Philips DVDR 3480

After owning a dvd/vhs player for about 4 years and the dvd player finally deciding not to work at all, after a period of it sometimes playing dvds and sometimes not depending on the mood it was in, it was decided it was time to get a new one. As we now don't own as many films on vhs after replacing them one by one to dvd it was also decided that there would no need for another combi player and just a dvd player would suffice. However it was after much decision making we decided that a dvd player and recorder would be better so we had a look at ones available and chose to purchase the Philips DVDR3480. The player in terms of style is very sleek - it has a ...  Read the complete review

~ Philips 3480 DVD Recorder ~ We already have a Philips DVDR70 recorder. It was the great service we've had from this machine that helped me decide on buying this latest DVD recorder. Our other Philips Recorder is still going and is still being used, but we wanted a couple of other options from our player, and are also very aware that the present recorder was now around 4/5 years old! So we thought it wouldn't hurt to get a back up recorder if the price was right. And since I was looking at getting something for my birthday recently this seemed like an ideal option since it ticked all the boxes we wanted - but it might not do enough for some ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the best DVD recorders you will find for the price. It has a few great features which make it worth the price alone. The DIVX playback will be a huge plus for many people for a start. The USB port also means you can play tracks directly from a memory stick which is another massive plsu point for the player. Off course it does everything you would expect it to as standard and does it with quality. The player itself is pretty nice to look at and would fit in well in any room of the house. Small downsides of the player are the time it takes to 'finalise' a disc to allow it to be used on other devices. However this shouldnt put you off as ...  Read the complete review

The main reason I got this DVD Recorder was for the DivX playback and to record footage from my Camcorder to disk so I could easily use it on my computer. And those two features are worth the £70 alone. Of course the DVD recorder does all the basics like play and record DVDs. The USB port allows me to play the DivX file via a normal USB stick which is very useful and saves a lot of hassle with disks. I like the design of the player, however when my family saw it for the first time they said it was ugly! I had one problem with it though, I set it to record a programme in advance however it told me that you have to switch it in to standby ...  Read the complete review