Cyberhome CH-DVR1500 DVD Recorder

Pros: Does more than other DVR's.
Cons: Just getting used to it. It does so much.

I had planned on writing a review of a DVD recorder about 5 weeks ago. We had purchased the Philips/Magnavox MDV630R from Circuit City for $399. This was through their web-site, as that model hadn't arrived in the store. Len used this product to ...

Pros: Inexpensive, reasonable reliable, nice picture quality, easy setup, good looking unit, easy set, Firmware upgradable
Cons: Quirky, locks up, requires selective DVD R/ RW media,

I have had my Cyber home unit now for over a month now. I have burnt 75 DVD RWs and about 20 DVD Rs. The result has been mixed, but for the most part, I'm somewhat pleased. I have a wealth of home movies on super8 that years ago I transferred over ...

Pros: Was inexpensive when introduced. Nice set of inputs/outputs.
Cons: Chintzy. Difficult title editing. Flaky performance.

I bought the Cyberhome CH-DVR1500 a little over a year ago. At the time, it was the only DVD Recorder I could afford. However, I found myself seldom using it because of it's many quirks (more on those later.) I recently upgraded to a Panasonic DMR-ES10, ...

Pros: Easy setup, front A/V inputs, records to DVD+RW for easy re-use of recording media.
Cons: Difficult title editing, resets input settings to default every time.

I decided to purchase a DVD recorder to simplify the process of archiving my VHS home movies. The Cyberhome CH-DVR 1500 seemed to have all the features I would need, and a friend had purchased one, so I gave it a shot. Features The Cyberhome ...

Pros: Well, I managed to burn one movie out of 10 on it
Cons: Let's face it- you would get better results with an Ecosketch.

Plain and simple- THIS MACHINE SUCKS! Now, coming from me, that is saying something. I will admit it- I'm a techno-junkie. PAD, digital cameras, DVD recorders- I love it all. Can I afford it? Nope, not right now. (Ask me again in a few months, ...

Pros: Ease of set up.
Cons: A disc will fail eventually

I'm extremely unhappy with this product. I bought this unit to replace my VCR which started eating tape. I thought if I can figure how to use it I won't have any problems WRONG!!!!!! With this handy unit if the disk malfunctions during recording or ...

Pros: Very cost effective
Cons: The unit seems to have some quirks.

Introduction My wife was watching the CVC home shopping network and came into the living room where I was and asked me if $117 was a good price for a DVD recorder. We had been talking about getting one of these to transfer our home videos onto ...

Pros: Good video quality, writing to DVD is great, long mp3 filename support.
Cons: Firmware update can lockup unit, poor customer support, video tuner.

DVD recorders are still bleading edge technology. They are not as easy to use or as capable as a ordinary VCR, but they are getting there. The Cyberhome lets you record up to 6 hours onto a DVD, have random access to the recordings etc. The quality on ...

Pros: Easy to use and hookup.
Cons: too numerous to mention with a 15 word maximum.

I bought this CH-DVR 1500 from Walmart March of 2004. The first couple months I loved it. It's very easy to use and hookup. The DVDs I created with the recorder were ok. But not too long after I bought it the movies I recorded started cutting out and ...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Frequently ruins DVD+R disks

This piece of junk routinely ruins DVD+R disks. Over 1/2 of the time, I would record several hours of content on a disk and it would play on this unit but no other. I would then "finalize" the disk per the owner manual's instructions. During this ...

Pros: At least it records DVDs, when the machine is being cooperative.
Cons: Locks up, freezes, some recordings disappear after finalizing, too many problems to deal with.

This was my very first DVD recorder, which I bought from WalMart in early January 2004 (it was $294 at the time). I wanted one so bad, I didn't care what brand it was, as long as it was the cheapest I could find, and it was back then. I had tons of tapes ...

Pros: None
Cons: Poor design and no life span

I can't complain too much because I won this DVD Recorder as a gift. I enjoyed it for several weeks, recording shows that are on while I was working night shift. From the beginning though I had several problems with it. It would freeze up quite often, ...

Pros: Easy to set up. Replace that old VCR. Exciting!
Cons: May be frustrating for technically challenged. Follow directions.

Update Aug 09: Since I started recording DVDs, I have used many other players and recorders. Funny thing: I think the Cyberhome was the best one. It was so easy to use. Too bad I wore it out.Update 6-01-2007: I really hate to tell you this, ...

Pros: Many features found on much higher priced units.
Cons: Many problems. Noisy, recordings vanish, features don't work, and poor quality control.

Had a cheap and respectable Cyberhome DVD player, so I bought the recorder for $97. The features seemed many and outstanding for the price. It offered every feature I needed and more. But... The first one I bought (at Target) recorded well, but made ...

Pros: Great Price -- $248 Easy To Use Lots of features Looks cool
Cons: None so far

I first came across the CyberHome CH-DVR1500 DVD Recorder at Walmart in Overland Park, Kansas, this past Saturday, January 31, 2004. At first glance I couldn't believe my eyes. At second glance I realized that I'd never heard of "CyberHome" and became ...