Typical price: £320
What is it: DVD/hard-drive recorder with dual-layer disc compatibility
What we think: A small hard drive size limits its use, but this offers DVD+R DL recording at only a small premium
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 1 November 2005
Tags: Sony, Sony RDR-HX510, hard drive, DVD player, outputs
We like:
Dual-layer DVD writing; beautiful menu and editing system; sleek looks
We don't like:
Small hard drive; no i.Link input; no separate infrared sender; lacks Freeview tuner
You might also need:
Component cable, RGB Scart, aerial
CNET UK judgement:
If you like to retain quality when recording to DVD, then the RDR-HX510 is for you, because you can now record that 2-hour movie in the highest quality to a dual-layer DVD. This extra functionality doesn't cost too much over Sony's previous recorders, but to make a perfect model Sony needs to add Freeview and a larger hard drive over this model's 80GB
Full review:
Sony's DVD recorders are famed for their ease of use, and even when the company has included features such as hard-drive recording and Freeview integration, it has never complicated things. Its latest way of upping the ante is through dual-layer recording, offering twice the capacity of a normal recordable DVD, and as yet there have been very few models to offer this. Sony's first model, indeed the first one we've seen, offers DVD+R dual-layer recording and an 80GB hard drive. Continue Reading...
Sony RDR-HX510 History
25 Oct 2005 in Crave
Sony RDR-HX510: Dual-layer cake
Sony's RDR-HX510 laughs at paltry single-layer DVD+Rs. It writes to dual-layer DVD+Rs, so you can finally fit that two-hour film on one single disc. More? Try an 80GB hard drive that lets you pause and rewind everything you watch
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