started turning itself on and cutting out the tv within a couple of months. i managed to stop that but the timer sometimes recorded or not (I thought it was me. I have sky plus so i only used this...

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Very, Very Poor

 

Very, Very Poor

Had nothing but problems with this machine; painfully slow, noisy, records when it feels like it, freezes, stalls and has now finally packed up althogether with a disc in it. The help from Philips website and phone operatives have failed to rectify the...

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You'll regret buying it!

 

You'll regret buying it!

Within eight months of purchase, the playback from the hard disk started freezing every few minutes. The unit was returned under warranty. Six months after the unit was returned, the problem reappeared. A quick web search shows that the problem is not...

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AVOID THIS PRODUCT...!

 

AVOID THIS PRODUCT...!

AVOID...! Had Sky+ for years, with very little problem, but moved to a place with no Sky so bought this Hard Drive box. But within a month the box kept crashing & losing what I'd recorded. Then often the time & date would change & all the programmes...

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AVOID THIS PRODUCT...!

 

AVOID THIS PRODUCT...!

AVOID...! Had Sky+ for years, with very little problem, but moved to a place with no Sky so bought this Hard Drive box. But within a month the box kept crashing & losing what I'd recorded. Then often the time & date would change & all the programmes...

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not with someone else's bargepole

 

not with someone else's bargepole

I bought one of these from Argos last Christmas. It failed in January and Philips sent out a software update but it didn't cure the fault so the unit went back for repair. When it came back it lasted only a few weeks before playing up again. I...

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dvd 3570

 

dvd 3570

Philips DVDR3570 - 160Gb Hard Drive DVD Recorder - Black this recorder is a pain to set up but as it hasnt freview built in but with the help of some forums i got there, the seceret is run the recodings through my sky digital box that way you can...

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dvd 3570

 

Philips DVDR3570 - 160Gb Hard Drive DVD Recorder - Black this recorder is a pain to set up but as it hasnt freview built in but w...

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Awful

 

Awful

Do not buy. We previously had a Liteon DVD recorder with 80 gig hard drive and we only bought the Philips for the larger hard drive space and the USB port. I wish I had bought another Liteon now as this is the worst recorder I have ever bought. The...

Product Specifications

Configuration

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

Connectivity

DVI Interface: No
Ethernet: No
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: Yes
HDMI: No
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No
USB Interface: Yes
W-LAN Connection: No
WiFi Connectivity: No

General Features

1080p Upscaling: No
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: No
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

Sound

DTS Decoder: No
Real Dolby:Dolby Digital
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