superfly

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $300.00 from sams club

Summary:
Just as mentioned in other reviews this was my second recorder. The first wouldn't even open half the time. I have owned the second one for about a year and a half. Now it has started to shut down in the middle of recording and won't accept hardly any forms of blank cd's. If I had to do all over I would purchase a different brand. I have to say philips recorders are junk. All I can do with it is play cd's. I thought that this was the best thing since sliced bread, but upon further use I can best describe it as a nuisance and should not be in my home entertainment system. BUYER BEWARE its a roll of the dice with this one.

Strengths:
If you get lucky and get one that works out of the box the first time you should be happy.

Weaknesses:
read the reviews. too many to explain again.

Price Paid:  $299.00 from circuit city

Summary:
As others have mentioned, sometimes you can open the drawer. Also periodically will record about 30 seconds than shut down. It now will not even record from another source.Piece of junk. WASTED MONEY!!!

Price Paid:  $400.00

Summary:
This thing is junk! Ok, I've had the thing for a little over a year now and as time goes on the amount of probs I'm having with this thing are multiplying. First off, when I took it out of the box upon purchasing it, the cd drawer was crooked. My step-dad(practically a McGyver), was able to open it up and found the drawer was off of its hinges on one side. He reset the drawer.You would think that everything would be fine now, right? nope. Throughout the year that I've had it has always burned cds fine, but will automatically shut itself off if you just leave it playing a cd for more than 15 minutes or so. I think, but I'm not sure, that it goes into its "sleep mode," even though it is playing a cd. Now, just recently, it has been giving me the problems described in these other reviews. Sporatic performance, the cdr drawer not opening, having to plug and unplug the machine in order to just be able to play OR burn a cd. Please, dont buy this!

Strengths:
Performs well when it feels like it

Weaknesses:
Sporatic performance, bad manufacturing, terrible instructions manual, INCONSISTENT AT BEST!

Price Paid:  $380.00 from SEARS

Summary:
An unrelenting tale of horror. All of the defects described in the reviews contained here - and then some. To describe problems in detail would put most readers to sleep. Suffice it to say - LET THE BUYER BEWARE. The FIRST unit purchased developed problems after only a month or two and was returned for exchange. The SECOND unit started out promising, but like it''s predecessor, developed multiple problems after a few months. Too late for another exchange or refund. Was advised by Philips factory service (some 500 miles distant) that local authorized service outlets were not adept at successfully repairing this high tech product, and had best ship it off to their center. Did that. Came back with some problems corrected, some not, and one additional problem not present when originally sent. That was a biggy - unit would completely power off. Power up - play awhile - power off, etc, etc. After multiple phone calls, much aggravation, and the additional expense of shipment, the great day came when I was mercifully released of the beast by way of complete refund. Please do not be lulled by the few glowing reviews of some customers who have written after only a few months of ownership. To those lucky few who have owned this product over a period of time without any problems, I say, continued good fortune. To those who are contemplating a multiple cd player/recorder I say - THERE ARE MUCH BETTER CHOICES.

Strengths:
Pretty LED, promising featues (most of which functioned erratically at best)

Weaknesses:
Erratic operation of many functions. Tray lock-up, power shut down, unable to play or record various types of CDR/CDRW''s, unable to auto track from external analog source, among other minor annoyances and quirks.

Similar Products Used:
JVC XL5000.

Price Paid:  $330.00 from Currys, UK

Summary:
Will not record on JVC and TDK CD-R's. SONY CD-R's cause the unit to lock up in the CD-R tray and only removing the power plug at rear will cause the unit to reset and thus eventually cause ejection from the CD-R drawer. On/Off on remote control only does OFF and not ON. The manual is not for the complete novice and some previous experience of interconnecting of audio seperates to obtain the best results is required. Unit has been returned to dealer to purchase a more exspensive model. Many of the flaws have been covered in other reviews of this product hence the one star rating.

Strengths:
Looks simple to use, clear display

Weaknesses:
Poor manual, Unit failed on most brands of CDR, a little bulky

Similar Products Used:
Philips 775