Philips DVDR77

37 reviews

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 37 reviews of Philips DVDR77. The average rating for this product is 2.9/5, compared to an average rating of 3.7/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design. Some have doubts about the size and price.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the Philips DVDR77 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 64/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Philips DVDR77

alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 user reviews of Philips DVDR77 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.com. The usability and price get negative reviews.

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38% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Jeremy Roche (cnet.com.au)

Philips DVDR77

Philips' DVDR77 is an attractive DVD recorder that best suits home theatre enthusiasts looking to build a home DVD collection.

Records up to eight hours of programming onto a single DVD disc ; Basic DVD editing features ; High quality connections

Media adapter for viewing photos stored on flash cards sold separately ; Interface can be confusing

All recorded titles appear on an index page when you insert a recordable disc and you can scan through these to play, or delete stored titles. You can insert markets and hide chapters through the edit controls on the remote control. Unlike the...

Jul, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

PHILIPS DVDR77 - DVD Recorder and Player - Write Your Butt Off W/O

DVDs aren't just for watching movies anymore. Make your own movies. Record TV shows and delete commercials. Share thousands of pictures with friends and family, or create an archive. Or just pop in a regular DVD movie and enjoy! All with the Philips ...

Media Slot, Good All Around Machine

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Dec, 2003

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Philips DVDR77

AVOID AT ALL COST! This is the most irritating machine I have ever come across. If you switch the tv on it automatically starts recording. At the location where you last stopped viewing. So if this in the middle of something you really liked, too bad,...

Video quality is good. Audio quality is not. My normal CD player sounded a lot better

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Oct, 2008

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Philips DVDR77

O, and one other thing. If you switch it on, it takes about 20 seconds to boot up. Until that time, it won't allow you to eject your DVD. Which was the only reason you switched it on for.

Oct, 2008

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Philips DVDR77

philips dvdr77 review: Philips' DVDR77 is an attractive DVD recorder that best suits home theatre enthusiasts looking to build a home DVD collection.

Would love to know if it works per my comments above., Universal player, Superb sound, State-of-the-art bass management, JPEG-photo viewer, Universal, THX-Ultra certified, Solid video performance with 3:2 pull-down, Backlit, learning remote, Records up...

Heavy, bulky, requires careful planning to fit into vehicle., Needs a dedicated AV feed, Setting up IR remote a tad fiddly, The user manual could be better, Some artifacts in video-based material, Costly, Awkward bass management, Less than intuitive...

Philips' DVDR77 is an attractive DVD recorder that best suits home theatre enthusiasts looking to build a home DVD collection.

Jul, 2004

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