A good DVD recorder with great features (Philips DVDR 3480)

Member Name: itsgreg

Product:	Philips DVDR 3480
Date:	16/07/08 (454 review reads)
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Advantages: USB connection, iLink connection

Disadvantages: Length to finalise disks

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 mode to record. So I found this message when I got home, so the DVD recorder had not recorded the programme. Another possible downside is the length it takes to "finalise disks" which is the process of the DVD recorder making the disk ready to be played on other devices. It can be very lengthy.

Summary: Worth the money!

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