Tag : sony rdr, recorder, gx330 single, tray dvd

Company : Sony List Price : $199.99 Amazon Price : $179.87 Used Price : $69.99 Average customer review :

Features

• DVD+RW/+R, DVD-RW/-R DVD, DVD+R DL Recording Compatible
• Compatible with +R Double-Layer Disc (8.5GB)
• Precision Cinema Progressive Technology
• i.LINK Interface for DV & Digital 8 Camcorders
• 12 Bit Video DAC with 108 Mhz Processing

Product Description

Sony’s stylish and streamlined RDR-GX330 DVD Recorder has all the features you need for worry-free DVD recording. The multi-format compatible RDR-GX330 records to DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW media, as well as 8.5GB DVD+R Double Layer discs for enhanced recording times. Setup is quick and easy with the multi-language Quick Response User Interface. Transferring home movies to DVD is simple thanks to the convenience of DV One-Touch Dubbing. Just connect your camcorder to the front panel video input or i.LINK digital interface. With great features including JPEG image and MP3 audio playback on CD and DVD, the RDR-GX330 DVD Recorder from Sony adds style and convenience to home entertainment.

Customer reviews

No pause is ignorant!
Sony makes the ONLY DVD recorder in the world that you can’t pause while recording. That’s just plain stupid. Remind me never to buy Sony again. I’d give it zero stars if I could.

I’m repeating a bit of advice concerning the PAUSE/ RECORD problem
Like many posters I was thoroughly upset with the lack of a RECORD/PAUSE button on either the machine or the remote. Thanks to previous poster VIDEO ROCK I’m reiterating what this person said. If you have an earlier SONY DVD recorder simply use the PAUSE/RECORD button on that machine’s remote. It works perfectly. THANK YOU so much for posting that bit of info. It totally changes the way I feel about this machine. The extra speeds offered in comparison to earlier Sony DVD recorder models is a real plus. I use to have to use extra DVD’S and split most concerts and operas onto two discs if I didn’t choose to go from the SP(2hr)speed to the LP(4hr)speed. This machine offers two speeds in between them,the LSP(2hr34min) and ESP(3hr4min)speed. These often come into play and the resolution isn’t all that bad. I now like this machine, especially its’ automatic thumbnailing of scenes for each recorded listing.

It has STEREO TV tuner.
GOOD:

-Many sub-$200 DVD recorder has monoral TV tuner, but this SONY GX330 has STEREO TV tuner. So you can record and play stereo sound. This point is important, because company’s spec sheet often omits this fact.

-Many sub-$200 DVD recorder has cumbersome DVD disk-initializing-finalizing procedure. But SONY GX330 is very user-friendly interface. It automatically does both procedure. Using DVD+RW, I was able to play recorded disk on my Dell Inspiron Laptop without any extra step.

BAD:

-Other reviewers complain about DVD disk compatibility issue, but fail to mention that all other DVD recorders also have the same issue. SONY GX330 has actually less issues. User should remember that DVD recorder is still more complicated compared to the VCR, but it’s worth it.

THE BEST DVD RECORDER I’VE EVER HAD
I HAVE HAD ANOTHER SONY IN THE PAST AND WAS NOT SURE THAT I WANTED ANOTHER. THIS ONE WAS RECOMMENDED AND I’M GLAD I PURCHASED IT. NOT ONE ‘DIRTY’ DVD YET. SUPER!

Sony hasn’t yet responded to its customers
Thought you’d all like to know that the newest vintage of Sony recorders hasn’t yet changed any of its shortcomings. The RDR-GXD -455 still records well but the disk can’t be played even on a high-end Sony DVD player. This is as of October 2007.