Toshiba DVR610 1080p Upconverting Tunerless VHS DVD Recorder by Toshiba
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Digital camera reviews of Toshiba DVR610 1080p Upconverting Tunerless VHS DVD Recorder
Digital camera Review: As promised
Summary: 4 Stars
It is exactly as promised,and easy to use. By converting my VHS tapes to DVDs I am freeing up much needed space.Digital camera Review: BUY THIS ONE IT WORKS
Summary: 5 Stars
Very short - This unit DOES NOT have the Audio / Video syncronization problems that some units have. I tried a Samsung before this one and the Samsung had horrible audio delays. It was absolutely worthless. BUY THE TOSHIBA, trust me.
Digital camera Review: BUY THIS ONLY IF YOU HAVE A CABLE/SATELLITE BOX
Summary: 3 Stars
Theres nothing wrong with the functionality of this DVD/VHS recorder, it just lacks the things that most people would want. The interface is somewhat annoying and there is a significant load time after every DVD is inserted into the unit (there is literally a progress bar that takes about 30 seconds). Aside frmo that, if you dont have a cable box or satellite box, you cannot use this to record anything on TV. It says that you can buy an external TV Tuner to connect up and use with it if you don't already have a box, but I have gone to radioshack, wal mart, best buy, and searched online for an external TV Tuner that would work with this and have not found one yet. Essentially, the only way I can use this is to go pay the cable company $5 a month to rent a cable box that will connect up to the back of this bad boy so that I can record TV shows. Otherwise, it works fine as a regular VHS or DVD player, but if you ever wanted to record anything on TV you must have an external TV tuner or a cable/satellite box. It does not work with one of the new digital to analog converter boxes either, I have connected everything and I just can't get a signal strong enough from the cable company to get through to the DVD recorder, meaning I have to get their cable box. I haven't bothered trying out the upconverstion on it because I already have an HD-DVD player hooked up to my good TV, but I assume it works fine since most other reviews say that it does. In short, if you don't have a cable or satellite box, just buy a dvd/vhs combo recorder that has a built in tuner, that way you dont have to rent a tuner (cable box) and pay money every month. They cost more if they have a tuner built in, but if you're like me and have to pay $5 a month, after a year of owning this, it would have been cheaper to just pay $60-$70 more for one with a built in tuner.Digital camera Review: Better than I thought it would be
Summary: 5 Stars
I must admit I was a bit suspicious of this machine. I haven't been a fan of VHS for a very long time. I find that my partner is wanting to covert his VHS collection into DVDs and I looked all over the place for one that could also up convert. I, like many, bought Toshiba's HD player and LOVED it and how it up coverts my regular DVDs. So when I saw this machine I thought it would be perfect for my spouses needs. It is a marvel at design and much easier to use than I anticipated it would be. I do know that I will be happy to use it as much as my sweet heart is to covert his VHS tapes to DVD.Digital camera Review: Buyer beware
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't know if this has happened to other people. This unit is probably good with the right TV. I really wanted to get a high quality DVD/VCR recorder/player to play DVDs and VHS tapes and to copy videos to DVD, and this one sounded good. The problem (which I had never heard mentioned before) is that it's (apparently) not compatable with my Sharp Equos HDTV. The DVD player works fine, but when I put a VHS tape in, the picture blinks on and off. I cannot even express how frustrated I am, after looking at a lot of different models and picking one that I thought was just what I was looking for, and priced so that I could manage to purchase it, that it is useless with my TV. (Pardon me while I vent). I called the Toshiba customer support and they said it sounds like a problem with the TV. I called Sharp customer support and they said it is an incompatability problem. Why doesn't anybody mention this possibility? Am I the only one that this has happened to? OK, I'm done. Very dissapointed.