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Kenny Aimes
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Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:41 am Post subject:
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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...???
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Bill McCutcheon
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Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:41 am Post subject:
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"Kenny Aimes" <top@bottom.au> wrote in message
news:de3qh119ouj34rt6dkpm41lpdbag1slmbr@4ax.com...
| Quote: | 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...???
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Dunno! Now you're in a better position to answer that question than most
of the rest of us. Please report back with your evaluation after you've
put it through its paces.
-- Bill McC. |
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Bruce Tyler
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Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:58 pm Post subject:
Re: Sony RDR-HX910 - Did I buy a good DvD recorder in your |
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On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 04:35:14 GMT, "Bill McCutcheon"
<wjmccn@earthlink.net> wrote:
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"Kenny Aimes" <top@bottom.au> wrote in message
news:de3qh119ouj34rt6dkpm41lpdbag1slmbr@4ax.com...
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...???
Dunno! Now you're in a better position to answer that question than most
of the rest of us. Please report back with your evaluation after you've
put it through its paces.
-- Bill McC.
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You have a good point there. I suppose I will do just that...
I got home tonight and discovered that I have to pull my whole cabinet
with the VCR, DvD Player and TV right out to get at all the damned
wiring in behind it in order to unhook the VCR and DvD player and put
this new Sony job in, so I guess I am going to have to wait til the
weekend, as I am beat when I get home and cannot be bothered doing it
just now... It's not for lack of enthusiasm, it's just that I have to
also undo the stereo system to be able to move that cabinet. I am up
at 4 each morning and get home at 6 at night and I love to lounge
around whe I get home... It can wait (I think)...!!!
Cheers |
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Brian
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject:
Re: Sony RDR-HX910 - Did I buy a good DvD recorder in your |
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Kenny Aimes <top@bottom.au> wrote:
| Quote: | 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...???
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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 |
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Bruce Tyler
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
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On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:47:24 +1200, Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> wrote:
| Quote: | 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
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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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Brian
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:53 pm Post subject:
Re: Sony RDR-HX910 - Did I buy a good DvD recorder in your |
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Bruce Tyler <top@bottom.au> wrote:
| Quote: | 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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Good to see another happy Sony customer.
Regards Brian |
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Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:41 pm Post subject:
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These dvd recorders are complex. It is good to red teh manual to see
if you can get the most of of it. |
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