Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have had no problems recording shows to watch at a later time. I had all kinds of problems trying to record with the Sony DVR that I had bought. I just want to watch my hockey games when I get off of work. This machine lets me do that.

This unit has surpassed my expectations.After a short period of learning and hitting or missing the recording/playback functions,I am absolutely PLEASED with it's performance.It's automatic Finalizing function makes all recording a snap.

Amazing Toshiba can offer this high-quality DVD Recorder for such a low price. All DVD Players (upconverting) are not created equal, I have tried Samsung, Sony, LG...None compares to this Toshiba. If you have an HD 1080p or 1080i TV, take my advice and buy this DVD player. The image from standard DVD's is awesome, it must have a very powerful graphics rendering chip inside, its immediately noticeable on screen. I had a high-end Panasonic DVD Recorder for years that worked great, but i wanted the HDMI/upconvert feature. And the Panasonic is wayyyyy overpriced, even though it has a better recording interface. Not a better value out there in DVD Players, and it records!! Thanks BestBuy! - Maybe you could train your Sales staff to recommend this unit instead of pushing everyone to the samsung or panasonic.

Plays whatever it records, works perfectly for DVD+RW and all the rest. Don't waste your time and money with anything else before you try this machine. Very smooth. If it doesn't break, my twenty year dependence on VHS tapes is over.

I HAVE HAD MORE THAN ONE PHILIPS 3400DVDR WITH WHICH I HAD MANY PROBLEMS. LIKEWISE WITH MY TWO PANASONIC DVD RECORDERS DMR-EA18. THE PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERED WITH THE OTHER RECORDERS HAVE BEEN SOLVED BY THE TOSHIBA DVD RECORDERS.

The clairity in the recording is outstanding. The up convert is great when playing back movies I already have. I can not believe the quality of this recorder. This is the Best Buy for your money where you get more for your dollars>

Owned unit for one week and so far have had no problems. Have transferred 18 VCR's to disc from my old VCR. This unit is much better than my Sylvania that I have had constant problems with. Also recorded two shows off TV with no problems. Have used four different brands of DVD disc without any problems. Very happy so far, will update as time goes on.

Came fast , within 4 days, Had to buy HDMI cable, but no problem. Easy to use. Very nice. Set up was easy too. Very nice unit.

Nowhere does it say in the specs online that an external tuner is needed to record from cable. Will not work with cable coming straight from the outlet. A cable box needed which would be another cost so why not just get a cable box that has a DVR included.

Bought for a decent price although never did figure out how to record on it, it was great for playing DVD. Used the TV tuner on it to watch TV up to yesterday about three years old and now I need to buy a new one. Got three years worth of use out of it.

I purchased this DVD recorder a couple days ago to replace a 6 year old Panasonic that finally died. The recording quality of the Toshiba is noticeably poor compared with the older Panasonic. Recordings made with this Toshiba frankly look like VHS quality to me--the picture is muddy and dull compared with the much crisper picture I got on the older recorder. The lack of a variable recording speed is also a huge minus. For example, if you are recording a 2 hour and 5 minute movie on this recorder it actually records it at the 4 hour speed, which is very poor. I'm probably going to return this and get a higher end model by a different company.

Great Product for the great price. Very easy to use and makes great recordings.

I bought this DVD player about a month ago and I have not had one probelm with it. The DVD recording is very easy to and the quality comes out great every time. The only thing that I was dissapointed about was the 1080p upconversion. I thought that the quality would be better than it is. I'm not saying that the quality is bad; it is great, but definatley not 1080p.

Nice visual but no audio playing from their recorded disks. Yes, I did finalize the disks. It's taking longer than expected to find all the little nits to get this machine to do what I wanted to do with it, record old tapes onto DVD. Overall, this is a pain in the butt. Don't lose the manual! Read, reread and then reread again. Remote - nuisance. Sometimes, a box has more features than 99% of the users are ever going to want to use. I would love to see the remotes before purchasing, it'd certainly let me know their intended users - not me.

Purchased to replace a Sony DVD Recorder that was worn out, didn't buy a Sony because of copy protection issues I'd heard about. I was skeptical but decided to risk 120.00. I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. This unit records well from my DVR. I've encountered no problems at all. DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-R's all seem to work fine.

unit plays and records very well but makes a lot of noise in the stanby mode. Would not recommend for bedroom.

I guess I got what I paid for... I really need a DVD player that will make my homemade DVDs look great on my new Sony HDTV. I didn't think it was possible until I played one of my DVDs on a friend's Phillips HD Upconversion DVD player. Wow! Presto, crisp lines! I will just have to dig a little deeper to come up with funds to purchase a better product.

I purchased the Toshiba DVD Recorder after my Sony recorder quit working and couldn't be repaired. It was fairly easy to use, though the picture was not quite as sharp over the HDMI interface as the Sony. I rented the movie "Leatherheads" from BlockBuster when it was released last week and was unable to play it. The message was "Disk Error -- Playback feature may not be available on this disc." BlockBuster was very nice about it and replaced it twice, but all 3 discs had the same problem. Finally I tried the disc on my 6 year old Panasonic and it played without any problem. I talked to Toshiba Customer Service about the problem and they told me that their units are not guaranteed to play all DVD formats -- apparently this includes pre-recorded videos. Since the problem was not occuring on every disc, it was not their problem and there was nothing they would do. I originally purchased the unit after reading reviews that said Toshiba Customer Service was above average, but that's not been my experience. I can't recommend this unit. But if you do buy one, keep your old DVD player so you can play the movies that the Toshiba won't!!!

From the start the tray made a grinding noise when it opened. Now after 5 months it stopped working. I wish I had taken it back immediately while it was still under warranty. I bought the D-R410KU model which upgrades only to 1080i instead of 1080p but I would guess that the tray mechanism is the same.

I don't think this machine has ever worked properly since the day I bought it. At first it seemed to work fine. I thought the fact that it occasionally quit playing mid stream had something to do with my setting the timer wrong. However, as time went on, I starting getting disk corrupted errors. (Disks played fine on our other machine.) In addition, sometimes while watching, the screen would suddenly go black and the "game" display would show up on my screen, then the screen would come back on in a couple of minutes. Now it will play a disk for a few minutes then either 1.) freezes the picture (it does not come back on) or 2.) fades to black (this sometimes comes back on), or 3.) says there is a disk corruption (happens with either new or previously used disks and this locks up my machine completely.) I've only had this recorder barely 6 months and since the warranty is for 90 days, tough luck for me. My suggestion: Buy something else.