Philips CDR800 4-Disc CD Changer / Recorder
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- Device Type: Changer Recorder
- Number of Discs: 4
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Beware: Crappy
Pros
Nothing.
Cons
Refusal to work AT ALL.
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
AVOID. Upgrade your computer and get a CD-R drive.
I started out purchasing a Philips CDR765 a few years back, because I wanted to burn CDs and an upgrade that would allow my computer to steer a CD-R drive was not imminent.
Within about 8 months, this unit stopped being able to burn CDs without freezing or generating too many errors to make a readable CD. Fortunately (?) I had sunk too much money in the extended warranty (calling to mind the Simpsons episode where Homer's hypothetical embrace of an extended warranty is a sign of his newly-returned stupidity) and was able to return the unit.
What followed was a comedy of errors and cheap electronics that was to last for the duration of my three-year warranty. I returned the original 765 to Philips for repair. They replaced the electronics and sent it back. It didn't work AT ALL. Returned again, replaced again, still no functional unit.
This time they replaced the entire unit, sending me instead a shiny new 775. Which also stopped working after burning about three CDs. This was also sent back twice to no avail.
Which brings us to the 800. They ended up replacing my umpteenth 775 with a CDR800. Unlike the other new units I had received, this one has never once burned a readable CD. I returned it, got yet another brand new CDR800, and again, it has yet to burn anything, other than me up (har har).
By this point three years had elapsed, I had a CD burner for my computer, so I gave up. I could use the CDR800 as a 3-disc changer, but if you want to burn more than two CDs in your life, SPEND YOUR MONEY ELSEWHERE. Tech support is very friendly, and always pays for shipping, but are apparently uncapable of fixing these machines, and Philips is apparently uncapable of making one that works. My warranty did nothing but expensively prolong the agony.
One good thing--when you return the units for repair, they don't need the remote or the power cord, so I have a nice collection of 765, 775, and 800 remotes, should anyone want one.
Within about 8 months, this unit stopped being able to burn CDs without freezing or generating too many errors to make a readable CD. Fortunately (?) I had sunk too much money in the extended warranty (calling to mind the Simpsons episode where Homer's hypothetical embrace of an extended warranty is a sign of his newly-returned stupidity) and was able to return the unit.
What followed was a comedy of errors and cheap electronics that was to last for the duration of my three-year warranty. I returned the original 765 to Philips for repair. They replaced the electronics and sent it back. It didn't work AT ALL. Returned again, replaced again, still no functional unit.
This time they replaced the entire unit, sending me instead a shiny new 775. Which also stopped working after burning about three CDs. This was also sent back twice to no avail.
Which brings us to the 800. They ended up replacing my umpteenth 775 with a CDR800. Unlike the other new units I had received, this one has never once burned a readable CD. I returned it, got yet another brand new CDR800, and again, it has yet to burn anything, other than me up (har har).
By this point three years had elapsed, I had a CD burner for my computer, so I gave up. I could use the CDR800 as a 3-disc changer, but if you want to burn more than two CDs in your life, SPEND YOUR MONEY ELSEWHERE. Tech support is very friendly, and always pays for shipping, but are apparently uncapable of fixing these machines, and Philips is apparently uncapable of making one that works. My warranty did nothing but expensively prolong the agony.
One good thing--when you return the units for repair, they don't need the remote or the power cord, so I have a nice collection of 765, 775, and 800 remotes, should anyone want one.
