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Hughie, Fife on April 28th, 2006
I got this model to compliment my Sony: KDFE50A12 and my SkyHD box when it comes. I love the easy to use features such as Freeview and A - B erase which means taken out adverts and unwanted scenes without splitting the recording.I ordered it from 24Electric for £410 and it was delivered in 2 days.
Eric, Worcester on May 1st, 2006
Fantastic kit, Sky box also controls it via L3 scart input.. Wished I could have afforded the 910 as this has HD output and upscaler. rating 5/5
David Ross, Kidderminster on May 25th, 2006
A great bit of kit provided you can get freeview otherwise not much use!!! Only a digital tuner so cannot record terristial tv...
Phil, Newmarket on September 22nd, 2006
Sent back within 1 week. Unit froze completely and had to be unplugged. Stopped rugin HDD playback. Replaced with 860 which is even worse. Back within 2 hours as it will not even complete setup. Also noticed an incredibly noisy fan which appears to be a common fault on Sony hardware. I no longer trust Sony and will not be getting a 3rd.
Paul, North Wales on October 6th, 2006
When it's good, it's very, very good... ... but when it's bad, it's very naughty
at home on October 23rd, 2006
Used box to record films on DTT and write to DVD, easy to remove adverts and pick size to fit DVD. Doesn't seem to crash, external inputs good for other analogue recording/copying - won't let you make a backup of pre-recorded tapes - says protected. facilities for recording/watching day to day programmes not as good as other box I have - Pace twin - no + minutes before/after, no skip a minute on play back - great for adverts. Written about 60 DVDs no failures (cheap DVD-R). As long as you know what its capable of, it works fine (bit noiser than Pace box).
Peter, Bromley on February 15th, 2007
We have had a RDR-HXD710 for 15 months and found it pretty good in our configuration. However, it has just failed completely (display shows "Welcome", flashing intermittently, and will not respond to any controls). It is going to cost us either £140 or £80 to fix it - terrible on a machnine only 15 mmonths old. Don't think I shall be buying any more Sony kit!
Allan, Dartford on April 16th, 2007
Auto tune only tuning in 6 TV channels and no radio. All channels are BBC. Signal strength and quality both very good. Thomson STB on same aerial connection is ok. Only 18 months old - trip to repair shop?
Bernard, West Sussex on October 9th, 2007
I have had one of these for just over 2 years now. Absolutely fantastic with high picture quality - both Freeview and other DVDs. It very occasionally crashes but it easily fixed by pressing the ON/OFF button for 15 seconds or so to make it reset. I have since learned that turning off auto-updates cures this problem. I have also imported digital camcorder footage via firewire and it's very straightforward with great picture quality. It is also good to be able to edit unwanted material out of the video once on the hard drive.
Mozza D on November 29th, 2007
Sony RDR HXD710. Steer clear, do not buy. Mine is 17 months old and freezes often. I have formatted HDD to no avail. Sony help-desk is worse than useless & exsists only to obtain marketing info for their use. DO NOT BUY>
Cyd, Cheshire on December 31st, 2007
my 710 froze every day recently. TURNED OFF THE AUTO UPDATE. Haven't had a freeze since
Scott, Sussex on March 30th, 2008
Recently stopped playing any type/format of any DVD or formatting from HDD to Disc simply saying " CANNOT READ DISC," after 18mths. All other functions fine.
John, Oxford on April 14th, 2008
Awful - keeps freezing, and goes into "snail-pace" mode. Just switching it off can take several minutes. Sometimes you just have to pull the plug. Sony after-sales is no good at all. I also had a duff Sony laptop, and will not be buying Sony again.
Bas, Isle of Wight on April 16th, 2008
I was initially very pleased with the unit because it performed very well indeed. However, after 14 months it suddenly started freezing and had to be switched off completely to effect the cure (switching on again initiates the "wecome" and then the "recovery" actions). this is irritating and time consuming not to mention missed recordings due to this problem. Sony help line - well let me just say that they were not exactly helpful when I (eventually) managed to contact them. I also have a VAIO laptop the screen of which suddenly packed up after 13 months. Sony helpline were no help at all because I never ever managed to get through to them. Sony are off my buy list now.
Jeff Gill, Derby on May 1st, 2008
Sony Hxd710 don't buy it. It freezes all the time only way to cure is reboot. You would think that a company like Sony would update the software. Will not buy Sony again
John, Liverpool on May 5th, 2008
Same problem. Freezing is a regular ocurance on my Sony 710. I will seriously look in another direction next time I choose to but a piece of kit.
Brian, Cheshire on June 21st, 2008
Thanks to Bernard (Oct 9 07) & Cyd (Dec 31 07). I turned off "auto update" (called Digital Software Update in Manual) and has not frozen since.
