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Rated 4.0/5.0 stars by 68 customers. Recent Reviews
Product Information
- Record all your favorite movies, music & TV programs. Play any media format you want - DivX, MP3s, WMA or JPEGs. Unbeatable convenience of great playability, and the luxury of sharing media files on your TV or home theater system at home.
- Bring video to life, 1080p HDMI upconverts to high definition for sharper images with progressive scan component video for optimized image quality.
- Convenient programming-timer enhancements; daily-weekly repeat programs, manual timer, one touch recording, 12 programmable events, 1 month programming period.
- i.Link carries all audio and video signals via a single cable digitally, with no loss in picture and sound quality. With i.Link digital video input, you can copy your home videos in their original digital picture quality.
- Included Accessories: 2 x AAA Batteries, Quick start guide, Remote Control, User Manual, A/V Cable, RF antenna cable.
Manufacturer: Philips
Model: DVDR3576H/37
UPC: 609585155206
Editorial Review
Product Description
Benefit from the convenience of recording directly onto a 160GB hard disk with this DVD recorder. To keep something longer, simply record your selected programs onto a DVD to enjoy a lifetime of high quality videos. This DVD Recorder supports dual media recording, the ability to create recordings on DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW discs. Play virtually any media format you want - whether they are DivX, MP3s, WMA or JPEGs. Experience the unbeatable convenience of great playability, and the luxury of sharing media files on your TV or home theater system - in the comfort of your living room. Simply plug your device into the USB port on your Philips DVD system. Your digital music and photos will be played directly from the device. Now you can share your favorite moments with family and friends. 1080p HDMI upconversion delivers images that are crystal clear. HDMI makes a direct digital connection that can carry uncompressed digital HD video as well as digital multichannel audio, delivering perfect picture and sound quality, completely free from noise. Progressive Scan doubles the vertical resolution of the image, resulting in a noticeably sharper picture. At such a speed, your eye perceives a sharper picture with no line structure. Recording Modes - High Quality (HQ), Standard Play (SP), Standard Play Plus (SPP), Long Play (LP), Extended Play (EP), and Super Long Play (SLP) Recording enhancements - Auto Chapter Marking, Chapter Marker Insertion, Divide, Erase, Manual Chapter Marking, One Touch Record (OTR), Safe Record, and Selectable Index Pictures Playback Media - CD-R/CD-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-Video, and Video CD/SVCD Compression formats - MPEG2, MPEG1, DivX 3.11, DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, and DivX 6.0 Compression format - Dolby Digital, MP3, and WMA Dimensions - Width 16.53 x Depth 11.42 x Height 2.32 (420x290x59mm) Weight - 3.4 kg
Recent Customer Reviews
Reviewed by Andrew J. Cary from San Franciso Bay Area, CA USA
Great product
We receive all of our TV over the air (from an antenna). This product gives us TIVO like functionality without any monthly fees.
We can store TV shows (both analog and digital) to disk for future viewing and use the instant tape to pause a live show.
We can store TV shows (both analog and digital) to disk for future viewing and use the instant tape to pause a live show.
Reviewed by G. Vaccaro from SF peninsula
Beautiful and Intuitive Machine
Purchased this machine to replace a failed Panasonic..VCR/DVD with a tuner. This new machine is in a whole different class. The 160gb drive is much like a Tivo machine.. Setup, programming and dubbing are all very straightforward and work smoothly. Tuner is equally as good or in some case better than the Sharp Aquious LCD TV it is hooked to. Even at the low quality speed the picture is very acceptable even at 720p..Recording at the highest quality ..it is flawless.. Editing and dubbing to the DVD drawer is easy with good results. One of the nice features is the remote.. nicely laid out and easy to use. This is a lot a machine for the buck.. Smooth performer and excellent value.. These folks get it right. Cudos !
Reviewed by B. Canter from Balad, Iraq
Excellent System
I purchased this unit for my father as a replacement for his VCR. He is 77 years old and needed something simple to operate. This unit was an excellent choice. It was very easy to setup and easy for him to learn to use.
I have only two minor complaints.
My first complaint was that the unit would not let you use high speed dubbing to DVD if you use a different recording format than you originally used to record the program to the hard drive. We recorded a two-hour program in HQ mode. Since HQ mode only allows 60 minutes of recording to a DVD, we had to use a different recording mode (SP). Therefore, the unit required us to record to DVD in real-time (taking two hours of recording time) instead of high-speed dubbing (which would only have taken about 10-15 minutes). Now we know and generally record long programs in a mode that will allow high-speed dubbing to DVD.
