3 Responses to “Toshiba DR570 DVD Recorder”

1. BooBoo says:

   July 3, 2009 at 8:50 am

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   I purchased 2 Toshiba DR570 DVD Recorder to replace by VHS. What a difference. I record on it daily because I hate watching tv with all the commercials, and I can watch the shows when I want. It is like watching a live broadcast with the bonus of fast forwarding through the commercials. At times, I have taken the disks out of the Toshiba and play them in a DVD player that is several years old. No Problems. I did set up the Toshiba to do automatic finalization of the disk when I finish recording after reading the review that some people have problems with playing back in older DVD players.

   I do record on Memorex 4x DVD+RW. It says I can record on them 1,000 times. So far, no problems with re-recording on the same disk. I do have to remember to Format each time I want to tape over something – which you need to get use to after having only VHS. The Toshiba does tell you how much record time you have left. So if you have a problem when you record, I have found it is usually the “operator” or “me” setting the times.

   So, Great Product. Yes, I would buy again!
2. MG7 says:

   July 4, 2009 at 11:44 pm

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   Got this for my brother. His VCR was finally dying. He thought of getting a DVR. But didn’t really like paying a subscription fee for cable or Tivo. Then I was going to get him a HTPC. But after considering he and his wife only record about 4 shows each week, buying this for $179, with shipping and tax included made the most sense. They are not techies and they are happy with it. As noted below the remote buttons are a little tiny and mushy. But there simply are not many good DVD recorders that have an HD tuner which catches over the air HD programs. Most of us have Universal Remotes and wouldn’t need this remote anyway. I’d rather have a good DVD recorder and a so so remote, rather than a so so DVD recorder and a good remote. The HD tuner in this is better than the tuner in the Sharp TV that he has. In the SF area he catches about 40 channnels for free with this tuner along with a Radio Shack $50 indoor amplified antenna. The improved picture was easily noticed by them.
   
   I once had Samsungs Ar 650 DVD recorder which was a Consumer’s reports ‘Best Buy’ in the small field of DVD recorders. It was good when it worked. Many including me had problems with it, so far it seems like this Toshiba is the best VCR replacement for many. If you record a lot, then an HP slimline PC with Media Center for $400 to $500 is the way to go. No subscription fees and record tons of shows with a TV guide that makes recording real easy. And you get a computer!
3. Robert J. Micklas says:

   July 21, 2009 at 12:39 am

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   This product met high expectations. I found it difficult to find a standard DVD player/recorder with a DTV tuner for a price that I was willing to pay. This was a bargain and Amazon made it better with an HDMI cable and free shipping deal. I don’t really need blu-ray for my dvd needs. I require good, clean recording quality but it need not meet HD standards. If conventional pre-recorded dvds become less available in the future, I’m sure I can live with a “player” only. The DTV transition made recording some of my favorite progams, using a converter box, too cumbersome. This device is about as easy to use as current technology permits. Upconvert TV quality is very good, although of course it is not quite HDTV quality. The operator manual is also very good and large as a result of the many features. The only item I struggled with a bit was the Regza/HDMI CEC control interface (information is sparse in both the Toshiba TV and DVD manuals). I would recommend this unit to anyone who can do without surround sound and the best HD recording quality.