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 Close to giving up on my LG RH387H, buggy, poor quality pictures

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TSMayomythical
post Apr 9 2010, 09:32 AM, updated 16y ago

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*deep breath*

I am seriously considering throwing out this recorder, and swearing off LG for good.

It now does not even get past the "Hello" screen now. Before it got to this problem, picture quality was deteriorating. You thought Astro quality was bad on LCD/Plasma? try Astro through the RH387H, and you'll know the definition of bad. Banding, stutter on full white screens. It wasn't Astro's fault, as the problem continued when I played DVDs through the system. Routing the Astro signal direct to the TV and voila! No more stutter, no more banding.

DVD drive doesn't open correctly. I need to pull out the caddy physically, insert the disc quickly and MANUALLY push it in, making sure my fingers and the disc are out of harm's way. It nearly destroyed my LOTR: Extended edition DVD!

And don't get me started on the HDMI bit. (HDMI problems)

I love the timer recording & timeshift bits, but the rest of it is just buggy, useless junk!

*rant over*

Oh, and the warranty's over already, so that doesn't help. It's probably gonna cost more to repair it than to get a cheap Blu-Ray player. *sigh*

Okay, going home tonight to do a factory reset through the service screen. see if that works to bring this beast back from the dead.


mpyw
post Apr 9 2010, 09:53 AM

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just get another player lar....
TSMayomythical
post Apr 9 2010, 10:18 AM

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No money lah. Unless you got a Blu-Ray player lying around for donation maybe? tongue.gif
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post Apr 9 2010, 10:24 AM

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I do have a DVD Player lying around....tongue.gif
sKyWiR3pT3lTd
post Apr 9 2010, 10:26 AM

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What DVD player bro? brows.gif, Interested to know blush.gif
TSMayomythical
post Apr 9 2010, 10:28 AM

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Pushing my luck here - DVD/HDD recorder lying around I can accept. happy.gif
freedom2912
post Apr 9 2010, 10:39 AM

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A friend of mine just bought new LG Blu Ray player
so far no issue..

not sure which one is your model
TSMayomythical
post Apr 9 2010, 08:28 PM

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This one is a HDD/DVD recorder. I think I'll get a BD player lah, although I'll miss the recording abilities..
barca96
post Feb 22 2011, 10:28 PM

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How much did you get yours for?
I was thinking to buy this for around rm700 but luckily I stumbled across your post..
Now Im 50/50...scared to get same problems as you
shahruls
post Feb 22 2011, 11:13 PM

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my 6 year lg dvd player still can use until now.it depend on ur luck sometime
barca96
post Feb 23 2011, 10:14 AM

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QUOTE(shahruls @ Feb 22 2011, 11:13 PM)
my 6 year lg dvd player still can use until now.it depend on ur luck sometime
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thanks.
but how would i know if the dvd recorder can record astro or any other cable tv contents?
something to do with video output or input right?

 

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