Philips CDR785 3-Disc CD Changer / Recorder

Pros: Make your own CDs!
Cons: Slow on recording and the price tag!

It is a beautiful looking unit that measures 17-1/8 inches wide x 5-5/8 inches in height x 15-3/8 inches deep. There are two trays in the front of it, one holds 3 CDs and the other one holds one blank CD for recording.

There are several...

Pros: Only CD-changer/recorder on the market
Cons: Recorder drawer has a known defect, 2x max duplication speed

A three-disc changer with a burner all in one deck! Man was I excited when this was released. Unfortunately, it has a few problems.

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This single stereo component houses a three-disc CD changer and a single disc CD...

Pros: looks good, pretty blue light, good coaster producer
Cons: poor design/construction, sub-par manual, inadequate results

I recently bought one of these units at Circuit City. To be fair it was an "Open Box" item (returned/refurbished). The installation went smoothly enough - poor manual notwithstanding - however when I went to insert a blank CD-R in the CD-burner tray...

Pros: Never wrote a bad CD
Cons: Quit working after only three years.

I purchased this model approximately three years ago. Right after the extended warranty expired it quit writing to CD. I took it to Best Buy for repair and they called me a week later saying it had not been repaired because it would be "uneconomical" In otherwords--it's a giant paperweight now. So now I have to buy another burner and in three years the price has not come down at all! Argh!!