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I have since upgraded to the Sony RDR-VX535 for my entertainment center and hope to have better results. It is a very temperamental machine. The VX525 has been banished to my home office. SONY® - DVD RECORDER/VCR : RDR-VX525 ( Home Electronics - DVD Players )This product when playing DVD's freezes up a lot and will not let you eject the DVD. Also while trying to get the tray to eject I somehow deprogrammed the remote. Normally I have had great confidence in Sony products. I have had to turn off the power and manually turn the white tray gear to get the DVD out. This one has let me down.
This is the worst device I've ever purchased. In short I'm only able to play one movie at one time (even some brand new movies). Number 2 is a failure on my part to do more research of the product. I purchased it new from Circuuit city and since I've never been disappointed by a SONY product, I was sure this one would be fine and took a pass on the extended warranty. The second movie always ejects and on the display window the word "error" is displayed.
I thought this was an abnomally, so I decided to try other movies and I can never watch more than one movie on "movie nights". Once I discovered that I still believed it was worth the money. I purchased this product for 2 reasons.1) To copy old VHS format to DVD2) To record some movies and programs.Unfortunately only number 1 has worked for me. Then after inserting a DVD movie into the machine I had purchased from Blockbuster, I then started to become skeptical of the product as a whole. Beware of this device.
The device wont record any movies that are on the premium channels such as HBO, SHOWTIME, CINEMAX. I hate this device.
$33.35. It's not HD, so it will record your HD, but the playback isn't. really.
I DO have a problem with the high price of shipping. It shouldn't cost any more than $10 for shipping and handling. I have two and they both work fine.
You always have to finalize a dvd before it will play on another dvd player--that's nothing new. Is dubbing hard. NO--you push play on the vcr and hit record on the dvd.
Shame on them
First CD's, then DVD's, and now the recorder. Sony should be ashamed. What's the point of having a DVD recorder when you can't even backup your own VHS copies onto DVD. The built-in copyguard is a real pain, to the point it even prevents you from backing stuff up on your own TiVo. Pay the few dollars more for a real unit such as Panasonic and call it a day.
I am taking it back. It will not play other DVD's that I have recorded on my other recorder, and oh yes they have been finalized and they will play with no problem on other dvd players. I have just gotten this dvd player to replace an other of mine. On the Sony, they will not play. One may play for a moment and then the picture will hang up and sound will stop a few seconds later. Guess what. Just can't get any of the DVD's recorded to play.
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