It does not record direct to DVD , the word recorder should allow me to record, can”t transfer recorded items from a dvd to the hard disk?! called philips to find that you CANNOT record direct to dvd!! or transfer to hard disk from dvd!! if my hdd is full of progs i don’t want […]

This ultra slim DVD recorder from Philips is the only one in the company’s current range to feature a built-in Freeview tuner, which is surprising given the amount of people who will be upgrading their recorders in time for digital switchover. But there’s much more to the DVDR5500 than a Freeview tuner; it also […]

Wanted a DVD recorder with built-in Freeview, saw this and thought, “Wow! Has upscaling, USB port for flash drive reading, looks stylish, and cheap too!”. This all may be true, but what I didn”t know until I got it home and set it up was how irritating it is to use! The menu system is […]