Sony RDR-HXD710

Sony RDR-HXD710
alaScore 70

75 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 Sony RDR-HXD710 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 70/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Sony RDR-HXD710

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 68 user reviews of the Sony RDR-HXD710 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.co.uk.

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75% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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For those of you with problems with this machine

 

For those of you with problems with this machine

I got one of these December 05 and it has been one of the best purchases I have ever made. It has crashed a few times with me, but is becomeing old hat what with my Sky+ and the newer models with bigger hard drives and HD upscaling. Like any...

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Freezing-up solution

 

Freezing-up solution

I have had this machine for about two years, and it kept freezing. Thank you to the person whose blog I read which had the solution. I also turned off the digital software upgrade,about two months ago, and it has not frozen since. I can't get the...

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How to avoid the "C:13 and a message saying 'The Disc is Dirty." error.

 

How to avoid the "C:13 and a message saying 'The Disc is Dirty." error.

I currently have a HX510 which is great and i have with-held upgrading this unit for the simple fact that the newer models do not have the record pause function which is for me a major plus (and why oh why cant Sony have decent picture search speeds...

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How to avoid the "C:13 and a message saying 'The Disc is Dirty." error.

 

How to avoid the "C:13 and a message saying 'The Disc is Dirty." error.

I currently have a HX510 which is great and i have with-held upgrading this unit for the simple fact that the newer models do not have the record pause function which is for me a major plus (and why oh why cant Sony have decent picture search speeds...

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HXD710 Don't buy it

 

HXD710 Don't buy it

I have had this for about 18 months and for the last 6 months yep just out of warranty it freezes all the time. Sony are worse than useless the help desk is a joke. This is a software problem you would really expect them to produce a patch for it. ...

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HXD710 Don't buy it

 

HXD710 Don't buy it

I have had this for about 18 months and for the last 6 months yep just out of warranty it freezes all the time. Sony are worse than useless the help desk is a joke. This is a software problem you would really expect them to produce a patch for it. Jeff...

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Poor design

 

Poor design

Works lika a charm if you only really wanted a DVD player. Except it will not play a lot of DVD's. On the down side, the menues are sloooooooooooooow. Sorting recordings, for instance, take hours because of delays and splash screens when you select the...

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Poor design

 

Poor design

Works lika a charm if you only really wanted a DVD player. Except it will not play a lot of DVD's. On the down side, the menues are sloooooooooooooow. Sorting recordings, for instance, take hours because of delays and splash screens when you select the...

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Easy to use

 

Easy to use

I have had this unit some time now and it is very simple to record and playback programmes. I use the edit features quite a lot and they work well. Very good for downloading from DV camcorder. I would not be without it. My only issue is that it freezes...

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: Yes

Connectivity

DVI Interface: No
Ethernet: No
HDMI: No
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No

General Features

3D: No
DVD Player / Recorder:DVD Recorder
Integrated VCR: No
Static / Portable:Static
Table / Portable:Table

Playback

Blu-ray Playback: No
DivX Playback: No
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
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:DTS Decoder
Real Dolby:Dolby Digital
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