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Posted by Bruce Tyler on 09/08/05 02:41
On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:47:24 +1200, Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> wrote:
>Kenny Aimes <top@bottom.au> wrote:
>
>>I got so sick and tired of hearing "No, I think this model is better"
>>and "I found that one to be really hard to operate", etc etc etc that
>>I simply went out and bought a Sony RDR-HX910 with a 250 GB HDD...
>>
>>Honestly, from shop to shop I got such crap recommendations that I got
>>totally pissed off looking for that perfect recorder, so I simply
>>drove in the nearest appliance store and walked in and said "which is
>>the best and easiest to use". The guy said, that he owned one of these
>>Sony RDR-HX910's and he has never used one so easy as this one, so I
>>handed the bucks over and walked out. I was in NO mood to get
>>technical over it because I knew all I would get is opinions rather
>>than facts, like all the others, so I instantly made up my mind to buy
>>it and take my chances with this one...
>>
>>I've never owned a DvD recorder before although I have owned many
>>players. It seemed that common opinion was that the Philips range of
>>recorders were, well, pigs of things to use. Panasonics seemed to have
>>a split loyalty - some saying yes and others saying there are better.
>>I wanted Pioneer 630 but there weren't any around and once again, as
>>many said they were easy as said they were hard to use. A few said
>>that the Sony were ok, but quite a few said the newer RDR-HX910 was a
>>real gem to use.
>>
>>I thought over it for a few days then simply jumped in the car a few
>>hours ago and drove to the particular store because the first store
>>did not have any left, then slapped the money on the counter, asked
>>for a bit of discount, which I got, and walked out with one...
>>
>>Now sitting here at work I am wondering if it is god, bad or
>>indifferent... I will get home after work and slot it in...
>>
>>Is it a good unit or not...???
>
>It should be an improvement on the Sony 900 DVD recorder.
>I'd say that Sony have listened to owners of the older model DVD
>player and have made improvements such as the option to split a long
>program so it can be saved on several DVD's.
>Sony have always made quality products so I'd say you should be happy
>with your choice of DVD player.
>
>Regards Brian
Well, I could wait no longer.. Lastnight when I got home, I simply
pulled out the VCR and pushed in the new Sony 910. I must admit that I
was a bit confused as to which connectors went where, because of the
'Input 1, Output 1 - Input 2, Output 2 - Input 3, Output 3 => you get
the picture. I thought that the corresponding input/outputs had to be
used with each other, so I had to consult the book, and I found that
it was quite easy to find which connectors did what job. Once I had
them all joined up, some 10 minutes later, and the unit was pushed
into place, I never touched the manual again, EXCEPT, for one other
instance, and that was to find out where the record button was loacted
on the remote. I thought for a minute that I had the wrong remote as
the red record button was nowhere to be seen. I finally realized that
you have to slide back the small panel on the remote to expose it.
After that, I shut the manual and found life was a breeze. I simply
"went to it" and the menu system was so easy to navigate that I
changed many settings and then just sat back and enjoyed it. I love
the ease of recording and playback and its great to see an absolutely
stable pause.
I must admit though, that the remote has billions of buttons on it
compared to any other I own. I have seen recorder remotes that have
less but it looks more like you use only a few of them for the
majority of them time..
I had a slight nigtmare of a time shortly after all this. I like to
put the original remotes away and use replacement remotes like
"AllForOne" etc and as I was trying program one of them to operate the
Sony 910, I wound up turning on just about every amp, TV, DvD player,
receiver in my room, and boy do I have a few. I never even relaized it
until the Yamaha HiFi burst into life, scaring the crap out of me. I
looked up to see an ocean of lights all over the place.
Anyway, I like it - I am impressed...
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