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DVD Type: DVD Recorder
Playable Disk Types: VCD
SVCD
CD (Audio)
CD-R
CD-RW
Surround Sound: Virtual Surround
Dolby Digital (Digital out only)
DTS (Digital out only)
Front Panel: Composite Input
Composite Input
S-Video Input
S-Video Input
Audio Input
Audio Input
Headphone Jack
Headphone Jack

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RCA DRS7000N DVD Recorder Reviews

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5 stars		(8)
4 stars		(3)
3 stars		(5)
2 stars		(27)
1 star		(15)

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Cons: DVR Functions are Buggy, Scheduled Recordings are Unreliable, Guide+ is Barely Adequate and frequently 'locks-up'. The Bottom Line: Stay Away, Far Away... It simply does not function as advertised. I have to spend considerable time coaxing it to work well enough for my 5 year old to use... from Shopping.com Pros: Excellent recording. Compatible with DVD-/ R/RW Cons: Very loud fan. Clumsy menu navigation and recording The Bottom Line: If you are interested in a DVD and DVR capabilities, you might want to wait for the Panasonic DMR-E60, DMR-E80 or RCA DRS-7005N from Shopping.com This is so much better than an old VCR that I used to have. Now I can record on the go and program as well. I like the ease of use and also the size of the internal hard drive. from Amazon.com Frankly, we don't use the Guide+ because we have the DirecTV grid. Yes, we have to manually set the record time on the DMR, but it takes about 45 seconds and can be set for once, everyday, M -F or whatever you want. I think the complainers must be those who could never figure out how to set the clock on their VCR. from Amazon.com I bought the Rca drs 7000n in Jul. of 2004 from Shop At home. from Amazon.com I think maybe people that are unhappy with a product purchase are more likely to take the time to write a review, than are people that are satisfied. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with this RCA Scenium hard drive recorder/DVD player. The good: Great picture from both the DVD and hard drive, I like the Guide+ (much more accurate than the TV listing in our local Gannet newspaper)and the simplicity of one click recording w/o messing with tape and VCR programming. from Amazon.com Did anyone notice that an $800 item dropped to $300 new inside of one year? This is not TiVo, folks. from Amazon.com I read many reviews before I bought, and I agree about the lousy remote and slow channel switch time. I could overlook all of that if the damn thing would just work.

The 1st one wouldn't let me delete a program I had recorded. RCA said "you can either live with it, or we can send you a new one". Live with it?

from Amazon.com I did a lot of reading, and there are a lot of people who were unsuccessful with this digital video recorder. I'm now pretty sure the failures were most likely user error.

I'm a long time RCA customer, with a fully integrated home theater, based on RCA's wonderful brand.

from Amazon.com I too went to Scenium technical support, and they were very willing to help me. They thought the problem was with Direct TV but didn't know the details, and steered me in that direction. Direct TV admitted that the features on the Scenium like channel changing and recording while watching another channel(as well as using the PIP feature on your TV) requires their additional service (I forget the name of it) for $9.99 per month. Since I believe I should only have to pay for a signal once, I declined. from Amazon.com

Description

DVD Recorder, 1 Disc, Progressive Scan, Virtual Surround, Dolby Digital (Digital out only), DTS (Digital out only) Sound

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
DVD Type	DVD Recorder
Playable Disk Types	VCD SVCD CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW
Surround Sound	Virtual Surround Dolby Digital (Digital out only) DTS (Digital out only)
Front Panel	Composite Input Composite Input S-Video Input S-Video Input Audio Input Audio Input Headphone Jack Headphone Jack
Depth	14.4 in.
Display Dimmer	Yes
Dubbing	DVD to HDD
Exterior Color	Silver
HDD Size	40 GB 40 GB
Height	3.9 in.
Inputs	Composite x 2 S-Video x 2 Analog Audio x 2 RF (TV) x 1 iLINK DV Input
Instant Skip / Replay	30 sec. Skip
MPN	drs7000n
Number Of Discs	1
OSD	Yes: English, French, Spanish
Outputs	Composite x 1, S-Video x 1, Component x 1, Analog Audio x 1, Digital Audio Coaxial x 1, Digital Audio Optical x 1
Parental Control	Yes
Picture Control	Black Level
Playable File Formats	MP3
Programmable Timer	Yes
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Record and Play Fetaures	One Touch Recording Simultaneous Record and Play
Release Date	15 October, 2002
Remote Control	Multibrand
TV Resolutions	480i 480p
TV Tuner	Yes With TV Tuner
Video Output System	NTSC
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	13 lb.
Width	16.9 in.

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