Toshiba D R1

Newest Review: ... easy to understand and the lack of buttons give it a lean clean look only spoiled by Toshibas decision not to put a cover ... more

... over the front AV sockets. A piercing blue power-on light suits the look, but I?m not sure whether the disk whine is there as an audible reminder or merely a design flaw. The remote is well thought out, with the main controls laid out around a central circle. You can fumble for the most commonly used controls in the dark and they?re exactly where you?d expect to find them. My first reaction to the remote is unprintable here ? I?m sure the obscenity laws would forbid it. After a fortnight however it had become second na...more

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Toshiba D R1: Trials and Tribulations (2243 words)
by - written on 24/07/04 (Very useful, 1262 readings)
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Just before Christmas and having recently had a Sky system installed I decided it was about time we entered the 21st century properly and retired our old and clunky VCR. At the outset let me explain I?m not a techie person and although I can hold my own on a computer the vagaries of digital recording were a black art to me. After 7 months of playing, fiddling, screaming and only then resorting to the owners? manual the mist is clearing and I can at last see the light. The Toshiba web site has a downloadable version of the manual and is very well laid out. In general I?ve found Toshiba to be an excellent company, both in the product and the customer care ... Read the complete review