Product Description

DVD player features a digital TV tuner electronic programme guidefunction and a hard disk of 160 GB allowing you to record up to 249hours. If you want to transfer your recordings to DVD you can doit at high speed!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12494 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: RDRHXD860S.CEK
• Released on: 2006-08-22
• Dimensions: 1.46 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Sony's worldwide reputation for creating unique, attractive, high-quality, advanced technology products rests on a long line of innovations embraced by people from all walks of life. With a diverse product lineup serving a variety of lifestyles and industries, Sony continuously strives to introduce new products and technologies to meet changing market needs.PRODUCT FEATURES:Capacity HDD 160 GB;HDMI Output;Digital TV Tuner;Advanced Electronic Program Guide (EPG);DVD-R/DVD+R/DVD-RW/DVD+RW Recording (dual RW compatibility).

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Customer Reviews

Poor Sony Product & Very poor Company Support
I am on my third machine, none of which have been any good. The third machine
received July 2007 has been back to the authorised repairer five times. In twelve months I have less than 3 months use out of it. The main problem was the machine switching on and off as per other reviews. The repairers have replaced many parts and I am currently waiting for the repairer to receive a
printed circuit board to rectify the problem. I have no faith that this will completely solve the problem. DO NOT expect any help or consideration from
the Customer Service section of SONY UK. The machine has been with the repairer since 26 October 2007 and is still there now. BUY one at your peril
prepare to be disappointed.

Common fault of switching its self off
Have had exactly same experience as others, had machine for 5 months now turns its self on and off every few seconds.
2 friends bought same machine and had same problem.
Contact Sony 08705 111999 and they will give you name of nearest Sony repair firm, who will repair if within 12 month warranty.
Hope this helps, frankly dissappointed that this recognised common fault does not mean an automatic replacement from manufacturers.

O.K. if you have never used a Humax
Potentially excellent combination of upscaling dvd player, dvd writer and freeview HDD recorder to go with my new sony LCD but I could not stand the crude way the EPG expects you to set up recordings.
On my 3 year old HUMAX I set up 95% of recordings by searching for program name. To my surprise you cannot do this on the Sony - you have to laboriously go though the epg manually to find the programs.
On further research (See the excellent comparison data on www.pvrjunction.co.uk) it seems that only Humax, Daewoo, and Topfield/TAPS allow searching by text.
I also found the interface generally slow, and the fan noisier than I found acceptable.
Had to go back!