Toshiba SD-V296 Tunerless DVD VCR Combo Review

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(More customer reviews)There are so many things wrong with this unit that it's unusable and I have to buy another, different brand. It's the worst VCR I've had in 35 years.

Connectivity is limited, as noted by the previous reviewer. In my case, the hookup is RCA only so I can't connect it to an older TV with an RF coax.

Timer recording is so convoluted (actually, EVERYTHING is so convoluted) and you can't watch TV through the VCR while it's recording - it locks you into the DVD mode. In other words, if you set the timer, you can't watch TV or spot-record in the VCR mode. You have to shut off the unit to watch TV.

The sound level drops *depreciably* from the sound level of the TV, not only when playing VHS/ DVD tapes, but even when you just turn it on.

There's no auto-tracking and the tracking buttons do nothing to adjust the picture. The sound drops even lower playing VHS and you can't get rid of those rolling tracking lines. I haven't checked to see if this also happens on tapes recorded by this unit or if it just happens on tapes I've recorded on another unit.

The open/close button on the remote doesn't do what it's supposed to do. It either stops the action or else it cycles back and forth between open/close. I have to get up from the couch and manually press open/close from the unit itself.

Moving through/selecting the menus is primitive and so counter-intuitive. It takes forever. And the manual is totally useless.

The remote is convoluted and not user-friendly. It's also cheaply made - there are several spots where the plastic is splitting and I've only had it one month.

Rewind is excruciatingly slow.

I'm sure I'm forgetting some other really annoying problems. This unit is almost as primitive as VCRs/DVD players when they first came out. I bought Toshiba to get away from the SONYs I've been buying that die within a year, but it looks like I'll have to check out other brands now.

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DVD/VHS Combo DVD Player

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Sylvania HDRV200F 3-in-1 DVD/VCR Combo with 160GB Digital Recorder Review

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(More customer reviews)I primarily used this item to transfer several types of media to DVD.Two types of camcorder tapes and VHS home movies were easily copied to the hard drive, then edited on screen, them burned to DVD.This unit has lots of features so reading through the owners manual to figure it all out was something I was not used to doing.The on screen editing is very straight forward once you read about it.I was very impressed with how my old 8mm and mini-DV tapes looked after moving them to DVD.I haven't used all the features yet, but look forward to it.

This unit only used DVD's that are DVD-R or DVD-RW.

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*REFURBISHED* Records to DVD-R/RW160GB HDD for endless hours of recording DVD DVDR/RW CD CD-R/RW WMA and CD MP3 Playback 17 3/16 W X 3 15/16 H X 15 D includes Remote.Product Features* 160GB HDD Capacity* HDD TV Time Shift Function* DVD-R/RW Recording* Pause and rewind live TV* MTS/SAP Stereo Sound System

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Magnavox ZV450MW8 DVD Recorder and VCR Combo with Digital Tuner Review

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(More customer reviews)I wanted to update my Emerson(Funai) EWR20V4 VCR/DVD Recorder because that is 4+ years old and VHS units will disappear in a couple of years, just as LP's, 8 Track and Sony Beta vcr's have gone. I had no problems with the Emerson and the Magnavox is the SAME maker, I figured it is a safe bet. Now that I have used the Magnavox for two months without a problem I can say that it is a good unit to buy. Wal-Mart had it for $179-how could you go wrong?(barring a lemon) I have an old TV and since this has a digital tuner I did not have to buy a converter to receive the new TV signal. I use this to watch the over the air channels using a rabbitear antenna. Since I accidentally let time pass and could not use the Gov't coupon card, I would have spent $50+ for the converter box anyway. The picture quality is fair/good. Now, the important stuff- Use the Recommended Disc's only! It is Very picky on the disc recording manufacturer. Also,once a Movie, TV Show or personal Cam-Cord recording is copied-this unit will Force you to name the Next recording number/segment. It always assumes that there is space for another recording. Before and once Finalized,the menu will display an -unused/non-titled- segment. As odd as that sounds, I called their customer service people and they told me the same. That is the only real pain in the butt problem I found with this product. If not for that and based on the cost I would have assigned a 5 star rating.

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A combination DVD recorder and VCR with an integrated ATSC digital tuner lets you watch and record many kinds of media. The ZV450MW8 from Magnavox puts you in control of your favorite movies and TV shows, offering both DVD and VHS recording capabilities and plenty of convenient features, like automatic record programming. Includes wireless remote control.

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