Deal of the Day: Toshiba RD-XS55 DVD Player/Recorder with 250GB Hard Drive

There's nothing cooler than a DVD recorder, especially when there's a 250GB hard drive inside. Yep, the Toshiba RD-XS55 DVD is a great choice for TV addicts looking for the ability to record and burn whenever you want. According to Amazon:

Amazon.com Product Description Watch your favorite television programming on your own time with the powerful and easy-to-use Toshiba RD-XS55 DVD recorder with integrated digital video recorder (DVR) with a massive 250 GB hard drive. You'll also get amazing video results when playing DVDs, thanks to the RD-XS55's upconversion from 480p to 720p/1080i formats via the HDMI connection. It also comes with TV Guide On Screen program guide, which provides access to eight days of programming. And because this conversion is performed in the player, the signal remains free from excessive digital to analog artifacts.
It's easy to find the programs you want to record--just search by keyword or sort programs by category, then highlight the listing and simply press the record button. It will also control your cable box (via IR blasters) for simplified unattended recording. The Chase Play feature enables you to begin watching a recording that is already in progress. The Live Chase Play feature lets you "pause" a live recording and then return to it later. During playback of both modes, a bar graph can be displayed on-screen depicting the "progress" or location of the playback signal with regards to the real time recorded signal.

The RD-XS55 records to affordable DVD-R/RW discs as well as DVD-RAM discs, a very flexible format that enables you to re-record on the disc up to several thousand times. In addition to playing back those recordable formats, this DVD player is also compatible with playing DVD movie, CD audio, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, and VCD, as well as MP3 and WMA digital audio files.

Overall, this is a pretty sweet device for a reasonable price.

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October 31, 2006

Deal of the Day: Toshiba RD-XS55 DVD Player/Recorder with 250GB Hard Drive