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Samsung DVD-SH893

Samsung DVD-SH893
alaScore 83

158 reviews

Jun, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 158 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the value for money and usability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the Samsung DVD-SH893 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 158 reviews)

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Good Purchase

 

Good quality picture, neat product, slightly not easy to load up on TV, but once set it is great. the manual is complicated not enough short manual.

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Amazon review summary for the Samsung DVD-SH893

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 36 user reviews of the Samsung DVD-SH893 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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31% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Dvd Remote Control

 

I am so pleased I bought thid Remote Control because i lost the other 1 but found it again as soon as I bought this.( Typical) It is always gettin lost so we have 2 now so don't bother to look for it.

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Samsung DVD-SH893M 160GB HDD DVD

 

I bought this because my Panasonic DVD recorder went on the blink. I think that this is a great replacement. It does everything that I want it to do. Record from my Freesat receiver and direct from my TV it's great. Don't be put off by some of these...

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Don't buy it it's rubbish.

 

We've had this for a year only because we were not allowed to return it in the first week of use. There are no saving graces to it. I don't even care that it's superficially pretty, it's so unpleasant to use that it's now ugly to me! (ha...that...

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Choose Something Else...

 

This device is completely useless, do not under any circumstances buy. There are three main points on each of its functions to explain why: Firstly, the machine only plays select DVDs for some unknown reason. I have bought brand new DVDs within the...

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Good DVD player

 

I didn't buy this DVD Recorder from Amazon but recently bought it else where.... I bought this to replace the VCR we have. Its thin and looks very smart, it has all the connections at the back I want. Over all its good DVD Recorder and is one of those...

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Doesnt do what it says on the tin...

 

The machine takes 2-3 mins to boot up, the software UI is tricky, once you work out the different modes though it records fine, but when I tried to export a movie I had recorded I ran into all kinds of trouble. I put in the first DVD, copied the files...

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WHY CAN'T I COPY TV PROGS. TO AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE ?!?

 

This machine is NOWHERE NEAR AS POOR as many above 'reviewers' have suggested... Having said that, I bought the comparable model out here in Spain about 18 moths ago at least - to match my Samsung High Def. T.V.'s and my Blu ray player - and IF people...

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Not fit for purpose

 

A girlfriend of mine who had purchased a DVD/HD recorder model DVD-SH893M was having difficulty finding the actual name of the program she had recorded. It just seemed to display the channel, time and duration. What should be basic functionality of...

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 / Yes
Ethernet: No
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface:No / Yes
HDMI: Yes
HDMI PORT: Yes
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No
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: No
UPnP:NO UPNP

Recording

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

Sound

DTS Decoder: No
Real Dolby: No
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