Sony RDR-HXD970

Sony RDR-HXD970
alaScore 80

67 reviews

May, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 67 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the image quality.

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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-HXD970 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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(Based on 67 reviews)

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Stuff magazine

 

Sony has thus far proven to be master of the DVD recording universe. And its latest hard-drive offering is its best yet

If you want the best, this is it. A peerless fusion of style and performance with an idiot-proof menu system

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Amazon review summary for the Sony RDR-HXD970

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 36 user reviews of the Sony RDR-HXD970 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.

Consumer review by:

RDRHXD970-DVD Recorder

 

RDRHXD970-DVD Recorder

This recorder is very good it does everything you would want to do,Very satisfied with it.

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Hard drive DVD recorder

 

Hard drive DVD recorder

This is the first digital recorder that I have purchased so cannot compare it to other products. However, it has exceeded my expectations in terms of facilities provided and ease of use. Useful features include being able to record any program from the...

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Great brand new, rubbish product

 

Great brand new, rubbish product

Must say that I found this product to a complete let down. First things to be aware of when you buy this product. It only has one decoder in it. That means you can record no more than 1 item at a time. Secondly it is not compatiable with most tvs...

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Good machine

 

Good machine

I bought it about a half a year ago and overall am pretty happy with my purchase. It is doing its job almost perfectly. The only drawback is the freeview receiver; sometimes the picture froze for a short period of time, particular the main 5 channels....

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using series

 

using series

I got my 970 machine over a year ago, and I'm reasonably happy with it. Before this DVD recorder, I had my sky connected to my VCR, and I can watch sky channels from other rooms using a power splitter. When I replaced the VCR with this 970, I cannot...

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GREAT MONEY SAVER

 

GREAT MONEY SAVER

This was my first DVD recorder. Its easy to use and has a great picture which can be adjusted to suit your own taste. The upscale to HD is brilliant. Most HD pictures on Sky are upscaled. This little box does exactly the same thing for all channels.(...

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Great Picture - Poor Scart Switching.

 

Great Picture - Poor Scart Switching.

This is a fine piece of equipment. Although sound tends to be a little below what you would expect, the excellent picture more than makes up for this. One major draw back is the strange scart switching behaviour of the current range of Sony machines....

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Sony RDRHXD970B DVD RECORDER 250GB HDD

 

I was looking to buy a HDD recorder for a while. After reading some reviews and visiting my local shop, I decided to hand my money over and buy the Sony D970B. I have been blown away by how easy this is to use, and paired with my 32 Sony Bravia LCD...

Product Specifications

Configuration

BD Live: No
DLNA certified: No
DVB-C: No
DVB-S: No
DVB-T:DVB-T (MPEG2)
Electronic Program Guide (EPG):GUIDE Plus+
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
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: 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
UPnP:NO UPNP

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: No
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