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Toshiba RD-XS32 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 80 GB Hard Drive| Manufacturer: | Toshiba | | List price: | $549.99 |
| Our price: | that is 100% off! |
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| Toshiba RD-XS32 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 80 GB Hard Drive |
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Extremely Happy with this one |
I've had this RD-XS32 for almost 5-months now, and I'm still totally thrilled with this purchase. I'm a computer-geek, having ripped/edited video and DVD on a PC for a few years proved good background training for this unit (it basically feels like a PC, not a VCR). For newbies, this has all the same basic functions as a VCR. But, for people who want to do some serious video editing (chaptering and removing unwanted scenes) this thing rocks.
Downsides to this include a manual an inch-thick and a multi-function menu-system with a zillion options. Also, don't buy this if your TV doesn't have video-inputs (this only has coax throughput, there's no RF-modulator for channel 3/4). But, for those willing to learn, you can make this do some really cool things! I dropped-down my record quality for most-everything TV-related I record (1.4MB/s), and I had something like 85-hours of programs recorded on it before it started yelling at me (and the quality was fine). The "timeslip" chase playback is useful (play back while you're still recording), but the most-useful feature is recording one show while you play something you've already recorded from the content menu.
I am so thrilled with this unit (and, I don't know what others are talking about with the "black"-problem, I've made hundreds of DVD-R's off TV and my own Mini-DV camcorder, and had no problem... what they may be explaining is copy-protection of copywrited DVD-movies and they deserve to not see good copies), I'm about to buy another one for a different room! |
| Toshiba RD-XS32 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 80 GB Hard Drive - Toshiba | |
WENT BAD IN 5 months -- ignore the rating above!!! |
I bought it when the price was $370 and Amazon had $30 off $250 certificate. At that range, it simply creams everything else. Most others were about $100 more. Unlike most others, it plays -r, -rw and -ram formats (all panasonics or sonys do not). Only catch is u have to be in the -r/rw camp. Note that this will effect your future choice of dvd camcorders also -- so be careful. You want both -rw and -ram formats as you do not know which will win out.
Only problem is that most TVs do not have a S-video OUT so you cannot record higher resolution.
Else, works as advertised provided you buy "standard" discs like Memorex etc (Compusa dvds did not work).
AFTER 5 months...
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The DVD will not often load -R discs -- even the discs it created! It is a crap shoot -- sometimes, the same dvd will load and sometimes not! The -r disc is the right version and this used to be great 3 months ago. A user in avforms suggested he opens/cloese the drive and sometimes this solves the problem. The RAM and -rw discs load fine. Unfortunately, WARRANTY IS ONLY 90 DAYS FOR LABOR. Toshiba has discontinued the model.
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| Toshiba - Toshiba RD-XS32 Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with 80 GB Hard Drive | |
Does everything it said it does. |
Had the recorder for a couple of months now and it works great. I have tried using Maxwell DVD-RW and TDK DVD-R (8X) and didn't have any problems. The DVD-R works in all of my other DVD players including the one in my car. Love the fact that it has a feature to automatically figures out the best quality to record a movie over 2hrs into one DVD. Using the time recorder with my DirecTv programmable receiver, it works like a charm.
Manual is somewhat useless and you will need a lot of trial and error to get it working to your liking. The dubbing process is somewhat slow ever at the high speed option. It took approx. 5 minutes to copy a two hour recording to a DVD. I was expecting it to be faster for a machine dedicated for this kind of process. Another drawback I found was I couldn't create more chapters or edit the content if I recorded it directly on the DVD instead of the HDD. Otherwise it is a great machine for the price (under $400) I paid for. |
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