Sony RDRHXD890

Seems to be excellent value for money, not had it too long but does all I hoped for.

Instructions to set up a nightmare however, with some common sense managed to get it set up.

Play DVD and record TV on HDD at the same time Good freeview picture quality Very good upscaler

Channel guide could be better like sony tv Annoyingly long load time

its simple to use and reliable. worth every penny

there are no bad points

Once set up very user freindly to tape onto hard drive.

User manual does run through all the machine can do. However some of the functions are by no means straight forward, and it is not very apparant how to do it when reading the manual.Almost you need to be a bit of a techno geek to get by.

lots of features

Better explanation of various set-ups with yout TV, Freeview box etc and the cables required.

IT LOOKS GOOD AND IS VERY EASY TO SET UP AND USE. THE USB FOR MEMORY STICKS IS A USEFULL ADDITION.

THE HDD [BLUE] AND DISC [YELLOW] BUTTON LIGHTS ARE FAR TOO BRIGHT AND TEND TO BE A LITTLE DISTRACTING UNDER THE TV. BUT THAT IS THE ONLY BAD THING.

Built in digital tuner makes recording from the guide easy and really useful having the series link feature.

The only thing that annoys me about this system is that when you change the channel, the on screen display only shows what programme is on now, i had previously been used to a stand alone set top box which showed up 'now and next' when flicking through the channels.

very easy to use ,good picture&sound

manual sends you back and forwards.

once set up it is very easy to use with a clear picture and good sound

the instruction book is a nightmare and not being very techno minded we found it very confusing. It took us ages to set the machine up and we were very unsure we were doing it right. This book could be made much easier to read too much information on eachpage

Has improved picture quality even on an old CRT TV, and sound is so much better.

Can hear the DVD spinning when it is playing

Does exactly as it says on the box! Easy to set up, good quality recording, good playback. No probs so far!

Instruction manual so detailed that it took some time finding the relevant bits I needed. Having said that, once I'd read it several times and actually tried all the various options I now feel quite at home with it.

Quiet, good quality replay

HDMI cable not included

Good picture and sound.

Noisy during night when doing updates.

all good it is spot on

no bad

ease of setup and basic use

difficulty of doing anything other than basic recording

Compact, stylish, easy operation - so far, haven'ty tried all the buttons yet.

No bad points so far.

Easy to use menu system. Very good quality sound and vision. Quiet operation.

None, so far

Easy to set up and quiet when running. Picked up all digital channels with no glitching. No messing about setting timer, recording via epg means you just need to select desired programs with a couple of presses on the remote, has auto extend if your program starts late it can also be set to record a complete series.

none so far, epg recording did let me down once but this was the fault of the transmission not the recorder, If you where recording something really important might be advisable to use the normal timer function instead of relying on epg.

Looks,performance,ease of use & versatility.

No HDMI cable included.

I liked everything about this product.

When you record a series it sometimes doesn't tape.

Lots of features, good support for playing DIVX via CD/DVD only not USB

complicated manual to follow setting up EPG

General quality of the product and the picture quality. Easy to use when set up. I like the programming guide. Even the wife can record programmes - brilliant!!!

Took a bit of setting up. The users manual was very comprehensive but where I encountered a problem, the solution was not there. Still having problems getting the recorder to record onto DVD when on timer. Seems to keep defaulting to HDD.

fast,colour and hd format great

none

Nearly everything

Can't join recordings, screen output settings

Excellent playback quality on DVDs and Freeview HDD recordings in standard mode. Great for storing, displaying & printing digital photos, although it doesn't display them in Hi Def nor does it auto rotate them. Overall, a very versatile and capable product.

Unecessarily complicated menu system and not very intuitive. Quite hard for technophobes to operate, I would think. If you struggled to use a VCR, then avoid this.

Ease of use and reliability

So far, I have found no bad points

ease of usre, good picture and sound quality,

none

Overall good quality of build, user friendly, packed with features. Competitive price.

little bit slow to start up both HDD and DVD.

easy to connect up to tv

remote is not easy to use and seems slow to operate

Easy to set up, easy to use.

None so far

An excellent product, well worth the money

Took ages to set up, but was worth it in the end

So pleased with it, has revolutionised our tv viewing! Really easy to use - but I did need to consult the manual as it does so much!

The only improvement would be if it came with a dual digital tuner so that you can watch and record at the same time. However this doesn't matter if you have a digital tv but we haven't upgraded yet!

Very good all-round product.

Front panel display too dim - especially when power off.

easy to use

epg a little noisy

Easy to use

Little on the large side

Everything does exactly what it's supposed to .. picture quality and dvd playback is excellent.. and the freeview picture is actually better than my Virgin Media V+ box. I've now told Virgin that I'll be cancelling my contract in January... because of the unreliability of their product.. this Sony Product is Excellent.

None I've come across so far.

Timer recording to HDD easy to use, as is playback of recording. Aesthetically pleasing. Will probably never use all facilities that this machine has to offer. However, buying it as a replacement for my broken video player, it has impressed me (i know, easily pleased ! ! !)

Took several attempts to get the 'freeview' to install properly. Manual would benefit from an "idiots easy set up guide". However, just 'playing' with the thing has brought more to light.

Easy to setup