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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. I have had to turn off the power and manually turn the white tray gear to get the DVD out. Also while trying to get the tray to eject I somehow deprogrammed the remote! It is a very temperamental machine. I have since upgraded to the Sony RDR-VX535 for my entertainment center and hope to have better results. The VX525 has been banished to my home office. Normally I have had great confidence in Sony products. This one has let me down.
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Vx525 DVD VHS combo
* I purchased this product for 2 reasons.
1) To copy old VHS format to DVD
2) To record some movies and programs.
Unfortunately only number 1 has worked for me. Number 2 is a failure on my part to do more research of the product. The device wont record any movies that are on the premium channels such as HBO, SHOWTIME, CINEMAX. Once I discovered that I still believed it was worth the money. 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. In short I'm only able to play one movie at one time (even some brand new movies). 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\".
This is the worst device I've ever purchased. 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. Beware of this device! I hate this device. ...
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Don't blame the recorder for copyright issues!
I have two and they both work fine. Is dubbing hard? NO--you push play on the vcr and hit record on the dvd. You always have to finalize a dvd before it will play on another dvd player--that's nothing new. It's not HD, so it will record your HD, but the playback isn't.
I DO have a problem with the high price of shipping. $33.35?? really?? It shouldn't cost any more than $10 for shipping and handling. Shame on them
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Copy protection buit-in... hence worthless
* 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! Sony should be ashamed. First CD's, then DVD's, and now the recorder. Pay the few dollars more for a real unit such as Panasonic and call it a day. ...
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a piece of junk
I have just gotten this dvd player to replace an other of mine. Guess what???? 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. 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. Just can't get any of the DVD's recorded to play.
