Sony RDR-GX7 DVD Recorder

Pros: Move your VHS tapes to DVD...permanently! Great instruction manual.
Cons: Somewhat pricey, can be difficult to setup

Following my successful conversion of cassette tapes to CD-R TD K VeloCD CD-RW burner, my next project was to convert all my VHS tapes and camcorder tapes to DVD format. Any recordable tape will degrade over time and ...

Pros: Build quality
Appearance
IDE-based DVD recording drive
Interface
Cons: Alfa Romeo-esque charms ("sex appeal" with so-so reliability)
Recording drive will be unreliable.
No EPG (Why?)

I picked up the Sony RDR-GX7 at a local electronics retailer this past August for nearly $100, as this was old display stock that sat around since it was released, back in 2003.  No one bit on it for quite a while, so I did - they had several ...

Pros: Build, appearance, Excellent DVD player, excellent recordings in HQ/HSP modes.
Cons: 1. Painfully slow loading/writing to disc, editing poor, not a VHS replacement.

I bought my GX7 a few days ago from a local discount store in the UK for £400... here are my thoughts to date; The machine has excellent build quality and looks good with its' Aluminium front panel. It is a very deep unit (check your available space!) ...

Pros: Beautifully Crafted Machine...Sony Quality...very very heavy for DVD Recorder
Cons: Sony name means overpriced...more expensive compared to other compared units....first generation quality...

INTRODUCTION As we go from VCRS to DVD Recorders, there are multiple brands to choose from and di ...

Pros: Great recording quality
Cons: Poor playback quality of some pre-recorded material

I do not personally own this unit - I am reviewing a friends recorder which he picked up in July, 2003. Recording This box appears to function perfectly as a recorder - at least if the frame of reference is the functionality of a good 'ol ...

Pros: Ease of use. Solid construction. Hiqh-quality copies of non-copy protected sources.
Cons: Not a practical VCR replacement. Oversize depth dimension.

THE RDR-GX7 IS GREAT PRACTICAL ARCHIVER The Sony RDR-GX7 is perfect for archiving non-copy-protected sources, such as wedding videos, home-made videos, and tourist-related VHS tapes that are not copy protected. It has electronic circuitry that ...

Pros: Picture quality
Cons: Sound levels, menuing system, overall interface, slow disk loading and unloading

Bought the Sony to replace a Philips DVDR985 that decided it no longer liked the brand of DVD+RW blank disks I had purchased in bulk. The Philips had some nice features as well as a wide variety of recording speeds (from 60 minutes to 8 hours, with ...

Pros: Picture recovery and quality
Cons: Impossible to copy your copies.

Like many other people we were looking for a way to copy our analog vhs home videos to DVD format without the use of a computer. We have other Sony products so we thought that a Sony DVD Recorder was the obvious choice. We have found that the quality of ...

Pros: Beautifully designed & made. Straightforward to setup and use.
Cons: Limited editing functions with DVD+RW and won't record 16:9 pictures on DVD+RW.

I purchased the Sony RDR-GX7 because it is a dual RW (DVD-WR and DVD+RW) compatible home DVD recorder. Like so many other people interested in essentially replacing the VCR, I wasn't convinced which was the better or more suitable DVD format. Other manufa ...

Pros: A/D converter for analog archiving, handles more DVD formats than others.
Cons: extremely slow DVD disc loading/reading upon start up.

I bought this machine after mulling over the new HP DVD recorder DC3000 ($399)that allows the recording of analog tapes. Well, the Sony also has a A/D converter. I've recorded video tapes from an analog video camera and VHS tape player using the Sony. ...

Pros: Records in dvd-, dvd-rw, dvd+rw.
Cons: none

Get ready for the finest dvd recorder on the consumer market. This unit not only has all of the features that the other recorders are needing but it also looks like a rollsroyce. Built like a fine sports car! Its has a built in time base corrector. When ...

Pros: Good quality
Cons: limited compatibility

When I try to use the one touch dub function on RDR GX7 with my Panasonic digital camcorder (NV-gs7), via the i.Link cable, it rewinds the tape, but it won't record. Instead, it gives me an onscreen error message saying In point or out point not found, ...

Pros: Lots of inputs & outputs
Cons: Higher priced unit and limited +RW operation

Sony is like Levis jeans, higher priced, good quality and not that much better than the rest. Read on... I recently bought an el-cheapo Dititrex DVD recorder for $400AUD which is OK but very fiddly to use, bad remote control layout. Then an LG ...

Pros: - Superior picture quality - Multi RW format - Made in Japan quality
Cons: - A bit pricey but well worth the $$$

I have nothing but praises for the RDR-GX7. My first priority is Picture Quality, I have over 300 VHS, 8mm tapes to archive. Second is compatibility. I must be able to swap disks with friends and neighbors and reuse them over and over again.

The Sony fits my bill perfectly. The picture quality is totally outstanding. Completely cleans and enhances the original signals to a level which continues to amaze me. And I am using S-VHS input already.

Since it writes to -R/-RW and +RW, I don't care which medium wins or the supplier is running out of. I can easily flip between them. And the finalized discs plays in both my $499 and $59 DVD player without a hiccup.

Yes, it is a bit pricey, does not have a hard disk and it's the first generation. But you get what you paid for. And what's wrong with the first generation when the manufacturer loads it up with the finest components and MADE IN JAPAN quality? I say you'd better grab one before the cost cutting second generation models starts appearing!

Pros: works right out of box, easy set up
Cons: price, but it is coming down

I have had this unit for a couple of weeks and have put it through many recordings. I have it connected to my direct tv tivo and to a high end receiver.
I use it mainly to record off tv which it does without error. The picture quality is top notched and very user friendly. Hook up is easy, I have mine from Tivo, to recorder, to vcr, to tv. operating instructions warn of this due to loss in picture quality, but I have not seen any loss.
The unit is very easy and pretty fool proof. It is a big unit which may not fit many entertainment centers but that may not be all bad.
overall a great unit that records dvd-r, dvd-rw and dvd+rw. The best one, the one you can edit the most, is dvd-rw.
camcorders can hook up and use one touch recording.
overall a great unit which does what it says it will do.