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Philips DVDR3505/37 1080i Upscaling DVD Recorder with Built-In Tuner | 
| Brand: Philips
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 17477
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 16.5 x 2.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: DVDR3505/37
Model: DVDR3505/37
UPC: 609585125148
EAN: 0609585125148
ASIN: B000N7VPZE
Release Date: April 1, 2007
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| Features:
| • | Built in digital SDTV tuner to receive HD boradcasts | | • | Dual Media play and record in DVD-R-RW and DVD+R+RW | | • | 1080i upscaling for HD picture performance | | • | i-Link for easy connection to camcorder for play and recording | | • | Plays MP3/WMA, CD-R-RW, Video CD's |
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Product Description
NTSC Analog Tuner for 480i Record / ATSC Digital Tuner for 480p Record / Record on DVD+R - DVD+RW - DVD-R - DVD-RW / Plays DVD and CD Formats
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Good, but .... September 5, 2008
L. Michael
I was very impressed with recording quality of the Philips DVDR3505/37 until, unfortunately, it broke down and would not record anything. No problem, it was under warranty. These things happen. And that's where the problem began. br / br /I phoned Philips Customer Service Tech Support to report the error message and was told that it could not be repaired but, since it was under warranty, I could send it back (at my expense) and receive a new recorder within 10-15 working days after they receive it. br / br /Sent it back via FexEx ($58) and waited. And waited. Called Philips Customer Service. They never received it. Called FedEx. Philips did receive it. Called Philips and was told they did receive it but now it would be 30 days before I received the replacement. I had a fit, was transferred to a supervisor, and was assured that my new DVDR would ship promptly. Waited and waited again. br / br /Called Philips again. Where is my DVDR? They sent it to the wrong address in the wrong state and it was returned by the shipper. Never bothered to contact me. Now it needed to go back into processing and it would be another 10-15 working days before I receive it. I strongly suggested that they send it sooner. br / br /Bless Philip's little heart, they did send it sooner. Except it was not a new replacement but a repaired unit. I phoned to check on that and was told that "Philips reserves the right to replace defective products with repaired replacements" instead of the new one I was promised. br / br /So, basically, my original could have been repaired right here where I live and I wouldn't have been without it for almost 2 months. br / br /Great product, but the usual crappy customer support.
 still works great after one year June 14, 2008
backcountrybum (BOISE, ID USA)
No complaints. It plays well, records well, and is easy to use (for me). The tuner works fine. I would buy it again.
 Great feature set, poor execution May 11, 2008
N. Gesner (Hawaii)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this at Wallie World for $167 and was disappointed immediately. It's VERY slow to operate commands or read a disc. When you first load a disc it takes several minutes to format. When you record a program, it takes a minute or so to complete writing before you can access anything. Even entering the menu to select a recorded show to play takes too long. I've never seen a DVD player so slow to read data. br / br /Worst of all was the time record function. It worked fine for the first couple of weeks and the quality was pretty good - though it certainly was not comparable to the original signal as some have stated. But soon we started getting a "Disc Full" error, even with a new disc in. Or a disc would work a couple times, and then suddenly say the disc was full even though we had one 30-minute recording on it in SLP mode. br / br /I tried calling Philips customer service and was answered by a poorly-qualified customer rep. After about 30 minutes of her trying to give me different advice (much of which contradicted the manual and didn't work), we were either disconnected or she hung up on me (I honestly believe it was the latter). So I returned the device and got a basic DVD player for $47 that responds much, much faster than the Philips recorder/player. Then we picked up a digital recorder from our cable company that records 50 hours of video in HD quality to a hard drive and does SO MUCH MORE than the DVR and so much better. Finally, TV viewing is fun again!
You Can Do Much Better February 12, 2008
Scott D. Stephens (Chicago area)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this DVD recorder several months ago, but returned it because it had bugs. It is an okay product, essentially the same as a VCR of 20 years ago except with better picture quality and a digital tuner. The bad news: 1) it can not use the best recordable DVD format for time-shifting (DVD-RAM); 2) while the tuner is digital, the tuner will not output a high-definition signal for use with an HD-ready HDTV (Like my 3 year old model. Also, no DVD can record or play back a high-definition picture.); 3) it has no electronic program guide to identify or record upcoming programs. br / br /My advice: Do what I did. After returning this and a highly-rated Samsung DVD recorder, I signed up with Dish Network and got their newest high-definition (hard disk) DVR, the 722-something. The cost was reasonable and the DVR is 20 years more advanced than any DVD recorder I am aware of. Very easy to use and can record a hugh amount of TV. Truly a great product. Direct TV and TIVO make similar products, but I think that Dish Network's is the best and best value. br /
Super Performance January 20, 2008
Mikeyb (Hudson, Florida)
After many different DVD recorders on the low end of the scale and one dissapointment after another I purchased this Philips. I got the firmware update from Philips and everything works great. The tuner is good quality and it is fairly easy to program. If you are looking for a decent priced reliable unit this is the one!
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