Compare Prices : Sony RDR-HXD870

Review summary: The Sony delivers a truly sophisticated performance with excellent features

Pros: Feature rich ; Connectivity ; Picture quality ; Well designed remote

Cons: Sluggish Guide Plus EPG ; Some noise in SP

Verdict: The Sony RDR-HXD870 also pulls a blinder in the audio department, making everything from CDs and MP3s to Dolby Digital soundtracks sound great by DVD recorder standards - rounding off a top-drawer performance from a sophisticated yet strangely ...

Review summary: sony rdrhxd870 review: The Sony RDRHXD870 appears to offer an impressive range of features -- including 1080p upscaling and a USB port -- for an attractive price.

Review summary: You could almost hear the cheering when Sony introduced the first ever Freeview-equipped DVD recorder to the UK, banishing fuzzy analogue images and hailing a new era of easy EPG recording.

Pros: Impressive feature set, Friendly user interface, Picture quality from DVD and recordings in HQ+ mode

Cons: Relatively small HDD, Poor panel display

Verdict: A good all-rounder, but we'd like to see a larger hard drive

Review summary: But there are many more strings to its bow, such as the ability to upscale recordings and DVDs to 1080p, 1080i and 720p through the HDMI output. It also records onto a wide range of DVD formats, including DVD-RW and DVD+RW, plus single and dual-layer ...

Pros: Series Recording, picture quality, features

Cons: Frustrating Guide Plus EPG