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I bought it because it was cheap. The machine has lots of bugs:- Locks-up- Gains time every day, making the clock wrong- Won't always record- Menus are difficult to read- Subtitles appear by default, and I have to turn them off every time- Poor range on remote controlThere were a couple of good features though:- Multiple inputs- Direct DV port in front, makes for easy transfer from camcorder- Cheap
Problem 3 remote range is very limited no more than 5 or 6 feet away from the unit and the remote fails to work. Problem number 2 is the Subtitles are always on unless you turn them off. I returned my first unit and got another one, but it started to have the exact same problems. Complete junk. This has to be done every time you want to use it. Also I have a friend who purchased this same unit and now he is having the same problems too. problems: Worked good for about 2 days then I noticed the unit would not come on when the power button was pressed.I finally got the unit to power up by unplugging it from the wall outlet. Avoid this peice of junk.
Never recorded even ONCE - it just sits and clicks incessantly after you're done "recording" as it tries to write to the disc. Someone suggested upgrading the firmware - I followed instructions and it can't read the CD-ROM with the firmware either. Tried calling tech support and was put on hold - after 45 minutes of listening to Vivaldi I gave up. Complete piece of junk. Playback is erratic. Avoid products from this company at all costs - I'm finally reconciled to kissing my $100 something bucks goodbye.
In this case, we had no issues as a DVD player (and still don't), other a slightly dark picture, but 90% of the DVD +R's we insert for recording now issue a "Write Fail" message.We used it heavily as a player and recorder during that time, so the money we saved by recording family movies payed for itself. Let's face it, very few electronics last for more than a couple of years, nowadays. Well, I waited until it died, and it took 17 months, as I purchased it in September of 2004. I don't want to be negative, but I didn't want to review it after only a couple of problems, or only after a month of successful operation, either.This unit did OK for the time it worked. All in all, it was about what I expected.Now I am off to WalMart for another $89 model.
Last of all, to make it totally useless, It rejected my store-bought movies. Then it started rejecting discs IT had formatted and recorded. MY Ilo recorder/ player worked great the first 3 or 4 times. Then it started rejecting blank discs. I will never buy thie brand again.
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