Philips DVD recorders line submits to the DVD+R/RW format; All Philips units can playback DRD-R/RW media, CD-R/RW, and MP3 discs.
Philips DVD-R985
This belongs to the second generation DVD recorders of Philips, released in February 2002. Philips is the inventor of the DVD+R/RW format and this unit uses it. This product is currently discontinued but you can find better featured Philips models today: the DVD-R75, the DVD-R80 or the HDR612 Philips TiVo combination.
Philips DVD-R75
This unit records up to six hours of video material in the lowest quality mode on a 4.37 GB DVD+R media. You can record directly from TV using VCR Plus+ feature, or from your camcorder through iLink (FireWire) input. When recording from video tape, Philips DVD-R75 uses the “Virtual Time Base Corrector” to enhance the video-quality. The on-screen user interface makes this unit easy to program. The DVD player is multi-region.
Philips DVD-R80
This newer model can record up to 8 hours of lower quality video on a standard DVD+R media. Apart from this, it very much resembles the older DVD-R75: FireWire input for camcorder, progressive scan output, digital video recording directly from TV using the built-in TV tuner and much more. What else is new on DVD-R80: “Guide Plus+”, a seemingly TiVo function that you can use to program your recordings. The player is also multi-region.
Philips HDR612 DVD Recorder with TiVo
With a recording capacity of 60 hours, the DVD recorder — TiVo combination from Philips is barely a start-up in this category. However, at least at Amazon.com, it's quite affordable comparing to Toshiba combos that offer double (or more) recording capacity.
More features for Philips HDR612
- Records in DVD+R/RW format;
- Playback options: DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, Audio & MP3 CDs;
- Uses VCR Plus+ for easy TV recording;
- FireWire (iLink) input for digital recording from camcorders;
- When viewing a live show, you can replay the last 8 seconds with “pause live TV” option;
- On-screen display through “Index Picture Screen”; easily edit your recordings using the TV screen as a display;
- Progressive scan output;
- Component video input for easy & quality recording from a VCR;
- Incorporated TV tuner.
Philips DVD-R1500
The DVD-R1500 appears to be the top of the line from Philips, and sells for slightly more than $1.000.
Product highlights:
- Equipped with the award-winner “Pronto Pro” remote control, which, among many other things, allows you to edit your recordings;
- FireWire input;
- VCR Plus+ timer programming;
- Component and digital video inputs;
- Progressive scan output;
- On-screen display.