DVD recorders Review

Toshiba RD-97DT review

Freeview and 1080p upscaling can’t disguise some basic flaws

Our Score 3

Last reviewed: 2008-01-30January 30th 2008

Price at launch	£300.00
MPN	RD97DT
Colour	Black
Dimensions	420 x 59 x 290
Features	Pause Live TV, 32x HDD to DVD copying,3x zoom
Weight (kg)	3.9
No of Discs Held	1
Connectivity	Composite Video, Electrical Digital Audio, HDMI, iLink, RF Antenna Input, S-video, Scart, Stereo Audio
Built-In Hard Drive	Yes
Car Adaptor	No
Clock	Yes
Display Dimmer	No
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)	Yes
FM Radio	No
Gold Terminals	No
HD Ready	No
HDD Capacity (GB)	250
MP3 Compatible	Yes
Multiregion	No
Parental Lock	No
PC Compatible	No
Picture Zoom	Yes
Playable Formats	DivX, JPEG, MP3
Power Consumption (Operational)	29
Power Consumption (Standby)	5
Progressive Scan Output	Yes
Radio Tuner	No
Recordable Media	DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD Plus R, DVD Plus RW
Recording Time	424
Remote Control	Yes
Remote Control Type	Standard Infrared
Scart Outputs	2
Sound Output Modes	Dolby Digital, DTS
Supported Format (Interlaced)	1080i, 480i (SDTV), 576i
Supported Format (Progressive)	1080p, 480p, 576p, 720p
Supported Media	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DivX-Disc, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD Plus R, DVD Plus RW, JPEG-CD, MP3-CD, SVCD, VCD
Teletext	No
Tuner	No
USB Connection	No
VideoPlus	No
Wired	No
HDMI Ports	1
Video Upscaling	No
Integrated VCR	No
DivX Support	Yes
HDD Storage (GB)	250

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Product Summary

Key specs

HDD Capacity (GB): 250 |
Supported Media: CD,CD-R,CD-RW,DivX-Disc,DVD,DVD-R,DVD-RAM,DVD-RW,DVD Plus R,DVD Plus RW,JPEG-CD,MP3-CD,SVCD,VCD |
HDMI Ports: 1 |
DivX Support: Yes |

Full spec

For

Decent Freeview and DVD pictures

Good editing features

Against

No USB

No dual-layer recording or jukebox functions

Poor EPG

Sluggish operation