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Manufacturer: LG Part number: RC797T
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- Manufacturer info
- Bottom Line:
- The LG RC797T is a competent DVD/VHS recorder with some attractive extra features, but it doesn't quite stack up to the competition.
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CNET editors' review
LG RC797T price range: $295.43
- Reviewed by: Matthew Moskovciak
- Edited by: John Falcone
- Reviewed on: 06/11/2007
- Released on: 04/15/2007
The good: Records video to DVD or VHS; HDMI output up to 1080i; digital and analog tuner for over-the-air TV reception; IR blaster for cable/satellite box control; FireWire input for camcorder dubbing; USB port for digital media playback.
The bad: No S-Video input; ATSC tuner cannot deliver full HDTV resolution; lack of EPG makes timer recordings a hassle; LP mode doesn't compare to Panasonic's; no flexible custom recording speed.
The bottom line: The LG RC797T is a competent DVD/VHS recorder with some attractive extra features, but it doesn't quite stack up to the competition.
User reviews
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Dont Buy Terrrible
by TA465202 on December 5, 2007
Pros: Dont Buy Terrrible
Cons: What Support ?
Summary: Do yourself a favor dont buy this LG product from anyone even with a warranty, I bought mine at Best Buy did't last a month before prblems then within ...
Summary: Do yourself a favor dont buy this LG product from anyone even with a warranty, I bought mine at Best Buy did't last a month before prblems then within another 2 months more problems ( it always took 3-5 min to turn on). Drive is dead now no read at all, Now one year later LG says CYA. Nice product support. Do yourself a favor research this brand before buying,research the Web ( Wich I unfourtanetley didn't will tell you (DONT BUY LG ELECTRONICS)
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Very easy to use DVD recorder, but needed repair after 4 months
by henrychan76 on August 14, 2007
Pros: Easy to Use Remote and Menus / HD reception / DVD Ram
Cons: needed repair after 4 months / poor customer service
Summary: Very easy to use DVD recorder.
Remote and menus really makes dvd recording a snap!
The HD receiver is able to pickup channels other people in my condo units are ...Summary: Very easy to use DVD recorder.
Remote and menus really makes dvd recording a snap!
The HD receiver is able to pickup channels other people in my condo units are watching! on channels 101-104. Very odd!
DVD Ram / USB port comes in handy.
After 4 months of use, sound died. Calling the manufacturer was very annoying. They tried to come up with every possible excuse to blame the problem on the cable company before allowing me to send the product back for repairs. Good thing I know my tech stuff so I could get them to fix it. And I still had to pay $69 for labor costs after 3 months.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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These units are garbage!
by nwirwille on September 14, 2010
Pros: East to use
Cons: I have 50 of these units in my high school and I've had 13 go bad just after the year warranty has ended. I average about 1 a month going bad and that's about all they get used most of the time.
Summary: Look at the reviews for this product. I think that speaks for itself. I think someone could probably organize a class action lawsuit because they are truly that bad. I ...
Summary: Look at the reviews for this product. I think that speaks for itself. I think someone could probably organize a class action lawsuit because they are truly that bad. I probably don't have 50 hrs. on the ones that went bad so far.
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service call
by royfax on March 2, 2010
Pros: not a thing. Repacked and gave it back. SEE CONS:
Cons: When I called service they told me to press ( 1 ) for English or this call will end. So I hung up and took the thing back to best buy.
Summary: I will never press 1 for English.
Summary: I will never press 1 for English.
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after 18 months.Tuner bad timer VCR.LG-$300 to fix! !
by shshampton on July 15, 2009
Pros: Had a digital tuner- too bad it failed prematurely.
Cons: LG Service is beyond high priced and very poor
Summary: Had unit for 18 months> Problem w/tuner on timer record- VCR. SEnt to LG-$300 to fix! Said they needed to replace parts that made no sense. Charged $...
Summary: Had unit for 18 months> Problem w/tuner on timer record- VCR. SEnt to LG-$300 to fix! Said they needed to replace parts that made no sense. Charged $67 inspection fee. More than the cost of the unit and more than the new RC897. Never again an LG product
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Worst Machine EVER!!!
by hoz55 on November 2, 2008
Pros: easy to set-up
Cons: Sound went out after about 5 months. Had to pay 69 dollars to get repaired. Now after 2 more months it died completely. Customer Service is terrible. I don't think I'll invest another 69 dollars into getting it repaired.
Summary: Do not waste your money on this or any other LG electronics. They only care about getting your initial investment, then they do not care about the customer service. Most ...
