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- 160Gb HDD - up to 463 hours recording time, no tapes or discs required
- 8 day programme guide with series link
- Super multi DVD recorder - records onto all types of DVD discs
- Play DVD's and upscale them to 1080P for improved picture quality
- Copy 1 hours of video to DVD or HDD in only 27 seconds
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Only with the LG RHT497H can you bring all your home entertainment to one place plus make sure you're ready for digital TV. With the LG RHT497H digital TV recorder can you receive over 40 digital channels and record 463 hours worth of TV at the touch of a button;simple and easy, with no tapes or disc required plus you can easily copy 1 hours worth of video to DVD in just 30 seconds. If you love music, photos or making your own videos, this compact unit allows you to store and edit [video] them all in one place.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
This is a great machine - it's very easy to use, looks great and good value for money! There are plenty of recording options and the timeshift feature is really useful when you just want to nip out and make a cup of tea. Removing adverts etc from recorded shows is really easy to do too.
The only problems I've encountered are: the automatic software update always freezes. I had to set it to manual instead. It can be difficult to cancel a series recording - it took two or three attempts to get rid of something from the timer. Everytime I went back, a show had reappeared. The power button is above the disc tray, and the open/close button is on the other end of the machine - I keep forgetting and hitting the wrong button!
These are minor annoyances, otherwise I love this machine and would definitely recommend it, especially to those who aren't great with technology.
The only problems I've encountered are: the automatic software update always freezes. I had to set it to manual instead. It can be difficult to cancel a series recording - it took two or three attempts to get rid of something from the timer. Everytime I went back, a show had reappeared. The power button is above the disc tray, and the open/close button is on the other end of the machine - I keep forgetting and hitting the wrong button!
These are minor annoyances, otherwise I love this machine and would definitely recommend it, especially to those who aren't great with technology.
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
I am very satisfied with my recently purchased LG DVD recorder. I have read all the other reviews and have not been troubled by problems that others describe. For example, it is true that, if you watch a programme as it is being recorded, you get unwanted sub titles. However, you can always switch to your television and watch it direct. Or, if you have an analogue set and are using the DVD recorder as a digibox, you can wait a few seconds and then press 'Home' and select the programme from the hard drive as it is recording (chase play), then watch it without subtitles a few seconds late.
I also found the user manual to be as good as most others - though maybe that is not saying much. The only serious problem I came across was the description of how to connect an HDMI cable. This was totally useless, and it was only by phoning the LG helpline that I found the answer. They were most helpful and suggested the following:
Select HDMI input by using the 'Input' button on your TV. (Mine is an LG, it might be different on other makes). Then on the DVD recorder press AV Input repeatedly until you get a picture. Job done. However, I have yet to see any significant improvement in picture or sound quality, so you might be better off to save your money by not buying an HDMI cable and connecting up with scart leads.
As a bonus, it seems to record programmes by responding to a signal from the transmitter, so when a programme I really wanted to record was rescheduled from 9pm to 8pm, it spotted the change and started recording an hour earlier than I set. This was quite unexpected, as it is not mentioned in any of the literature. The marketing people are missing a trick there
I also found the user manual to be as good as most others - though maybe that is not saying much. The only serious problem I came across was the description of how to connect an HDMI cable. This was totally useless, and it was only by phoning the LG helpline that I found the answer. They were most helpful and suggested the following:
Select HDMI input by using the 'Input' button on your TV. (Mine is an LG, it might be different on other makes). Then on the DVD recorder press AV Input repeatedly until you get a picture. Job done. However, I have yet to see any significant improvement in picture or sound quality, so you might be better off to save your money by not buying an HDMI cable and connecting up with scart leads.
As a bonus, it seems to record programmes by responding to a signal from the transmitter, so when a programme I really wanted to record was rescheduled from 9pm to 8pm, it spotted the change and started recording an hour earlier than I set. This was quite unexpected, as it is not mentioned in any of the literature. The marketing people are missing a trick there
147 of 151 people found the following review helpful
Bought this product to replace an ageing VCR and DVD player - absolutely brilliant purchase! Easy to set up and connect to TV and very simple to navigate around instructions. Recording is so simple - using the built-in TV Guide you just select the programme and press the record button - no tapes, discs or anything to worry about, no fiddling about with inputting dates, times, channels, etc and wondering if you've set it right! For recording stuff that you just want to watch once and then delete, the hard-drive memory seems huge (about 80 hours) so most of the time you can record straight onto that without using a disc and then just delete it again, but for things you want to keep, having the facility to copy onto disc is really useful too. The facility to pause live TV (e.g. when the phone rings) is also simple to operate and a great idea. Overall, I'm really impressed - really good value for money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent Product - Very average instructions
1st one of these, the remote did not work out of the box. Amazon sorted this out and I had a replacement within 2 days. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Ian F.
Don't Buy This
This machine is appalling - do not waste your money. It records what it wants when it wants. It will sometimes even record what you ask it to! Read more
Published 12 days ago by Nontechie
Cheap and not so cheerful
I originally bought this DVD recorder in March 2011 but this machine failed after 10 months. The instructions are not easy to follow and I found myself knowing more about the... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Chris
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A very good looking machine at a very good price, pity the clock would not work in the standby mode
Published 16 days ago by brian
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if you already have ordered this recorder dont even bother to open the box it is so basic it is like going back in time the remote did whatever it wanted, if you started to watch a... Read more
Published 29 days ago by blackbeetle
Terrible machine
I made the mistake of buying the RHT497H. It is slow and unbelievably complicated when trying to programme. Read more
Published 1 month ago by stylus
Disappointing
Purchased this to replace a different brand much cheaper digital recorder that was being returned as faulty. Went for LG as have their TV. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chameleon
excellent
i found this very easy to set up, the recording onto hard drive is simple to use, payback of dvds with upscaling is excellent, I also had the added bonus that the hand set also... Read more
Published 1 month ago by adyuk
missboo
Was great for the first few weeks! Then missed programmes i set to record or recorded the wrong channel. Very disappointed with this LG Product. It is frustrating product. Read more
Published 1 month ago by missboo
Very, Very, disappointed
I bought this item in January of this year and was asked to review it. I didn't think i had owned it long enough to comment, and wanted to get used to the controls. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Wright
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