The second complaint is that the buttons on teh remote control are very small and the labels are hard for my father to read.
I am very happy with the purchase and have considered getting one for myself.
I have only two minor complaints.
My first complaint was that the unit would not let you use high speed dubbing to DVD if you use a different recording format than you originally used to record the program to the hard drive. We recorded a two-hour program in HQ mode. Since HQ mode only allows 60 minutes of recording to a DVD, we had to use a different recording mode (SP). Therefore, the unit required us to record to DVD in real-time (taking two hours of recording time) instead of high-speed dubbing (which would only have taken about 10-15 minutes). Now we know and generally record long programs in a mode that will allow high-speed dubbing to DVD.
The second complaint is that the buttons on teh remote control are very small and the labels are hard for my father to read.
I am very happy with the purchase and have considered getting one for myself.
Reviewed by J. Williams from Raleigh, NC United States
Great product......works as described.....provides DVR service without fee
We have had this unit for 3 weeks now and are very pleased. This unit is not as full featured as those with an on screen TV guide but it works well for a no fee DVR service. Just select shows to record similar to the procedures used to record on a VCR. Select time, channel and frequency and this machine will capture the show. You can edit and skip commercials. Great machine for the money and fee free service!
Reviewed by R. West from MI
very pleased
I read a number of review on this site before purchasing this item. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this unit will record a program and play back a pre-recorded program at the same time. Based on reviews here, I got the impression that it would not do that. I was wrong, it does. Also, I have no problem recording a program and watching another using my digital tv. As I have said in a few other comments, I have it connected to an antenna using a splitter. One side of the splitter feeds the TV and the other feeds this recorder. I don't have the TV out antenna jack on the back of this unit connected to anything. I don't know what results I would get if I did... but the way I wired it, it works fine.
Another review said that they are having to zoom even when recording 16:9 content. I hope I can shed a bit of light on this. In the manual, it states very clearly that it records 16:9 content as 4:3, and outputs it as such. For reasons I'm about to explain, I am using both component outputs and HDMI into the same TV. The TV is a Sony HDTV. When using the component inputs, I have to manually stretch the screen when playing back 16:9 content. 4:3 content comes out fine. When using HDMI, 16:9 content is automatically stretched to fit the screen, but then so is 4:3. 4:3 content is distorted by being stretched, and I can't stop it. Therefore, when watching 16:9, I use HDMI, and when watching 4:3, I use the component inputs. A bit annoying, but easy to work around.
Another review said that the unit was not intuitive to operate. I disagree. I had mine up and running with almost no contact with the manual. I just read the manual to fill in the details.... which is when I found it can record and playback at the same time, and that the output is always 4:3, no matter what the content (see above).
I have not found a signal strength meter for the antenna input. It may have one, but if it does, either I'm missing it or it's well hidden. They are very handy when pointing an antenna. If they forgot it in this unit, it's quite an oversite.
In all, I am very pleased with this recorder. My only gripe (beside the signal strength meter) is that there should be more of these on the market. Also, an HD unit would be nice, but given the current price of blue ray players, a recorder of this type would probably cost $700-$1000 in HD. Although this device is SD, if you are happy with the look of a standard DVD, you will probably be happy with this as well.
Another review said that they are having to zoom even when recording 16:9 content. I hope I can shed a bit of light on this. In the manual, it states very clearly that it records 16:9 content as 4:3, and outputs it as such. For reasons I'm about to explain, I am using both component outputs and HDMI into the same TV. The TV is a Sony HDTV. When using the component inputs, I have to manually stretch the screen when playing back 16:9 content. 4:3 content comes out fine. When using HDMI, 16:9 content is automatically stretched to fit the screen, but then so is 4:3. 4:3 content is distorted by being stretched, and I can't stop it. Therefore, when watching 16:9, I use HDMI, and when watching 4:3, I use the component inputs. A bit annoying, but easy to work around.
Another review said that the unit was not intuitive to operate. I disagree. I had mine up and running with almost no contact with the manual. I just read the manual to fill in the details.... which is when I found it can record and playback at the same time, and that the output is always 4:3, no matter what the content (see above).
I have not found a signal strength meter for the antenna input. It may have one, but if it does, either I'm missing it or it's well hidden. They are very handy when pointing an antenna. If they forgot it in this unit, it's quite an oversite.
In all, I am very pleased with this recorder. My only gripe (beside the signal strength meter) is that there should be more of these on the market. Also, an HD unit would be nice, but given the current price of blue ray players, a recorder of this type would probably cost $700-$1000 in HD. Although this device is SD, if you are happy with the look of a standard DVD, you will probably be happy with this as well.