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Toshiba SD-150E review

Reviews Now available for less than the discs you put inside them, the DVD player has dropped in price far quicker than the VCR ever did. It will read burned DVD-R discs, and if you've made a JPEG, MP3 or WMA disc the player will create a slideshow or...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: toshiba, discs, budget, dvd player

25 July 2005, 13:56

DVD (digital versatile disc)

Reviews These high-capacity optical discs store everything from large computer applications to full-length movies. Not all drives read and write to all types of discs, but the emergence of multi-format DVD drives is eliminating the confusion.

21 December 2006, 9:05

Panasonic VDRM70B review

Reviews DVD camcorders such as Panasonic's VDRM70B are great until you realise that mini-DVD-R/RAM discs are still very expensive and that you can't just pull the discs out of the camera and stick them into your set-top DVD player.

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: panasonic, camcorders, camcorder, delay

13 October 2004, 20:02

Philips MCD908 review

Reviews For anyone after a home cinema setup without moving into the realms of HD discs and surround sound, Philips' MCD908 could be an affordable answer. It'll also play DivX movies, VCDs, MP3 and Picture discs, and 12-bit video processing should deliver...

Editor's rating   7.1

Tags: philips, listening, discs, hdmi

6 February 2008, 11:09

DVD-RAM

Reviews DVD-RAM drives can use single-sided (4.7GB) or double-sided (9.4GB) rewritable discs. They can also read and write older 2.6GB/5.2GB DVD-RAM discs. A DVD standard for recording and rewriting data used for computer storage.

21 December 2006, 9:10

Hitachi DZ-MV750E review

Reviews Though its model number might indicate that Hitachi's DZ-MV750E is a lower-end model, it actually has a few features that its siblings the DZ-MV780E and the DZ-GX20E lack, such as a 16x optical zoom and support for DVD-RW format discs.

Editor's rating   5.8

Tags: hitachi, discs, ram, conditions

21 September 2005, 17:40

Panasonic DVD-LS90 review

Reviews It has a 9-inch LCD screen that's highly adjustable thanks to its articulated neck, and it will play DVD-RAM discs. DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs still need to be finalised to play, however. Portable DVDs still sell well though, particularly in...

Editor's rating   6

Tags: panasonic, ram, dvd player, toshiba

17 November 2005, 16:45

Sharp BD-HP20H review

Reviews With most Blu-ray players taking an absolute eternity to load their discs, a definite highlight of the BD-HP20H's features list has to be its 'Quick Start' function, which can have a Blu-ray disc loaded from standby in literally just a couple of...

Editor's rating   6.9

Tags: sharp

15 January 2008, 15:44

Sony BDP-S1E review

Reviews StrengthsIt doesn't take long in the company of quality Blu-ray discs like Casino Royale and Pirates of the Caribbean to realise that the S1E's performance totally outguns the PS3. This means the S1E can't be guaranteed to play all the extra...

Editor's rating   6.3

Tags: sony, profile, discs, ray

26 October 2007, 10:22

Sony RDR-HX510 review

Reviews The Sony RDR-HX510 supports recording to DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs, so the only format missing is DVD-RAM. If you like to make high-quality movie recordings to one disc (and DVD+R DL discs are now just about cheap enough to do so), then the RDR...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: sony, high quality, dvd player, layer

1 November 2005, 16:10

Canon HR10 review

Reviews But because it records to 76mm (3-inch) DVD media, specifically DVD-R/W and DVD-R dual-layer discs, the design is necessarily a bit clunky. Since each disc holds only about 15 minutes of best-quality video, it seems like a good idea to format a...

Editor's rating   7.2

Tags: canon, camcorders, pixels, shooting

9 November 2007, 10:53

Hitachi DV-RX7000E review

Reviews However, it's not surprising as the discs are still expensive -around £5 each. FeaturesDespite being new to the market, Hitachi has always been a pioneer when it comes to DVD - it was the first to release a camcorder that used mini-DVD-RAM discs...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: hitachi, ram, dv, outputs

14 May 2005, 17:15

Panasonic DMRES20D review

Reviews Panasonic has included support for the DVD-RAM format, which means you can edit recordings and timeslip, and it also records to DVD-R and DVD+R formats for when you want to use cheaper discs. Support for the various disc formats is excellent, with...

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: panasonic, budget, ram, high quality

6 March 2006, 16:45

Pioneer BDP-LX70 review

Reviews But even feeding 1080p/24fps from the Pioneer into a lesser TV shows off the LX70's remarkable talent for reproducing every pixel of detail from immaculately mastered discs such as Casino Royale. The deck also produces blisteringly vibrant -- but...

Editor's rating   8.5

Tags: pioneer, colours, disc, war

22 October 2007, 16:27

Sony MDR-AS100W Active Headphones review

Reviews They have a rather unusual design, with the standard hard plastic discs you find on stock earbuds (such as those that come with the iPod), which rest just inside the cartilage of the ear. The discs feature protrusions to which you attach the...

Editor's rating   6.3

Tags: sony, cable, weight, activity

6 June 2008, 8:00