Sony RDR-VX555

Sony RDR-VX555
alaScore 61

52 reviews

May, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 52 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-VX555 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 61/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Sony RDR-VX555

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 47 user reviews of the Sony RDR-VX555 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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32% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Junk

 

Junk

I bought this at amazon and was glad I took out the extended warranty. After 2 months it started having a lot of different problems. First the tray would open and immediately close you couldnt load a dvd. had to press the open button half a dozen times...

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will not record duel layer dvds when sony says it will

 

will not record duel layer dvds when sony says it will

i have called sony and was given no help i will never buy sony agian

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Don't buy SONY DVD players (or recorders)

 

Don't buy SONY DVD players (or recorders)

Buttons are tiny and unreadable. Cost was high. Most DVD's skip and freeze if newer (more dense). SONY should have recalled this and fix it for free, but charges $114 to fix it (and you have to mail it to them unless you live really close to a...

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Stay far, far away from this one

 

Stay far, far away from this one

I bought this Sony as a replacement for an earlier Sony DVD/VCR that failed (and starting gouging DVDs). This one worked fine for a few months. Now it has a serious skipping/freezing issue with DVDs. Sony advised me to change it from "progressive" -...

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Buyer Beware: This device will not record DVDs

 

Buyer Beware: This device will not record DVDs

This device will not record anything from an outside source, period. It is simply designed to consider any outside source as copyrighted. I am a video producer and create my own material. It has no DRM on it, but this machine simply assumes it has DRM...

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Good for Transferring VHS to DVD

 

Good for Transferring VHS to DVD

I've had this device for over year, The unit has an intuitive on screen set up and a fool proof quick copy from VHS to DVD feature. I did have some issues with some picture blurring/noise on my flat screen display while pausing my hd directv satellite...

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TOO complicated for anyone but a pro

 

TOO complicated for anyone but a pro

I bought this to transfer VHS tapes to DVD. That function works well when it works HOWEVER it reads any interference or tracking issues on the original tape as copyright protection and won't record-- way too sensitive to that. The hook-up and set-up...

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This is the biggest piece of garbage Sony has made ZERO STARS

 

This is the biggest piece of garbage Sony has made ZERO STARS

We purchased this product for about $200. All we wanted was something to convert our home videos to DVD's. We didn't want or need anything fancy, had no interest in recording TV to DVD - we don't watch much TV anyway, and all of our commercial VHS...

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This is the biggest piece of garbage Sony has made ZERO STARS

 

This is the biggest piece of garbage Sony has made ZERO STARS

We purchased this product for about $200. All we wanted was something to convert our home videos to DVD's. We didn't want or need anything fancy, had no interest in recording TV to DVD - we don't watch much TV anyway, and all of our commercial VHS...

Product Specifications

Enhance your TV and movie watching with the high quality RDR-VX555 DVD recorder and VHS combo player. Intuitive graphical interface makes programming your recording easy. Seven VHS recording speeds let you record up to 8 hours per tape. Plus, enjoy the convenience of one-touch recording from disc to tape or the reverse. The DVD deck lets you experience high picture-quality playback from a wide variety of formats, including DVD, VCD, VCR, VHS, SVHS, music CD and more. Progressive scan playback, HDMI output and 720p/1080i upscaling from DVD/VCR deliver optimal picture quality. You can even control your DV and Digital8 camcorder for editing via the i.LINK interface.

Cassette System

Type: None

CD Recorder

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CD System

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Combined Device

Type:DVD recorder/ VCR combo

Digital Player (Recorder)

Device Type: None

Digital Storage Media

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Dimensions & Weight

Depth:13.1in
Height:3.2in
Weight:12.6lbs
Width:16.9in

DVD

Type:DVD recorder

Header

Manufacturer:Sony
Model:RDR-VX555
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Sony

MD System

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Radio

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Television

Television Type: None

VCR

Device Type:VCR
Media Type:VHS

VCR 2nd

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