Philips DVDR3355

Philips DVDR3355 Recorder Review

Enjoy with the Philips DVDR3355 all your favorite DVD movies in flicker-free presentation and record your favorite TV programs to disc--via the built-in NTSC TV tuner

Philips makes it easy to create recordings and helps eliminate any confusion over disc format with dual-media support, enabling you to use DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW discs to record up to six hours of MPEG2 compressed video on a single-sided disc.

For playback, the Philips DVDR3355 is compatible with VCD, SVCD, CD-R/RW, MP3-CD, and MP3-DVD disc formats and the EG2, MPEG1, Divx (3.11/4/5/6.x), and MPEG4 compression formats. It also supports simultaneous playback of JPEG pictures and MP3 music, enabling you to run a photo slideshow with music playing in the background.

For setting up timed recordings, the DVDR3355 uses the VCR Plus+ system. All you need to do to program your video recorder is to enter the "Pluscode"--a single code of up to nine digits (but usually less)--that is printed next to each TV program in most TV guides.

The unit also includes a Firewire port (also known as i.LINK and IEEE 1394) on the front, enabling you to easily connect your digital video camcorder and download video and audio directly to disc in their original digital quality.

Recording and disc editing features include chapter marker, insertion, divide, erase, manual chapter marking, one-touch record, and selectable index pictures. Other features include a 20-event, 1-month programmable recording, daily/weekly repeat recording, Dolby Digital encoding, and tri-lingual menu display (English, French, Spanish). It offers the following video and audio connections:

• Composite AV (RCA) In: 2 (1 front)

• Composite AV (RCA) Out: 1

• S-Video In: 2 (1 front)

• S-Video Out: 1

• Component Video Out (Y PB PR): 1

• RF In: 1

• Coaxial digital audio Out: 1

• Firewire: 1

What's in the Box?

Philips DVDR3355 DVD player/recorder, remote control (with batteries), AV cable, RF cable, printed operating instructions

What Features Does the Philips DVDR3355 Have?

• Model: DVDR335537

• Item Package Quantity: 1

• Parental Lock: Y

• Audio Output Mode: Stereo

• DVD Type: DVD recorder

• Form Factor: Tabletop

• Built in Decoder: Dolby Digital

• DVD Picture Zoom: Y

• DVD Picture Zoom Power: 1.5x, 2x

• Width: 17.12 inches

• Depth: 11.2 inches

• Height: 2.55 inches

• Weight: 8.8 pounds

Conclusion

VCR Plus+ uses a single code to program timer Records up to 6 hours on single-sided DVD±R/RW iLink enables perfect digital camcorder copies 2.0 Dolby Digital Encoding for quality audio recording Works with DVD, DVD±R/RW, (S)VCD, DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x, CD, MP3-CD, CD-R/RW, and JPEG 17 1/8" W x 2 1/2" H x 11 3/16" D.

The Philips DVDR3355 recorder is one of the few hard-drive-less recorders that have VCR Plus+. This makes the Philips DVDR3355 one of the easiest recorders to use for recording from the TV. The picture quality is average and the recorder is average in price.

Best DVD Recorder Reviews Rating

7/10

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