Toshiba DR-17

Toshiba DR-17
alaScore 72

8 reviews

May, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the value for money. The image quality also gets good reviews.

image quality, value for money

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the Toshiba DR-17 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 72/100 = Good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 8 reviews)

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Toshiba D-R17DT review

 

As standalone DVD recorders go, the D-R17DT boasts a fairly impressive feature list, including 1080p, 1080i and 720p upscaling plus a built-in Freeview tuner - great value for money for £200

Picture quality ; 1080 uscaling

Slow to change channels ; Poor EPG ; No RGB inut or i.Link

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Toshiba D-R17DT DVD Recorder

 

Toshiba's D-R17DT is a traditional DVD recorder that also boasts a Freeview tuner. Danny finds out if it's worth nabbing one now.

The presence of impressive 1080p upscaling and a digital tuner are commendable on a recorder at this price, and picture quality is as good as, if not better than its big name rivals. The D-R17DT's only crimes are its sluggish Freeview functionality,...

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Amazon review summary for the Toshiba DR-17

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 6 user reviews of the Toshiba DR-17 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.co.uk.

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33% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Old Technology

 

Old Technology

It's been a while since I bought this product, however after 1 day of fiddling around with it and using it for a couple of days, it turned out to be the worst piece of equipment I have ever bought. I put it up on eBay and sold it for less than I had...

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Great product.

 

Great product.

Here we go whingeing whining people again! How can people moan so much? Anyway I bought one of the £39.99 refurb units. it's brilliant! An absolute bargain. Yes it does appear to take a while to load a DVD but is life so short we can't be bothered to...

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Toshiba DVD VIDEO RECORDER

 

Toshiba DVD VIDEO RECORDER

We have had one of these machines now for 1 year,it is easy to use,and we have found the recordings have very good picture quality,we are not whiss kids,but found the machine easy to use, and set up.

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Toshiba D-R17DT

 

Excellent product. Can not fault the unit for ease of use

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Toshiba D-R17DT

 

Good quality picture and sound. currently recording 4 hours onto single dvd with no noticeable loss of quality. no problems setting up the freeview tuner

Quite complicated to figure out recording menus. Instruction manual not very clear - obviously written in another language then translated to english

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Absolute Tosh

 

Absolute Tosh

There are 3 things wrong with this product: 1. It is extremely user unfriendly (very complicated menus and bewildering options, including cryptic symbols that appear on the "Display" menu - great if you wear an anorak indoors and prefer browsing...

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Toshiba D-R17DT

 

Very very easy to set up, no problems so far!!!! easy to use, if my wife can work out how to use it any one can!!!! Great value for money when i bought it

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Product Specifications

Configuration

BD Live: No
DLNA certified: No
DVB-C: No
DVB-S: No
DVB-T:DVB-T (MPEG2)
Electronic Program Guide (EPG): No
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television): No
Progressive Scan: Yes
Show View: No

Connectivity

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

Recording

Blu-ray Recording: No
Double Layer Recording: No
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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