Samsung DVD-SH871 DVD recorder reviews and price comparison

Score 5.8/10 Read 6
customer reviews

This DVD recorder is a good all rounder.

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Samsung DVD-SH871: See full product description

Ease of use	7.3
Image quality	8.3
Features	8.5
Sound quality	9.0
Build Quality	7.5
Design	8.0
Performance	3.0
Reliability	3.7
Capacity	6.0
Value for money	5.8
Overall rating	5.8

Some customer reviews of Samsung DVD-SH871

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Ann, Bedlington Old Age Pensioner

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy set, up easy to use,smart in apearance.
Bad points:: Bit slow in starting up and guide setting.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Sep 2008

Alex, York

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Stylish black case which looks good on the wall.
Bad points:: occasional ghosting image on fast action

Design	8.0
Performance	7.0
Reliability	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

Was this review helpful? 9 of 12 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 18 Jul 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: good clear manual
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	8.0
Features	9.0
Build Quality	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	160
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Playback formats	DVD Plus RW
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DVD Plus R
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DVD-R
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Playback formats	DVD-RAM
As well as playing your DVDs or Blu-Rays, some devices can also play video in a variety of formats (DivX, WMA etc.) and audio in a variety of formats.
Recording format	DVD Plus R

Recording format	Double layer

Recording format	DVD Plus RW

Recording format	DVD-R

Recording format	DVD-RAM

Recording format	DVD-RW

Audio technology	DTS

Audio technology	Dolby Digital Plus

Upscaling	Yes
Upscaling DVD players use video processing techniques to improve the quality of a standard definition image from a DVD to a near high definition (HD) image.
Connections	HDMI

Connections	Firewire

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Electronic Program Guide

3D	No

Freeview or Freesat tuner	FreeSat
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Release date	2008-04-25
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Samsung DVD, Samsung DVD-SH871M

Manufacturer's Description

Enjoy greater convenience with hassle-free recording and easy operation. With a built-in 160GB hard disk drive, you can store up to 260 hours of your entertainment, directly on the recorder.
DVB-T with MMEG + analogue + freeview playback.
DVB-T with MHEG allows you to receive all digital terrestrial Freeview channels with the latest eight day Electronic Programme Guide and interactive features.
Full multi-format recording playback. SAMSUNG’s innovative full multi-format DVD players support DVD RAM/-R/-RW/R/RW, CD-R/RW, MP3, MPEG4, WMA, JPEG. You never need to worry about the playback format because SAMSUNG’s full multi-format DVD players do it all.

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