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CyberHome DVR 1600 DVD Recorder (Progressive Scan)

65

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Performance
PCW Rating	Fair: 65
Performance	Fair
Image quality	Fair
Remote	Poor
Interface	Good
On-disc editing	Good
Write formats	DVD+R/RW
Hard drive	No
Inputs	One antenna, two composite, S-Video, FireWire
Outputs	One antenna, one composite, one S-Video, one component, one coaxial digital audio
VCR Plus+	No
Electronic program guide	None
One-touch recording	Yes
Time shifting: Ability to pause and resume playback of live television during recording.	No
Record modes	1,2,3,4, and 6 hours
Other supported formats	DVD Audio, WMA, MP3, JPEG
Parts warranty	One-year warranty
Design & usability	Poor
Design/usability comments	Though slim, the remote control falls short in aesthetics and ergonomics: Its flat, unintuitive design makes using the DVD recorder difficult.

User Reviews for CyberHome DVR 1600 DVD Recorder (Progressive Scan)

Reviewed by: MNuser

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Price

Weaknesses: Recording quality\finalizing process\overall build quality

Overall Evaluation: Had the unit for about 6 months, and while it's been worth it for transferring VCR tapes to DVD, I'm upgrading as soon as possible.The reason is simple: It seems to produce more coasters than usable disks. I applied the latest firmware to no avail.The quality of the recording leaves a bit to be desired as well. Lots of jaggies, and moving color blocks. Anything other than HQ (1 hour) is about equivalent to video tape.The disks play fine in the recorder, but even on a brand new DVD player it's hit/miss on whether or not a recorded disk will work. Many times they're just not recognized as valid disks, even in a computer DVD drive.I've been using a workaround that's a bit of a pain, but it works:- Create your DVD with DVD+RW disks. Verbatim seems to work best for me.- Use ISOBuster (or another program that can actually read the disk) to recover the data from the disk and copy it to ISO- Use your favorite DVD editing/burning software to burn the ISO to a DVD-R or whatever your player likes.- Erase the DVD-RW to use again.It's a hassle, but it works. For the open box price of $49 it's been worth it, but at the bargain price of $99 you might feel you're paying too much.
Reviewed by: DONCOOK2

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Cheap

Weaknesses: Life Expectancy 3 months MaximumVery hard to program

Overall Evaluation: I have bought 2 neither lasted more than 3 months. Cyberhome website shows warranty of 30 days. Be afraid, be very afraid. I will never ever buy Cyberhome products again.