Sony RDR-VXD655 DVD Recorder

Pros: Easy setup & use! HDMI output! Multi-disc format compatibility!

Cons: Bare minimum editing options.

The Bottom Line: If you need to convert VHS tapes to DVDs and you want it easy and don't care about adding menus & chapters and such, I recommend this unit!

Review: I got this unit free, using points I had accumulated on a credit card I had. I had a whole library of live performances on VHS that I have wanted to transfer to DVD for quite some time now. Originally, I had been using my MiniDV camcorder with the ...

Pros: Wonderful reproduction of commercial DVDs to our Pioneer Plasma.

Cons: Very slow to load. Minimal manual control of playback without remote and screen.

Review: After a few hours over two months of CD play, tracking errors began: about 10 minutes into a cut. Moving back and for the did not help, nor did cleaning. DVD disc reproduction not affected by this problem. It'll have to go back for warranty repairs. ...

Pros: It is very easy to use        

Cons: The price seems high for the tech

Review: Okay so I may be the only person here in the 21st centry that still has some VHSs'. Well that being the case I must say this was a great purchase. The VHS player shows great, and the DVD recorder is fantastic quality. I have been moving all of my VHS ...

Pros: Upconversion, ease of use, nice VCR, great digital tuner, tons of recording speeds.

Cons: DEFECTIVE DVD player signal processor. Digital artifacts in ALL DVD output.

The Bottom Line: Not a bad unit, except mine was DEFECTIVE, made in China, DO NOT BUY SONY if it's made in CHINA. Would like to record on DVD-RAM. Is Panasonic better?

Review: I purchased this DVD recorder/VCR from B&H. Item was NEW, not open box or refurb, and was DEFECTIVE. The signal processor for the DVD player was defective. ANY DVD, whether burned by me or a purchased movie, showed "digital artifacts" in the ...

Pros: Good quality picture with S-video and HDMI. Easy to setup.

Cons: DVD recording component sub-par. DVD playing is poor with many interruptions with most DVDs.

Review: We have alot of Sony equipment and this one has performed the poorest of any that we purchased. Right out of the box, the DVD player was ultra-sensitive to playing discs often hanging on a scene or temporarily pausing. This would occur for almost ...

Pros: looks nice!

Cons: DOA

Review: I purchased aSony RDR-VXD655 DVD Recorder / VCR Combo and when it arrived it was doa.  i was getting black, green, pixels on the screen when playing a dvd, any dvd. I tried to return it to the vendor, and i was ...