Summary: Do not waste your money on this or any other LG electronics. They only care about getting your initial investment, then they do not care about the customer service. Most companies give you at least a 1 year warrantee...not LG. Now I have a $279 (plus $69) paperweight.
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THE WORST EVER...DON'T BUY LG
by ricardogp1 on October 8, 2008
Pros: WORKS THE 1ST DAY....THEN A NIGHTMARE
Cons: IT BROKE SEVERAL TIMES, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE WORST EVER, THEY CHARGE YOU LABOR RATES $69, EVEN THE DEVICE WAS UNDER WARRANTY,
yOU CAN NOT PLAY THE DVDs YOU RECORDEDIN ANY OTHER PLAYERSummary: DON'T BUY LG...VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO SUPPORT, THE DEVICE WILL LAST ABOUT 1 MONTH AND NOBODY CARES
Summary: DON'T BUY LG...VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO SUPPORT, THE DEVICE WILL LAST ABOUT 1 MONTH AND NOBODY CARES
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Lasted about 1 year
by lbrichman on October 6, 2008
Pros: Worked ok until it broke.
Cons: DVD can not longer be read
Summary: Not very reliable would not buy any lg again.
Summary: Not very reliable would not buy any lg again.
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Not what I expected. Mis-handles un-finished DVDs.
by TechUser60031 on January 2, 2008
Pros: Copies VHS to DVD and vice versa.
Cons: Does not have Automatic Clock. Slow to start, Crashes DVDs
Summary: I seriously wish you could road test these machines in the store, I never would have bought this unit.
1. Takes toooo long to start up.
2. There is NO ...Summary: I seriously wish you could road test these machines in the store, I never would have bought this unit.
1. Takes toooo long to start up.
2. There is NO AUTO Clock! What contemporary, cable ready, DVR/VCR does not have an Auto Clock?!?!?
3. Editing labels on the DVD is very cumbersome.
4. It Crashes un-Finalized DVDs.
One DVD was filled to capacity prompting an error message, after which there was no recourse. It became completely un-usable, I could not even Finalize the disc.
Another disk was 1/2 used. I was adding short videos on a daily bases. I shut the unit down one night and turned it back on the next day, got some message about "building a menu", after which everything on the disk was lost. You could visually see where 1/2 half of the disk was used but no machine I have, including my PC, could recognize the disk.
Summary: I have created around 20-25 DVDs with this machine but I am at a point where I cannot trust this machine to create a good disk every time (like my Panasonic DMR-E80H).
This machine is not broke (which means it could be fixed) it's just cumbersome to use and not reliable. -
This is a very good recorder.
by lee_robins on July 9, 2007
Pros: You can set channel separately, (You can) but do not have to scan channels.
Cons: To this date I have found none.
Summary: I truly do not understand CNET’s review of this recorder. I have own one for a few months now and I have been satisfied with it overall performance. Prior ...
Summary: I truly do not understand CNET’s review of this recorder. I have own one for a few months now and I have been satisfied with it overall performance. Prior to buying this unit I bought the Panasonic and found it to be inadequate to this system, so I returned it and bought this one. As CNET did state I bought this because I (stupid me) bought a Panasonic 16:9 TV several years ago without the ATSC tuner. Quit frankly I am very disappointed with CNET completely. I started accessing CNET when they started their WEB site and watched their TV Show when I could get it for their reviews, but I am losing confidents in those reviews.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: LG
- Part number: RC797T
- Description: LG's RC797T Digital Tuner Super Multi DVD Recorder & VCR is a convenient combination unit incorporating an ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM tuner, which utilizes LG's powerful fifth-generation "VSB" technology. The Super Multi DVD recorder and VCR give consumers the power to record a wide variety of sources onto any of the major blank DVD disc formats available in the market. The RC797T addresses the digital TV transition by providing both digital and analog tuning, as well as output connections suitable for both standard-definition and high-definition TVs.
TV Tuner
- TV tuner qty 1
- TV tuner reception system NTSC
- Digital TV Tuner Type ATSC DTV / QAM
- Digital TV Tuner / Tuner Qty 1
Component features
- DVD Additional Features JPEG photo playback
- Media type DVD+R,
DVD-RAM,
DVD+RW,
DVD-R,
CD-R,
DVD+R DL,
DVD,
CD,
SVCD,
CD-RW,
DVD-RW,
Video CD Audio System
- Output Mode Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type HDMI
Remote Control
- Type Remote control
Power
- Type Internal
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:LG
- Address:
1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
