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Brand	PHILIPS
Color	Gray
Item Weight	12.2 Pounds
Audio Output Mode	Stereo
Item Dimensions LxWxH	10.2 x 17.1 x 3.9 inches

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DVD Hard Disc 160 GB memory
Record live TV, Instant Replay
USB 2.0, play music or digtal picture files
Dual medial format, record and play in DVD-/+ R/RW
Ilink , IEEE firewire connect for easy camcorder connection

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DVD Hard Disc Drive Recorder, 160 GB memory, Record Live TV, Instant Replay, Dual media record and playback (DVD+/- R/RW), MP3, CD, CD-RW, USB 2.0 Connect (plays music or digital picture files), iLink for easy firewire connect to digital camcorder,

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Technical Details

Brand Name

PHILIPS

Item Weight

12.2 pounds

Product Dimensions

10.2 x 17.1 x 3.9 inches

Item model number

DVDR3455H/37

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Color Name

Gray

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ASIN

B000G18DRU

Customer Reviews

25 ratings

3.0 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#423,250 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#207 in DVD Recorders

Date First Available

February 16, 2006

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Benjamin Fuchs

PHILIPS DVD RECORDER W/HARD DISC

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2007

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Very good choice. With this one, just forget about changing VHS tapes when recording TV series. With the 160 GB hard disc, it has virtually unlimited recording space. Then delete what you do not need and burn a DVD to keep what you want.

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Great DVR

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2007

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This machine is intuitive to operate and has the TV Guide listings. Terrific!

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Ignacio Litardo

Unreliable product... It trashed many DVDs! Use it with caution, like a W95 PC.

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2009

First of all, I bought this marvel about 2 years ago, so I was an "early adopter" =paid it dearly. It did work fine until... it just didn't record. All my beloved TV programs were in the HD, I could watch them, but not get them to DVD. The best official service in the country, after more than 2 months and many phone calls, determined "The circuit" had broken. They charged U$S 300 to repair it, which was almost half of the price of a new one. It had lasted less than a year.
About 6 months later, it just didn't turn on. Same old story with the central repair shop: "the HD broke". I had, of course, no backup of all the programs on the HD. Had all the coverage of our historic land crisis. Gone. They (Phillips) didn't recover it. No charge ($), but had to phone Phillips (the company) to warn them I wasn't going to pay them again or "buy a new one" as they kindly suggested.

Finally now, half a year later, it started to make my own recorded DVDs (for personal use) "blank" or "unrecognized format", alternatively. No warning. I tried the discs, later, on other DVDs (I've got another Phillips, 3380). No way. Neither did they work on the PC. I'll try to recover the info, but I'm afraid that it is gone. Consequently, loosing one of a series is rather painful. Besides, it's erratic. It broke me 5 DVDs in a row. Sometimes without even recording anything, just by putting them inside the tray and trying to open the menu. I was about to send it to service and voilá, it didn't break more DVDs.

I took a day off work, recorded almost 100 GBs and then, just when I was finishing to recover the TV I had on my HD, it started AGAIN to make coasters out of valuable DVDs. I am sending it to repair, and not going to spend another dollar on this piece of junk, and if I were you, I'd think twice about this product. There must be other brands or models. This is my second Phillips DVD recorder that turns out badly (see my review of the 3355). When it works it's the 7th wonder of the world. You can edit titles before recording them, the image quality is almost the same as the original in SP+, you can even personalize tracks, for instance, choose an image.
So you don't have to worry about commercials or different programs being one after the other: you just record the "whole period of time" and then you divide it into tracks. With a DVD recorder without HD, with the time you loose before the DVD finishes, ejects, and the "boot" time for the next one, you'll surely loose the introduction. Not with this one.
An Amazon reviewer's sample: The machine crashes and locks up (...).The machine crashes and trashes the DVD (...).The buttons on the remote are tiny. optical disk recording success rate is roughly 90% (FamiconGS (Richardson, TX)). Once it trashes your favourite DVD, "The DVD tray on my unit constantly locks up and won't open". The best, by another techie Texan: "Everytime this thing acts up my wife gives me the dirtiest look. (...) My advice is to wait a few generations until the technology gets better and the price gets lower".
The fan doesn't do much noise. I had to say something good ...

I wouldn't buy it if I plan to use it every day. Maybe fine for occasional use.

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David276

Philips DVDR3455H

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2010

I bought this Philips DVDR3455H player/recorder with 160 gb hard drive approximately two years ago used. It is used to record programs from cable and occasionally watch DVD's. On a average 5 programs a week are recorded to the hard drive.

Pro's
1. Ease of initial setup. Download the manual from Philips website if you don't have one and it will guide you through the initial setup.

2. Quality recordings. No problems with the video and audio quality of the recorded programs. Also, you have five different levels of recording quality.

3. Durability. Having bought this unit used two years ago, it is still running strong without any major problems.

4. Ease of use. Programming single or repeated (weekly) programs to be recorded is very easy. Viewing of these programs is equally easy.

Con's
1. DVD playback. Occasionally there will a movie (DVD) that will not play. Although I recently upgraded the firmware and hopefully that problem was resolved.

2. Noise level during operation. Prior to installing the firmware update the hard drive made a obvious humming noise when the unit was on. After the firmware update, it is substantially quieter.

Suggestion:
If you buy this unit new or used, check to see if the firmware is the latest edition. Also, if you install the firmware update..follow the directions included to the letter specifically on the settings required for burning the cd.

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Adam

Finding the right DVR is a headache, but this one is pretty good

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2007

When I bought this unit, I was so overwhelmed with the various features on all the DVRs out there that I simply went with this one because it could be purchased at Walmart. The trouble with buying DVRs is that the reasonably priced ones (aka, below $500) all have unique pros and cons, and you can never get one that satisfies all your needs.

I've had my Philips 3455 for 7 months now and haven't had any problems. For those worried about the fan noise, I can barely hear it on this unit. I like how quickly shows can be viewed via the hard drive, but I think the DVD burner could be designed to go a little faster. I'm a little frustrated that you cannot watch a recording in progress that is started by the timer--Philips could honestly come out with a downloadable fix for that. However, you can rewind recordings in progress if you've manually started the recording.

Overall, I think this unit was worth the purchase. If you're going for a DVR, go get the really nice ones ($1000++). However, for a lower-budget individual, this unit may be right for you.

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Jeff

Philips DVDR3455H - Junk

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2010

I bought this DVR a couple years ago.

It has been problematic the whole time.

It takes forever for the unit to come on. You turn it on and then watch the pretty "Philips" screen for 15 - 30 seconds before it finally comes up and is usable.

The unit I have frequently quits responding to the remote and will not turn off. I finally plugged it into a switched outlet so I could turn it off (count to 5) and then back on.

The DVD player/recorder tray wouldn't always open so I could get the DVD out and finally it just quite working all together. It wouldn't play or record a DVD.

Today the power went out and the stupid thing just reboots over and over. I think maybe the hard drive has completely failed.

Other than all of that - it had a good picture and was relatively easy to learn how to use.

I'm not going to replace this unit with another Philips DVR. I'm going to look for something more reliable that works reliably.

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