Philips DVDR-3360H

Easy to use, sleek

Slightly cumbersome when copying to DVD, limited connectivity

A basic HDD/DVD recorder that will appeal to those seeking a simplistic system

Up to 200 hours recording time ; Very simple to backup to disc ; Automatically buffers video content

Glitchy playback performance ; Some lockups ; Limited title entry ; Lacks dual layer support

Editor's Note: Philip's companion DVDR7300H DVD recorder (RRP AU$1,149) has a hard drive capacity of 250GB, a 6-hour buffer, and HDMi output with video up-scaling to 1080i. It can also record onto double layer discs so you can archive up to 15 hours of...

Still thinking

If HDD dies or is removed, the whole system dies. No TV. No DVD

Less expensive than the Pioneer dvr-640h ; DVI input

Slow dubbing ; Poor menus ; Very cumbersome software, not used friendly

Hard disk recording is very easy

Very slow interface ; can not play most market DVDs

reasonably adept unit - mostly simple to operate

First unit kept locking up - dealer eventually replaced after machine been in for repair for a week. This one hasnt locked up, but does odd things while in menus. DVD forgets where it was playing when HDD starts timer record, same on pressing stop....