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Sony RDR-HXD870 - DVD Recorder With 160GB Hard Drive - With Freeview - Silver. | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
Buy New: £249.99
New (3) Used (4) from £179.99
Rating:  19 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.9
Dimensions (in): 19.6 x 8.1 x 7.2
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MPN: RDRHXD870S.CEK
Model: RDRHXD870S.CEK
EAN: 4905524419511
ASIN: B000OQ9VO6
Release Date: March 10, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 A superb feature-laden machine that delivers excellent results June 29, 2007
Gadget Man (Surrey, England)
72 out of 75 found this review helpful
Having had this for a week now I can heartily recommend it. I spent some time researching these machines as I wanted one that had the following features:
1) HDMI output
2) 1080p upscaling
3) S-Video and iLink (Firewire) input for converting my camcorder footage to DVD
4) Digital Freeview Tuner (and analogue back-up)
5) Decent size hard drive
Not only does it provide these it also has a great user interface, lots of advanced features and makes recording and archiving camcorder footage and off-air recording a cinch. I had also heard that these fan cooled devices created a high level of ambient noise (like a PC). This Sony is damn near silent! Picture and audio quality is excellent. Overall - very highly recommended, and because of its usability a real bargain.
 Dual digital? July 5, 2007
Ross Fawdington
50 out of 70 found this review helpful
This product is advertised as a 'dual digital and analogue tuner' device on the Sony website. Please be warned, this does NOT contain two digital tuners. Therefore if you set the EPG to record off a digital channel, you can no longer use the EPG or digital TV while the recording happens, you can only watch analogue TV. This in my opinion is a major flaw and incredibly frustrating.
The rest of the device is excellent.
Best Value By A Mile!!!!! November 22, 2007
G. Horn
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
While i don't dispute that some people may have had problems with their machines, i felt i had to come on here and defend it. IT'S BRILLIANT!!!
I've had the RDR-HXD870 for a few months now and I have no idea how i ever lived without it before! It's the best thing i've bought in a long, long while. It was very simple to set-up, the Freeview pictures are noticeably better than the standard analogue images, the 1080 upscaling is excellent, and it's ultra-reliable.
After researching for an eternity, i'd decided to go for the Panasonic DMREX77 and was about to buy it, when i read a review that felt the Sony was a better option. After comparing the two, i felt the Sony was superior, and i'm SO glad i made that decision. I'd always heard that Sony HDD recorders suffered from noisy fans, which was apparently true on early models, but the HXD870 is virtually silent.
The EPG system is excellent and simple to use.
In the 3 months i've owned it, it hasn't failed to record a single programme i've set it to record.
The edit functions on recorded media are EXCELLENT, allowing you to edit your recordings by chapter, and by the second.
It records to all DVD formats (+/-R, +/-RW, DL, ROM).
The USB port on the front is an inspired idea, allowing you to simply plug in a flash drive or mp3 player and transfer your music to the HDD Jukebox, or transfer photos the the HDD photo album.
...all this, AND it plays DivX, AND it has HDMI, AND a DV port!!!
Try finding that level of specification on another quality-brand machine for such a low price.
I would recommend the HXD870 whole-heartedly. A brilliant piece of kit.
 Very good for the price August 6, 2007
Nicholas J. Henning (Isle of Wight)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
This unit is fairly compact and neatly presented. The display, while informative, is too small and dim for my liking. I think the decision to use it was was driven more by styling than anything else... There are not so many connectors/controls under the front panel flap that would seem to justify it.
That apart, the recorder performs very well. The controls and screen feedback are informative and functional (not particularly nice looking but they get the job done). Ther are lots of options for recording quality etc. that generally give results accordingly.
Dubbing to DVD is easy and very flexible.
I guess one of the main selling points of this unit will be the 1080p upscaling. I am glad to report that is works very well. It has a slightly "softer" image quality than the tuner of my Sony X-series TV for freeview transmissions, but upscaling for DVD looks very nice if you have a TV that supports 1080p.
Overall, well worth the money.
Good recorder let down by EPG December 27, 2007
Mr. D. R. Flack (UK)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is a very good recorder let down by a fault in the EPG. Basically it's fine if you set it to record programs on the same day. However programs set more than 24 hours in advance can be lost.
The good news is that apparantly (according to the pcadvisor website) Sony have a fix on CD-ROM. Call them on 0800-1695263.
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