Philips DVDR80 DVD Recorder (Philips-DVDR80)

Reviewed by: occc94rp

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Compact and thin, Can choose backgrounds for the menus, Thumbnails can be changed.

Weaknesses: Picture quality is not very good past the highest quality setting, Inability to connect other than composite.

Overall Evaluation: I had this DVD recorder that I purchased from Circuit City and returned it 10 days later. I tried various types of media and still nothing helped the improvement of picture quality. I will say that I was shooting for backing up old VHS tapes, but did record some TV with not much more improvement. For the price, there are better DVD Recorcers out there like the Toshiba D-R2 or the Lite-On LVW-5005. You get what you pay for though. If you are looking for professional quality, you will need to spend alot of money.