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5 Reviews for Samsung DVD-SH853M - 160Gb Hard Drive DVD Recorder - With Freeview & HDMI
Great piece of kit..... except - 22 Mar 2008
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Note that it apparently does not record one Freeview channel while you watch another. This point could be made clear in advertising. Not everyone is a 'techie'.
The handbook is vague in some areas and complicated in others, so usually getting back to the shop or speaking to SAMSUNG via the customer service number is recommended. I found them very helpful and the phone was answered quickly on the 3 occasions I rang.
Inviting people to comment is asking for certain folk to criticise only. For some reason some cannot bring themselves to praise, but find it easy to nit-pick.
I still find this a great piece of kit, with the above reservations. Kit 5-stars, handbook '1' would be , for me a fair appraisal.
The problems I thought I had were badly articulated in the handbook and simple to overcome.
The machine does have lots of services and is bound to involve a little thought and experimentation. I suppose this being the case the handbook has to appear complex. But simple needs I found hard to satisfy. I found a problem recording but found out that the STANDBY BUTTON had to pressed to switch the unit off. The flashing red recording light means it is not recording for example. I am still trying to find out the use of the TV/STANDBY button. I thought that it meant TV on, record any channel! WRONG. Still I have Freeview integrated in my TV, so no problem.
For me the picture quality is outstanding. Those with problems might check their connectivity, or signal. It has always been exemplary for me.
Not great, but does enough for me - 18 Mar 2008
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I've read the other reviews, and I can see why some people are frustrated with this unit. But I am only using the very basic DTV, DVD player and HDD record/replay functions and for that, I'm having few problems, mainly due to my needing to use the machine a bit more before I learn the operational differences between this and my old machine.
The main grouch I have is the short pause-time before a DVD is stopped, as mentioned earlier. My old DVD recorder (a staggeringly unreliable LG) had such a clunky interface that, perhaps, I have never got used to expecting anything better. On the other hand, it played a DVD that neither my old recorder, my multiregion player or my PC would even recognise as a disc, which was a positive.
What I'd like to have had is a card or CAM slot, so I could ditch my old set-top box for recording from Setanta. Otherwise, the picture quality's excellent (lousy reception where I live permitting) and the sound is good (once you de-select the default sound compression). I even managed to get the HDMI (referred to often as the Highly Disappointing Much-hyped Interface) connection to work!
Reasonable value for money - 08 Mar 2008
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I took me while to learn how to use all the features but now I have mastered them I think it's a good machine.It does everything I need from it and the picture quality is excellent.Some of the other reviews seem a bit harsh as my unit works very well
Made by semi-skilled monkeys - 04 Mar 2008
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Nothing but trouble. I have all the complaints listed above with the added bonus that when I'm playing a DVD back about 70% of the time the film is in black and white - no colour at all.
This machine has wasted hours of my life - and may well have an "accident" with a lump hammer soon.
little puzzled ? - 23 Feb 2008
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went into a blind panic after reading the reviews thought I'd bought a right dog.
my first Hd machine and bought it after video exploded.
I'm not very good with tech but mastered the Hd recording easily and am very happy with the quality. I haven't yet tried recording on to disc so can't comment on that facility. I think the statistic that about 80 percent of people couldn't programme their videos tells you a lot. The facilities offered mean that those people are probably not going to be able to programme this either. Yes I can see some of the bugs or annoying bits you would prefer not to have but as all modern technology is designed to be obsolete within three years whether you spend £160 or £500 you pays your money and takes your choice
Really for the cost it's a fair enough machine I don't think you can expect Rolls Royce performance if you're paying Fiat Panda prices