Product Information • The ultimate digital audio/video recording device, Sony's versatile RDR-HX900 lets you record to a choice of formats (DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW) and even stores audio/video programming--everything from television shows to camcorder footage--on its internal 160 GB hard drive. Now you can record your TV programs to the hard drive using an advanced onscreen program guide and archive your favorite shows or movies to long-lasting DVD, dubbing at up to 24x normal speed (depending on your recordable media and your recording mode). There's even an IR blaster for satellite and cable-box control. Best DVD recorder available in the USA unless you can get a Blu-Ray like it I'm a professional user.

The best consumer DVD recorder you could get in the USA by far. The only DVD recorder I know of which has both input and output component video connectors (RGB) for the best video possible and excellent for professional applications. Recorder is easy to operate with or without the remote control. Very intuitive to use if you know your way around AV gear. If you need a hard drive DVD recorder with some professional attributes that is the most versatile and best model you can find anywhere new or used, this is the one.

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DVD burner doesn't work. Waste of money. Download Lagu Lemonade Mouth Here We Go. Unit powers on, but burner is stuffed. Won't record onto 'any' new media, even the one specifically mentioned to be most appropriate for this model. These units are notorious for their dvd burners to stop recording onto dvd's after relatively short periods of time, as little as 18 months from being bought new I understand.

I had hoped this wouldn't be the case with me, but it was. DVD burner, won't burn any discs I tried. This wasn't mentioned by the seller. I can't recommend this model for that the dvd burning problem alone. Sony RDR-HX900 DVR w/ 160 g hard drive & DVD Recorder This is the best video/audio assy. Ever for a person who does not want to be controlled by TIVO and wants to be able to save programs to a dvd.

The internal hard drive and timer recording let me record my favorite programs to the hard drive and watch them when I want to. The HDD will hold up to 240 hours of programs depending on what quality you save them. Then it will transfer them to a dvd if I want to save them permanently. I can watch a stored program while it records another one to the HDD. It has the 'TV Guide' program listing for getting a list, description and time of TV programs transmitted by local on air stations.

The sad thing is that I guess this feature will be gone when all the stations stop transmitting analog signals next year. This doesn't effect me because I don't use that feature because I record everything from my satellite receiver via the svideo and video audio input jacks. It is too bad that Sony does not still offer this type of recorder new. I don't think they advertised this product enough to make the public aware that it was available. I hope that more interest in this product will cause sony to start selling them again.