Philips DVDR75 DVD Recorder

Have you wanted to edit all of those old camcorder videos to VHS tape? Instead of VHS, how about a DVD recorder? With six recording speeds, digital audio recording, built-in TV tuner, progressive scan, and more, the third generation DVDR75 is very versatile, both as a recorder and a player. Utilizing the DVD+R/RW recording format, the DVDs this unit makes are playable in most DVD players.

Recently, a reader, Walt Oleksy, purchased a Philips DVDR75 DVD Recorder and wanted to share his experience with the other users of the About.com Home Theater site. It must be noted that all opinions expressed in this review are those of Walt Oleksy, the submitter. The review has been edited for formatting into the About.com review format. Major changes or comments from your Guide affecting content are specifically noted. I would like to thank Walt Oleksy for his contribution. The following is a shortened version of his review, for the full review, please chick on the Full Review link at the end of this article.

Recording DVDs is a home theater lover’s dream come true. There is no bad news on the subject. Only about a year ago a DVD recorder cost $1,000 or more. Now you can get one of the best on the market for under $400. I’m talking about the Philips DVDR75 DVD recorder.

The Philips DVDR75 can record at 1-hour for maximum sharpness, 2-hours for pre-recorded DVD quality, 2.5-hours for better than S-VHS quality, 3-hours for S-VHS quality, 4-hours for better than VHS quality, and 6-hours for VHS quality (although I noticed some pixilation playing back at the 6-hour mode).

The Philips R75 makes archival copies anything off regular TV, cable, or satellite TV onto blank DVD+R/+RW discs (up to $5 each in most stores, but $1.20 or less at online discount stores.

So if your question is, “Is now the time to buy a DVD recorder?” my answer is a resounding YES!