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63 reviews
Jan, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 63 reviews of RCA DRC 8312N. The average rating for this product is 2.1/5, compared to an average rating of 3.7/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the image quality. The price also gets good reviews. There are some critical opinions about the design and size.
usability, price, image quality
reliability, size, design
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the RCA DRC 8312N is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 56/100 = Good quality.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 51 user reviews of RCA DRC 8312N from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the price. The image quality also gets good feedback, but there are some negative views about the design and size.
usability, image quality, price
reliability, size, design
35% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (newegg.com)
This doesn't happen to everyone all the time, of course. But, having a dead-on-arrival $230 VCR-DVD recorder has convinced me to review products more thoroughly, from say Consumer Reports. I'm not happy, and it's not simply about time loss, it's the...
Easy to understand manual, good design, very good price
Very poor customer service with RCA; the unit was D.O.A. out of the box: was unable to reset it; have been in contact with Newegg since day one; they are working to resolve the issue. RCA product warranty/support and quality control needs help. I'm not...
Consumer review (newegg.com)
For people who want to have nice things but dont have a huge wallet, RCA is the way to go. Currenlty I have this hooked up to my RCA tv & RCA 500 watt surround sound and I have NO Complaints. When recording TV shows in normal format, the picture looks...
Consumer review (epinions.com)
Plays with good quality, Easy menu
Reacts slow to commands, hard to use remote. Does not record to DVDs at all.
Consumer review (epinions.com)
RCA DRC8312N is a Piece of Crap
RCA DRC8312N is a Piece of Crap
Consumer review (epinions.com)
Good Menu. Excellent Price. Works well when on the right DVD Diet.
Lousy Manual. Only records with Memorex Disks.
Consumer review (epinions.com)
Price was good
Everything but price was bad
Consumer review (epinions.com)
playback is great and machine is easy to use
will not record current shows
Consumer review (epinions.com)
Only the price, I guess
It just doesn't work
Consumer review (epinions.com)
Cheap
Won't stop copying
Consumer review (epinions.com)
The price was right--if it had worked well.
Burned one DVD in a VHS transfer...and that was all she wrote.
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