Usado solo un par de veces, aun en caja
Even though Philips is one of the companies behind the DVD+R format,
the DVDR3355 can record to DVD-R/RW discs as well as to DVD+R/RW. This
gesture toward detente in the DVD wars doesn't seem to have extended to
the manual, however: While DVD+R receives extensive coverage, DVD-R is
mentioned only in the specifications section. The DVDR3355 is
also the only no-hard-drive DVD recorder we reviewed for our January
2006 roundup that can play both DivX and other types of MPEG-4 files, a
huge plus if you want to play videos that you downloaded from the
Internet or encoded yourself using those formats. On the other hand, it
doesn't support the recently released Divx 6.0 format or Divx HD. We
found the image quality of recorded video adequate but not impressive.
Colors looked rather dull, and the lack of shadow detail made the video
seem somewhat gloomy and flat. But details were well reproduced: We saw
few compression artifacts and little dithering. Recorded video was a
pleasure to watch, though not as good as the video recorded by
Samsung's DVD-VR325 and DVD-TR520. One big omission: There's no
easy way to edit video. The unit cannot remove a section of video (such
as a commercial break) without defining chapter points at the beginning
and end and then deleting the chapter. This process is significantly
more labor-intensive than the A-B editing that many other players
offer. No other hard-drive-less recorder we looked at supports
VCR Plus+ codes. Naturally, that feature makes scheduling recordings
much easier: Instead of entering the time and date of a program, you
just enter the broadcast's three- to six-digit VCR Plus+ code (you can
find these in the newspaper or online through TV Guide). The recorder works out the time, date, and channel from the code. We
found the DVDR3355 easy to control, with a small but well-designed
remote. Although most of the keys are the same size, the most commonly
used ones (such as play, record and the directional keys of the
on-screen menu) fall naturally under the thumb and are relatively easy
to find by touch.
Upshot:
Its image quality is average, but this recorder is attractively priced
and easy to use, with support for VCR Plus+ recording codes. | 
