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Sony SVR-S500

Sony SVR-S500
alaScore 66

52 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 52 reviews of Sony SVR-S500. The average rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the design and price are on the whole positive. There are some critical views about the reliability. There are some mixed comments about the size and image quality.

usability, price, design

reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony SVR-S500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 66/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony SVR-S500

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 42 user reviews of Sony SVR-S500 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the design. The price also gets good comments, but some have doubts about the reliability. Views about the size and image quality are mixed.

usability, price, design

reliability

45% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (reviewstop.co.uk)

Regrettably, it's going back!

 

The Sony SVR-S500 is my first digital recorder and I am impressed by the functionallity of recording, pausing live TV etc. But th...

Aug, 2007

Consumer review (reviewstop.co.uk)

Great piece of kit

 

We bought a Panasonic DVD-RAM recorder when they first became available, and it's OK. It has various drawbacks which this box comp...

Aug, 2007

Consumer review (reviewstop.co.uk)

Works perfectly

 

I can not understand the negative comments in some of the reviews for this Sony SVR-S500 HDD DVD recorder. I have had mine for a m...

Jul, 2007

Consumer review (reviewstop.co.uk)

No Problems!

 

I nearly didn't buy the Sony SVR-S500 PVR (personal video recorder) because of some of the reviews but I am so glad I did! You ca...

Jun, 2007

Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony SVRS500S

 

Excellent concept

This is a device made by some else and rebadge by Sony - very poor I bought the device because of the Sony name! Slow to tune. 7 day guide is unreliable. Changing channels is so slow. Any menus that come up switch to a 'grey' screen giving a very out...

May, 2007

Consumer review (reviewstop.co.uk)

How loud can a little box be????

 

The answer is too loud. I got the unit home and it looks great, set it up ok but as soon as it was plugged into the mains the fan...

May, 2007

Consumer review (reviewstop.co.uk)

Beware!! Has critical software fault

 

The quality of the recordings on this Sony SVR-S500 set top box are very good BUT to record you need to have downloaded the Electr...

May, 2007

Consumer review (reviewstop.co.uk)

SVR-S500 problems

 

I've had my Sony SVR-S500 dvd recorder since Sep 06 and it has been ok apart from requiring a 10 second power down occasionally wh...

Apr, 2007

Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony SVRS500S

 

Excellent concept

This is a device made by some else and rebadge by Sony - very poor I bought the device because of the Sony name! Slow to tune. 7 day guide is unreliable. Changing channels is so slow. Any menus that come up switch to a 'grey' screen giving a very out...

Jan, 2007

Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sony SVRS500S

 

Far too noisy to have in a house, fan always on, took it back.

Oct, 2006

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