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Posted by Brian on 09/08/05 11:53
Bruce Tyler <top@bottom.au> wrote:
>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...
Good to see another happy Sony customer.
Regards Brian
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