Sony RDR-GX355

Pros: Their name didn't fall off but their quality has.

Cons: Believing they were still the best brand.What the heck happened? Never again.

Review: I use to be avid Sony but now even typing this on a Sony Vaio Laptop that has a pioneer dvd recorder within (After repair because it crapped out)also this "sony" laptop has a Toshiba hard drive. It's not Sony products anymore but like a dog breed of...

Pros: Unfortunatly, I Can't say anything nice about this machine.

Cons: Won't play many DVDs, Won't play DVD's totally eratic performance!

Review: I purchased 2 of these units and have had nothing but problems. They won't play recorded DVDs! I rented 23 with Jim Carey and the player refused to play it. I also borrowed the disc form a friend who had recently purchased it and it refused to play...

Pros: Supports most DVD formats, has front-facing inputs.

Cons: Has problems reading some DVDs and doesn't have an eject button on the unit!

Review: I picked up this unit from Best Buy for $179 and returned it one week later. My main complaints with the unit were a) that it was completely dependent on the remote for basic functions and b) that it had problems reading DVDs that other units in the...

Pros: none

Cons: composite video input only, extreme copy protection, no HDMI cable

Review: For one thing, the box clearly states it has no tuner. So I already knew what I was getting into. I was willing to live with that since I have a satellite receiver with a lot of output jacks. While connecting the cables I realized there is only 1...

Pros: Easy to record DVDs from DVR

Cons: Up converting to 1080i is barely noticeable

Review: I have had zero problems with this recorder. Using HDMI cables for input is a snap (if you pay more then $10 for an HDMI cable you got ripped off).

The upconverting is as expected really not even close to HD quality but that is not why I...