Comments on: Sony RDRHXD970 HDD DVD Recorder Review

By: K

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:17:13 +0000

Great reviews, very helpful, however can you or anyone lead me in the direction of an all in one system that we can use to replace our jungle of electronic equipment, the video recorder has died, along with our very old stereo – only speakers work and our dvd is on the way out too – was wanting an all in one system with an am/fm tuner, cd/dvd player, hard driver recorder and speakers – am i asking too much?

By: Stump69

Stump69 — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:47:13 +0000

Michael, I’m in Maryland, USA and have a both a Philips and a Magnavox DVDR with hard drives. Both of them have digital/analog hybrid tuners. Not all machines do, but this Sony that Tim is describing does. You’ll just have to look carefully at the description to be certain that the one you want has the digital tuner. If it does, you will NOT need a digital converter box.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:02:14 +0000

Do these HDD recorders pick up the digital HD stations? Can I use this instead of a set top box / pvr?

Regards,
Michael.

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By: David

David — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:13:02 +0000

Hi
Can anybody help me? I have bought the Sony recorder and have a CRT Beco TV. The TV works well so I don’t yet need to replace. BUT, what code numbers do I choose so that the DVD remote will also control myTV? The Beco brand is not listed in the Sony manual. I’ve tried most of the numbers listed but they don’t seem to work. Also, I don’t understand why Nokia TV, for example, has 3 sets of numbers listed unless it is hit and miss with these numbers if you have a Nokia TV. I would be grateful for your input.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:40:51 +0000

Hey Jason,

No not that I know of. It does control other sony appliance though if that helps

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:43:14 +0000

Hi Tim
I am thinking about buying one of these. I am wondering if the unit comes with an ir blaster (set top box controller). This is used to change the channels of your foxtel or dtv box. If it does and works in australia. i will be buying one
thanks heaps
jason

By: Ian Macdonald

Ian Macdonald — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:02:49 +0000

Hi Tim,
Just came across your website while searching for HDD recorder reviews. Ta for the Sony review – interesting, but not the machine we need. However, we have been keen photographers for many years, and I found your pages and photos very pleasing and interesting.
I particularly like the panoramic shots taken across water at dusk; great light! Good travel shots, too – observant and thoughtful appreciation of what’s there to be seen if you look. Anyway, I’ll come back. All the best. Oh, and thanks for the interesting review of the little Olympus; I still own an Olympus OM2n SLR, which I still think is a great camera. A little the worse for wear, but hey, it’s 26yrs old. Where will our digital gear 26yrs from now .. ?

Cheers, Tim. Ian, Murwillumbah NSW.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:32:26 +0000

Not sure about that one Steve. Not familiar with how the iLink works and whether it honours the copy protection system as well.

Being a strong supporter of the copyright system I dont really want to work too hard to see if I can overcome it. Even though I only want the copies on the hard drive to protect the originals from destruction I also dont want to advocate beating the system.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:31:58 +0000

Are you able to copy the DVD to a PC and then upload to the Sony HDD via the iLink port.