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2 Reviews for Toshiba DVR17 - DVD Recorder & VHS Combi - Black
Fantasic Piece Of Kit ! - 21 Mar 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
I bought this unit so that I could record from my Sky+ box as well as transfer some of my old videos across to DVD.
I got the box home and replaced my old video recorder with this unit.
I put in a DVD-r disk into the drive and recorded from sky without reading any of the instructions. I was impressed with how easy and intuitive it was to use - the whole process took no more than 15 minutes.
I then thought that I would try and record an old video to DVD. The process was as simple as putting in the Video, putting in a blank DVD and press the dubbing button. It just worked - no problems at all .....
The only things that I had to look up was how to finalise DVDs so that it could play in any other DVD player and how to increase the default recording time for a DVD (by default set to 2 hrs, but can record up to 8 hrs on a dvd - albeit with reduced quality). I found the appropriate parts in the manual in about 30 seconds. I subsequently found a setting that will auto-finalise all DVDs so that when you press stop, the DVD is automatically set so that it can be viewed in any DVD player.
I haven't used any of the more advanced features yet, but in terms of doing what I bought the unit for, it passes with flying colours...
If you don't need a hard disk in your DVD recorder, then this is the unit for you. All at a bargain price - superb!!!!
Excellent at first sight - 06 Jan 2008
51 out of 51 found this review helpful.
I have only recently bought this model, so any comments are subject to revision.
The Toshiba (Region 2) does everything it claims, with good picture and excellent sound. Setting up and using is about average difficulty for the beginner, dead easy for anyone used to it. The handbook is detailed and not hard to follow. Unlike some, it is not written in appalling translator's English. There are set-up diagrams and instructions on how to link with a sat box, and the unit has the usual range of output and input sockets.
This unit will record on VHS tape and all usual discs, including DVR+RW and DVD+R. You can dub non copyright-protected material from VCR to DVD and vice versa. It does not, however, support recording on double layer discs.
If you are new to DVD recording, take some time to study the differences between the various types of discs before you go out and buy media: there are lots of important variations in how to use them and what they can/can't do.
One thing I don't like is the illuminated display on the front panel: very hard to see, especially the little red "clock" for "timer set". One other tiny niggle: in VCR mode,the unit is also a bit noisy on fast wind and clunky as it performs operations.
A word of warning abut SCART leads: I had to buy two new ones - fully screened, more expensive type, with gold-plated sockets and full RGB wiring - because my old thin ones allowed some form of signal leakage/interference, causing ghosting when unit switched to VCR mode. These thin ones have very poor screening: OK with my last combo, not this one.
At under £130 from some sources, this looks like a good bargain.