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They HAD to know of these problems. etc. I am sick to think of the time I have lost. (read other's complaints) and you have a real loser here.I bought my first Phillips tape recorder in 1968. All I have is junk to show for it. And yes, I did everything right (finalizing the disks etc).Add to this the terrible remote control with rubbery, no-feedback keys that often don't work; little provision for using the deck for playback, etc. BEWARE: DVDs are non-standard & incompatibleI am bitterly disappointed with the Philips DVDR-3400 recorder, and suppose that all of its line has the same problems.I did not find out until I had burned 300+ DVDs that the disk directory structure created by these Phillips machines is defective.
are LOST.AND most PC-based DVD players and other software won't handle the disk, so if you wrote your home movies to disk for long-term archiving, you're out of luck.I don't know how a company the size of Phillips can release such a piece of [.]. The main title on the disk you make will appear to "play" on your home DVD player. but ALL of the post-recording edits made (cutting out parts you didn't want etc). I will never buy another Phillips product.
Half the time, when offering you a menu, it will not highlight the menu items so you can't actually choose anything. Which of course brings your viewing to an abrupt end. As to recording, this thing does not allow you to dub digitally from an outside source to the DVD player. Job one for a DVD player (even one that records on DVD and VHS) is to play what you've recorded, and to play your DVDs. Good luck getting this hunk of junk to play your store-bought DVDs. So much for the wonder of digital imagery.I'm very unhappy with the machine -- I'd say you should avoid it.
Two hours later I was still trying to turn the power on, it was dead with no signs of life. I didn't even know Best Buy repaired electronics, I don't think they do.
Not sure what happenend but all of my other electronics were working fine, so I ruled out any kind of lighting strike. Of course I was a few months out of warranty and when I called a Phillips representative to find out where I could take it to get repaired he just told me to take it to Best Buy.
I liked the unit when I first received it, but really only used it a dozen times within a year and a half. Overall I would say now this is a bad experience since I paid $386 for the unit and barely used it at all, now I have to get it repaired or just junk it.
My daughter went to use it the other day and told me it wasn't working, as usual I thought it was something she was doing wrong. I looked at it and said you have to turn the power on my dear for the unit to work, she just looked at me and walked away.
So stay away and buy a Sony, that is what all my other electronic toys are and some I had for about 20 yrs and are still working fine and never purchased an extended warranty either.
Now I can't get it to either read or record a DVD. The remote is awful as the unit responds to the commands at an extremely slow pace. A complete waste of over $300. I am totally frustrated with the Philips DVDR600VR. I recorded exactly 2 DVDs before it quit working. Now I have to send it in for repair.
It conked out shortly after I bought it and had to go back to the factory for over 2 months. Now it has a new set of annoying habits, particularly a loud fan that goes on and off seemingly at random. I've had this unit over a year, and have had LOTS of problems. Look for something else.
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