Sony RDR-GX355 DVD Player

I like the ease of setting up a recording session and the easiness of the setup for use. I have had many Sony VCR's and TV's before so I had an idea what to expect and I was not disappointed. The input selection is great as well as the variety of recording times. Overall this machine lives up to the Sony name for a quality system. I have had trouble with previous DVD recorders in the way it did not finish a good disk but not on this machine. It was so easy to do my first recording on it with minimal setup and a finished disk worked terrific with no problem setting up the title and finalizing it at the end. Overall this machine should be easy for a first timer as well as a old pro at recording their favorite videos.

I could not get the Sony DVD recorder to work properly with my Westinghouse TV with built-in DVD player. I got the recorder on Ebay through Dealtree.com, and they gave me partial credit upon my return of the item. I wrote them and am still awaiting full credit, but am not holding my breath.

I purchased two of these DVD recorders, one connected using HDMI, the other using component cables. The quality of picture using HDMI is remarkable. Almost life like. I have seen BluRay and this is close as you can get without the expense. The record feature is very easy to use. I recommend these players for the price as these are high quality devices for very reasonable prices.

I am a video pro who makes cable TV shows. I use Final Cut Pro - Studio 2 and DVD studio pro to make DVDs. These tools do a high quality job and there are none that are better. However, my 4 core Mac Pro still can take hours to render and compress the files. Sometimes things need to air in short order!

Using a Matrox MXO box, broadcast quality SD video comes of the extra DVI port off the computer. S-Video output goes to Line 2 input on the DVD recorder. Audio comes from a USB audio output box. A simple play on the computer and pressing record on the DVD recorder makes for a good quality DVD recording that can air from the playback center at the local cable company.

I have 2 things that I did not like:

1) The new Sony formats form folders that are "Locked" when opened on the desktop. The VIDEO_TS and AUDO_TS folders can not be seen. This reduces the software that can be used to re-import video into Final Cut Pro (FCP). I can use HandBreak to make MP4 video files, but those files don't import into FCP currently. I wish Sony had an option to turn this locking off.

2) There is an iLink IEEE 1394 port on the recorder. It would be nice if there was a way to output directly from the computer's FireWire port into this to burn a DVD directly by making the DVD recorder act like a tape deck.

Price wise - the recorder is a great price for what it does. The Matrox MXO is $1000 though which is a bit pricy as a combo with the DVD recorder.

I purchased a Sony RDR-GX355 DVD Recorder/Player almost a week ago and receiced it in 4 days from Miami,FL to CO.
After opening the box and getting it hooked up to my system, the unit performs flawlessly and has more features than I ever dreamed it would.
I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase.

Seller shipped the Sony DVD player quickly and I received it within 48 hours! Excellent seller and highly recommended!

I purchesed this item to record movies for my personal use .When I got the unit connected I tried to record a movie from HBO and the unit wouldn't record.I'm very disappointed and called the company I purchased it from to return it for credit. They gave me an RMA, I shipped it to them but they returned it to me stating they couldn't accept. So I'm stuck with a recorder that I don't want or need. My phone is 405-684-9927

The selller was very quick in shipping and very fast in returning e-mails item arived undamaged and in excellent working order a great seller to do business with

100% satisfied. Item came fast and works perfectly. I couldn't be happier with this purchase, as with all the other Sony products I have purchased. Easy to understand and use, quick startup guide is very helpful. Great, great features.....very happy.

Set arrived in short order in good condition, in original carton and packing. Accessories advertised were included. Product worked and is still working.
This set seemed brand new and at less than half the new price.

This is my first DVR ever since the VCR days. Surprised at how easy it is to set up. only minor complaint would be the lack of higher grade input jacks. I guess it delivers more than its price. Enjoying the performance thus far!

This is a nice dvd player...easy to use and good performance. When choosing this dvd player we read some other reviews and it seemed this had a positive feedback.

This is a great product, in great condition, great shape, nice packaging. Only think I did not like was the Shipping cost!! and also not combining multiple items.