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- Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 28 reviews Back to product review
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3.5 stars
Pros: Great picture quality, easy to follow instructions. Guide+ system has worked okay with ComCast basic service in both Florida and Mo.
Cons: Doesn't support digital cable
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4.0 stars
Pros: Simple recording interface, with good quality recordings and easy to program with "Guide+Plus" feature.
Cons: A loud "humming" sound even with not active. Might drive you crazy.
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2.5 stars
Pros: 6/20/30 hour recording looks great (even at the lowest quality). No tape "noise". I/O choices. Guide Plus recording and info. Pausing Live TV. No fees. $233 purchase price, I could go on...
Cons: Noisy (in my entertainment center, that problem is offset). Can't get one of my shows titles erased (doesn't seem to be using any space, tho'). Getting used to the buffer (I had to hook my VCR in parallel). Reboots when Gemstar locks up the system (rar
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3.0 stars
"Would Never Go Back to a VCR"
Pros: Video quality is very good. I did not find the menu system instantly intuitive. However, after using it for a while I now find the menu quite easy to use. I have all of our favorite shows set to record weekly/daily etc. I like having a list of recorded s
Cons: In Canada the current model RCA DRC7005 is $799 (Canadian dollars)- about $625 US. I think it's overpriced. At $799 (Can)I would have waited for the price to come down or if money was no object, I would have paid a couple of hundred more and gone for one
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4.0 stars
"Can no longer live without it."
Pros: Guide screen up to 10 days (I use analog cable) Great sorting features, Block recording, Plays MP3's, DVD, CD, Watch while recording, Unbelievable Picture quality, No fees, The Blue light. I'm sure Tevo is good but this has more AV functions and require
Cons: Guide can lock up my system ...requires unit to be unplugged to reboot the system. Fan Noise. I disconnected it with no issues yet but it does get hot. No commercial skip. (3 minute jump would be nice) Delay eliminates console game input viability.
