Sony RDR GX255

I bought one of these for not much over $50, planning to use it primarily to copy some old VHS tapes to DVD without a lot of bother. I'm puzzled by the negative reviews; the GX255 I got was easy to hook up and works perfectly well. As noted, it will...

We bought this thinking we could finally get our video camera tapes recorded. Well, this is a nightmare to use, slow, un user friendly and a waste of money! We have not been able to record anything. Also, just the basic playing of a DVD is horrible....

I thought I would be getting a Sony DVD recorder similar to the ones I have purchased in the past. First, you cannot record from a premium movie channel because these are blocked---hackers can easily bypass this feature. Ridiculous. Also, there is...

Many DVD formats, decent remote, control set top box, nice DVD menu

Could not control our DirectTV receiver, small record light, no tuner, no RF output

Many DVD formats, decent remote, control set top box, nice DVD menu

Could not control our DirectTV receiver, small record light, no tuner, no RF output

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Can't record 90% of what's out there worth recording