Toshiba RDXS34

[Deleted User] · 19/02/05 - 18:55

The manual is now on the Toshiba website

http://tesc.toshiba.co.uk/Web/ModelLis.nsf/1f82d70b57a6d36d80256a000042a0fb/d41dc1f60c8527b080256f9b003f6eac

http://www.cheapelectricals.co.uk/acatalog/TOSHIBA_RDXS34_RDXS34_RDXS34_RDXS34.html

Have it on their website but no specs or prices.

[Deleted User] · 23/02/05 - 13:44

seems to be listed on unbeatable now of a little under £300

http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/CatalogueItem_25233.html

shame the user manual is only half as it only goes up to page 80ish rather than 170ish!!!

[Deleted User] · 23/02/05 - 18:16

the price must be wrong !! their price for the 32 is £62 more

Im looking for a HDD recorder - whats the risk of me clicking on buy now ?

[Deleted User] · 23/02/05 - 19:53

Ive ordered one now, whats the chance of me seeing delivery ?

[Deleted User] · 23/02/05 - 20:19

i asked unbeatable about the spec and this is the reply

Dear Sir

We have searched the net but nobody appears to have any further sepc on this model as yet as this is yet to be released until March time.

Regards

Marshall Hollington
Customer Services @Unbeatable

nothing about price error

sheridan

[Deleted User] · 23/02/05 - 22:19

RDXS32

price drop to £299 at a few places on the net eg. prc direct. And it also shows the rdxs30 the older brother as being £385 so maybe the price on unbeatable will be the norm!!!!

sheridan

[Deleted User] · 24/02/05 - 07:47

please note £299 is for the yet to be released RDXS34 - with a 250Gb HDD - I received an order confirmation this morning!

John Currie · 24/02/05 - 11:03

honey1997 wrote:

please note £299 is for the yet to be released RDXS34 - with a 250Gb HDD - I received an order confirmation this morning!

Do you know for sure it has a 250gB HDD?

[Deleted User] · 24/02/05 - 11:49

John Currie wrote:

Do you know for sure it has a 250gB HDD?

That's what it says in "What Video" magazine... Mind you, that also says it will have a digital tuner, but nobody else seems to think so!

[Deleted User] · 24/02/05 - 20:07

Im expecting it to have a 160 Gb HDD, with no digital tuner. But for the extra price of a STB, I still think its brilliant VFM, if it ever arrives

[Deleted User] · 25/02/05 - 20:49

looks like it is the right price got this from unbeatable!!

Dear Sheridan

This is the correct price, the 32 model has now been discontined and we have a good price on the newer model from the supplier.

Regards

Marshall Hollington
Customer Services @Unbeatable

[Deleted User] · 25/02/05 - 22:16

another little bit of info from around the net

The new RD-XS34 Multi Drive (DVD-RAM, DVD-R and DVD-RW) DVD Recorder will
feature a 160GB hard disc drive allowing users to record and playback their
favorite TV shows as well as building personal movie libraries for archiving
and preserving family videos. To help consumers with their digital recordings,
the RD-XS34 features TV Guide On Screen Interactive Program Guide for simple,
user-friendly channel navigation and recording scheduling. In addition, the
unit comes with the EASY NAVI portal, offers high speed dubbing and comes with
a DV input to allow the transfer of camcorder recordings directly onto DVD
media.

it looking good....maybe a little too good!!

sheridan

phelings · 25/02/05 - 22:34

Where did you get this info.Sounds like it may refer to a US model which would use the "TV GUIDE" epg.

[Deleted User] · 27/02/05 - 18:24

i think your right phelings it is the us model. lets hope it is exactly the same for the uk model.

phelings · 27/02/05 - 22:24

Unlikely,especially regarding the EPG.It probably won't have one at all

[Deleted User] · 28/02/05 - 13:30

I thought I'd bring it up (and can people be kind and positive to me!!) but are people aware that the RD-XS32 doesn't PLAY either +R or +RW.

Therefore there could be a similiar problem with RD-XS34.

phelings · 28/02/05 - 14:17

I had not heard this before.How many DVD+ discs have yout tried?

JethroUK · 28/02/05 - 21:01

Where've you been? the 32 is struggling to play anything disc shaped

phelings · 28/02/05 - 21:23

Any links to this please?

[Deleted User] · 28/02/05 - 22:21

Toshiba customer services returned my call today :

1) The spec is exactly as the RDXS32, but with 160Gb hard disk

2) It will be available in may

3) No confirmed RRP yet.

do I wait 3 months for a good deal, risking whether Unbeatable will honour the price ?

JethroUK · 28/02/05 - 22:35

phelings wrote:

Any links to this please?

take a peek at AV Forums - approx every other post is about tosh 32 owner tryna find a disc that works on it

[Deleted User] · 01/03/05 - 09:38

presumably Jethro your advice to me would be to cancel the order ?

On AV forum, there also seems to be a lot of threads from peeps who say the 32 is a brilliant machine - I am really confused now

maybe I should stick to VHS..................

[Deleted User] · 01/03/05 - 11:22

I have never had a serious problem with media on the Toshiba.

It won't play +R or +RW that I create with my SONY DVD writer in my PC but no problems with -R or -RW.

I use datawrite 8x grey -R and TDK 2x -RW all from

http://blankdiscshop.co.uk/

and have never had a coaster.

They play perfectly well on my standalone SONY dvd player

doverrog · 01/03/05 - 11:35

Still confused over tuner.
If it has an EPG then presumbably it must have a Digital Tuner - unless it's referring to teletext or the Philips type system.

John Currie · 01/03/05 - 11:37

doverrog wrote:

Still confused over tuner.
If it has an EPG then presumbably it must have a Digital Tuner - unless it's referring to teletext or the Philips type system.

No one knows if it has an EPG....I doubt it myself.

[Deleted User] · 01/03/05 - 12:18

it wont have - as said above, the spec is the same as the 32 with double the HDD size.

still confued over whether I will end up with loads of coatsers

Hey there!

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