Excellent Receiver...Look at the features.
Written: Jan 05 '00
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Pros: Excellent picture, fantastic features, good parental controls
Cons: RCA's documentation and customer support are lacking.
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| stan-c's Full Review: RCA DRD223RD Satellite System |
NOTE: This review is exclusively written about the RCA equipment and
support and does not reflect any opinion of DirecTV or it's service.
The DRD223RD receiver is loaded with features that let you control what is
viewed and when the receiver can be used. It is very easy to setup and
has the following features:
* Dish pointing meter to assist you in getting the best picture possible,
* very versatile remote control that controls most features of your VCR and TV, in addition to the receiver,
* nice program guide that allows you to view all programs, only movie programs, only sports programs, etc. press the OK button and the program channel is selected,
* timers feature that automatically switches to your selected program when it starts (manually setting up the timer is not as easy as it should be),
* comes with a device that will start your VCR to record when your program begins and stop the VCR when the program ends,
* the timer notifies you if you schedule overlapping programs to be viewed or recorded,
* allows 5 profiles to be setup (ie. one for family viewing, another for movies, another for sports, etc., where each profile would only show the channels that fit that category,
* Each profile may be optionally locked with a password,
* parental controls that allow restrictions by channel, time of day or program rating (many of the non-movie programs are not rated and the program rating alone may not be adequate),
* with the master password, the restrictions can be unlocked for a specific program or altogether,
* the user's guide that comes with the unit gives a very brief description of how to use each feature, :(
* getting a real person on the RCA support line has proven impossible at this point for me. :(
NOTE: This review is exclusively written about the RCA equipment and
support and does not reflect any opinion of DirecTV or it's service.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 220
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Member: Stan
Location: Memphis, TN, USA
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