Presidian DVD Recorder

★★★★☆
3.6

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★★★★☆
3.8

 

Pros

  • Simple controls (15)
  • Fast recording (14)
  • Attractive design (10)
  • Fast setup (10)
  • Large capacity / good size (4)
  • Good features (3)
  • Good value (3)
  • Easy to use (2)
  • Beautiful clear picture (1)
  • Can use 2x or 4x disks (1)
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Cons

  • Discs load slowly (4)
  • Confusing set up (3)
  • Clock and manual suck (1)
  • Durability (1)
  • Instructions (1)
  • No dv input (1)
  • No rf modulator (1)
  • Poor chapter publishing (1)
  • Poor instructions / manual (1)
  • Slow loading some dvds (1)

Best Uses

  • Archiving tv shows (14)
  • Home (12)
  • Movies (11)
  • Storage (6)
  • Make discs from vcr tapes (1)
  • Office (1)
  • Professional (1)
  • Tape favorite tv shows (1)
 
 
 

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Last update: Jan 18, 2008

Presidian DVD Recorder Reviews

 
 
 

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[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
★★★★☆
4.0
Basic but durable

"This model is very simular to two Emerson dvd recorders that I still use.(I've had two of those units and they have recorded 100's of dvds The manuals are identical as well as the remotes.) I paid over $100 a piece for the Emersons so [...] seems like a bargain for these Presidian dvd recorders.I don't do anything fancy with my recorders- just burn movies off satellite as I watch them. I never fool with the ti..." Read Full Review »

Aug 04, 2007 by Steve.

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★★★☆☆
3.0
You get what you pay for.

"Overall, you get what you paid for. I bought one to change over my movie collection to DVD. It has worked flawlessly for the first 250 disks (4 months)at 6hrs of recording per disk. Now it is having problems reading disks, and copying onto them. After using a lens cleaner, it will work for a couple of more disks and then go back to not reading the disks again...." Read Full Review »

Aug 10, 2007 by Chuck

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[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Presidian DVD Recorder Review

Basic but durable

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Dependable
  • Fast Recording
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • No dv input

    Best Uses

  • Archiving TV Shows
  • Home
  • Movies
  • Storage
 

"This model is very simular to two Emerson dvd recorders that I still use.(I've had two of those units and they have recorded 100's of dvds The manuals are identical as well as the remotes.) I paid over $100 a piece for the Emersons so [...] seems like a bargain for these Presidian dvd recorders.I d …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Aug 4 2007
Steve.
Lexington, NC
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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Presidian DVD Recorder Review

Bang for the Buck

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Fast Recording
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Home
 

"This is really a bargain for the money. No bells and whistles but quite functional for the price. And it will start recording very quick compared to other brands I have tried.Just tell it that you want it to read S-video instead of the RCA plug when you hook up your old camcorder and you're ready to …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jul 12 2007
Old School Shacker
Tucson, AZ
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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Presidian DVD Recorder Review

excellent product

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Beautiful clear picture
  • Can use 2x or 4x disks
  • Easy to use
  • Fast Setup
  • Simple Controls
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Home
  • Make discs from VCR tapes
  • Movies
  • Tape favorite TV shows
 

"This is a really nice machine. It is very easy to transfer your old home videos onto a disc. Just hook up the vcr or camcorder to one of the line-ins and press record on the DVD recorder. If you format a blank disc in the "video" mode and then finalize it when you're done, it will play in any DVD pl …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Nov 27 2007
DVD Dude
Philadelphia, PA
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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Presidian DVD Recorder Review

Not bad for the price!

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Fast Recording
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • Poorly Written Manual

    Best Uses

  • Archiving TV Shows
  • Movies
 

"You can't beat it for the price! I bought it on clearance for [$]. You'd pay that just for a DVD player alone. I've used it a couple of months now and have a few comments.1. The "component out" video looks really good for playback of store bought DVD movies. 2. Recordings look best on 2 hr mode, yes …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jul 28 2007
Dave R
OKC, OK
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[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Presidian DVD Recorder Review

I thought I was buying a throwaway but..

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Fast Recording
  • Really quiet burns

    Cons

  • Clock and manual suck
  • Confusing Set Up

    Best Uses

  • Archiving TV Shows
  • Home
  • Movies
  • Storage
 

"The clock can't be adjusted properly for daylight savings time despite the manual saying otherwise. A lot of the functions aren't intuitive and unfortunately the manual sucks. Having said the above stuff, the thing works great. I bought it for a third of what other makes cost and thought it could b …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Nov 15 2007
MoosePort
New Orleans, LA
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