Philips DVR Reviews

"Looking for a recommendation on what I need to buy to do this DIY project...I have a DirecTV Tivo - Philips DSR7000, on my main TV...I would like to buy a HR10-250 HDTV DirecTV Tivo for the new TV, but NOT activate it with DirecTV and just use it to access programs stored on my DSR7000's hard drive plus use it as an over-the-air HDTV tuner..." read more »

"The Philips DVDR520H combines all the benefits of DVD recording with the digital convenience of a hard-disk digital video recorder...Whether recording to DVD or hard disk, programming the Philips DVDR520H is simple using the GUIDE Plus+ electronic program guide (EPG...The Philips DVDR520H also gives you the ability to pause live TV and instantly replay scenes just missed..." read more »

"The DVDR725H delivers exceptionally powerful PVR-style recording, but is let down by a poorly integrated interface and the omission of a few notable features...Never before has a product both impressed and infuriated us like the Philips DVDR725H...The real highlight of the DVDR725H is its recording functionality...Making a definitive statement about the DVDR725H is a rather subjective exercise..." read more »

"This time the Philips DVDRW208 was examined...The Philips DVDRW208 is a very impressive DVD+RW drive...The DVDRW208 also performed quite well as a CD-RW drive and DVD reader..." read more »

"Philips was among the first companies who shipped a DVD+RW solution, as being a leading member of the DVD+RW consortium...The DVDRW228 supports 12x (CD) and 2.4x DVD+R/+RW writing, 10x re-writing, 32x (CD) and 8x (DVD-ROM/+R/+RW) reading...The drive is an April 2002 model, with an initial firmware revision v1.17 installed..." read more »

"Watch shows that you pick and fast forward through commercials quickly...It still recordes shows for me that I have given 3 thumbs down I bought the TiVo system so I could record shows further into the future and have the Tivo pick shows on it's own for shows it thinks I would like to watch...I bought the smallest system on the advice of the Hinsdale How-to upgrade Tivo yourself @ www.newreleasesvideo.com/hinsdale-how-to web site..." read more »

"Support component video input and output and FireWire inputs; easy to use...GemStar's TV GuidePlus+ features advertisements; does not have an ATSC tuner...Plus, get early access to contests and specials from our partners...The unit freezes, doesn't recognize disks, loses recordings, loses audio, and can take a minute to power up...Yes we did the firmware update from the Philips website......" read more »

"It is a good item with great value and a few short comings...So I highly recommend you to fully understand the advantages and disadvantages before you purchase the Philips HDRW...Recording quality is fine for my needs, the EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) system is generally pretty good, but it does......" read more »