Memory Stick PRO Duo - MPEG, MP3, JPEG - 250GB Hard Disk - 250Hour Recording - MPN: DHGHDD250 See Product Details
Description
The High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR) features attractive high-definition video content that is pre-recorded and is available to be played back as soon as the HD DVR is connected to a TV. You can enjoy a short clip of high-definition video even if high-definition cable TV or antenna broadcast signals are not immediately available. The HD DVR also have a "Demo Mode", activating the Demo Feature will allow any program to be played back in a continuous loop and limit the number of ways in which a program can be easily deleted.
Quick Glance
Hard Drive Capacity: 250 GB
Summary
Product Title: Sony DHG-HDD250 250GB Digital Video Recorder
Manufacturer: Sony
Power Score: 3.5 | 8 Reviews
General
Hard Drive Capacity: 250 GB
Warranty Information: 1 Year Limited
Broadcast Format Supported: 1080i (HDTV), 720p (HDTV)
Slots: Memory Stick PRO Duo
Recording Time: 25 Hour HD, 250 Hour SD
Input: HDMI Yes, Composite Video Yes, Component Video Yes, Network (RJ-45), Modem (RJ-11), USB Yes
Dimensions: 3.30" Height x 16.90" Width x 14" Depth
Height: 3.30 in
Width: 16.90 in
Depth: 14 in
Weight: 11.30 lbs
URL: Manufacturer Link
Strengths: responsive, excellent picture
Weakness: initial guide setup & channel order is very complex & poorly thought out. expensive
I have been using a Panasonic Showstopper DVR for many years now. I've been waiting for an HD DVR for sometime now. I am using this box with Time Warner Cable in NYC. I don't subscribe to cable, but they still send down a few channels & all the local HD channels (so I don't really have to use an antennae). I am using a terk tv-5 antennae with this as well, as I believe it retrieves the guide this...
Strengths: I was able to utilize the Sony DHG-HDD250 with a cable card instead of paying a monthly fee for an HDTV cable box.
Weakness: The hard drive is quite noisy all the time. The select button on the remote does not work!!!!!!
I purchased the Sony DHG-HDD250 HDTV tuner with built-in High Definition digital video recorder based on PriceGrabber.com pricing. Unfortunately, I'm not happy with the hard drive noise all the time and the remote control does not work properly. Also, I had to pay $30.00 for a service call from my local Time Warner cable office to install the cable card. On the positive side, it will be cheaper...
Strengths: Overall, easy to use, you really don't need to read the manual. Clean Looks, Nice Front Display. Great Capacity.
Weakness: Remote is a bit awkward, Need to have TVGuide functional before recording works. Hard to move in TV Guide to a far future date. Record scheduling could have been better. No integrated DVD-R
Overall I like the unit and would still buy one if in the market. I don't care for the TV Guide functionality, I really would like to schedule my shows by entering a time if desired. Also, when it does the channel scan to add the shows, it does not put them in order when viewed thru the TV Guide function. HD functions are great, I have a CableCard on order and hope to see this do my non-basic...
Strengths: I've owned this for more than a month now. It has been recording very consistently. If a show goes over to a two hour broadcast, the unit will automatically adjust. The interface is very friendly.
Weakness: None
Most importantly the unit runs absolutely quiet. Has a very quiet fan and very quiet hard drive. Recording quality is very close to the original. For $500 this is the best recorder that is out there. Great Buy!
Strengths: 1. Good over-the-air HD reception 2. Flexible output formats and connections 3. Record using over-the-air TV Guide 4. Large storage capacity 5. Excellent HD and Dolby 5.1 recording and playback.
Weakness: 1. TV Guide menus a little slow 2. TV Guide recordings fail if OTA Guide isn't populated
All in all this box works as expected. The recordings are perfect, both video and audio. The TV Guide can take a while to get populated, but when it is, it is a vast improvement over VCR-type recordings; recordings have names, dates, times, channels, and synopsis. Wonderfully flexible and convenient recordings/playback/deletions compared to VCR usage. As you can tell, I love it. }:) But... If the...
Strengths: 1) Record HDTV 2) Don't have to pay for any services (cable, satellite, or Tivo) 3) Relatively easy to use 4) Quick setup 5) 250 GB hard drive 6) Very, very quiet 7) Both NTSC and ATSC tuner
Weakness: 1) Warranty is short (90 days/1 yr) 2) Have to wait at least overnight for tv guide information to download 3) Only a single tuner 4) Remote/Guide is not super intuitive 5) Price is pretty steep
The fact is if you want to record HDTV over-the-air (OTA) this IS your only option (the LG recorder is a serious problem child). What's even better is that you can now do it (even though you practically need a second mortgage). This Sony recorder lives up to Sony technology. It has been running essentially problem free for a little over a week. Positives: Recording HDTV is fantastic and this...
The Sony DHG-HDD250 (along with the flagship Sony DHG-HDD500) is the first HD DVR to feature CableCard support allowing it to work with any digital cable system in the United States. This also means that it can take the place of a cable box, but also has the added ability to receive any any local digital and high-def stations not made available by your cable provider thanks to a built in...
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Sony did a good job
Strengths: Picture quality, size of hard drive
Weakness: Tvgos
I have only been using this product for only a little over a week and I am very pleased with it. After going thru four cable box's in less than 3 months I knew that I wanted to have a receiver that would record that I could rely on. I know for some reason sony quit production on these models, but I was willing to take a chance and purchased one. I deceided on the smaller hard drive since it would...
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