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: Converting VHS to DVD can be a problem
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this unit to convert old family VHS tapes to DVD. Many of the old VHS tapes had been converted from family and friends 16mm and 8mm dating to the 1950s and 1960's.
The original conversion process often left noise or garbled video for the first few seconds of the tape.
I couldn't get the D-VR610 VCR to DVD dubbing to work by following the VCR to DVD dubbing (copy) procedure given in the owners manual. Most of the time the video display would just turn blue with no message or indicator of what was wrong. Sometime a blinking red dot would appear but no recording to the DVD occurred. Sometime a small red circle with a slash through it would appear for a few seconds and the disappear.
The owners manual gave no indication of what this problem may be.
I called Toshiba tech support and found that when the D-VR610 detects garbage video and noise at the beginning of a VHS tape it assumes that it is potentially a copyrighted tape and will not copy nor will it display a message that states the reason it is not copying.
The Toshiba tech suggested approach was to copy the old VHS tape (beginning after the noise) to a new VHS tape and use the new VHS tape to make the DVD. This will be a major hassle with our many hours of old converted VHS tape. I'll find another way.
Digital camera Review: Converting VHS-C tapes to DVD can be a problem
Summary: 1 Stars
I too had issues using the VCR to DVD dubbing feature with this unit. I verified using a VHS adaptor for my VHS-C tapes plays well in the unit, I was unable to successfully copy VHS-C tapes to DVD on this unit. The message I kept getting when using this feature was Copyright error. I called a Toshiba rep who told me the unit was designed only for VHS to DVD (not VHS-C). Another Toshiba rep told me via email to copy my VHS-C tapes to VHS and then copy to DVD. I am not sending this unit back.Digital camera Review: Could do better
Summary: 2 Stars
The playback quality of this machine is impressive, but it falls short in many other areas. I got this recorder to copy my old VHS to DVD. I read the customer reviews and saw that it could not copy protected video. I thought this was no big deal because most of my collection is old or things that I did not expect to be protected (Abbot and Costello, for example). Now while I like the fact that I can set it to record and it will stop when the tape is done, it is a useless feature if the tapes will not record. A way around this may be to plug a VCR into the line in jack, but that negates the purpose of the built in VCR. I have returned this and will look into a DVD recorder with a tuner and I'll just plug in a VCR into it.Digital camera Review: Couldn't be happier
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been dubbing VHS to DVD for years using an early and expensive Sony DVD recorder and a Sony VHS tape player but the process was tedious and the Sony recorder is very picky about the disc media it will accept. I decided to look into a single unit VHS/DVD recorder and after a lot of investigation decided on the Toshiba DVR 610. The price was right and it's an excellent product. You can copy from VHS to DVD or vice versa and you can copy video from a digital camcorder to DVD. Both processes are very easy and unlike some others, I found the manual well organized and easy to follow.
To copy a tape to DVD you first have to format the DVD. If it is a new disc it will be formatted automatically when you place it in the machine. If it is a RW disc with previously recorded information on it, you will have to format it manually which is a five step process, very easy. Five button pushes, then you find the point on the VHS tape that you want to start the recording, then press pause. Two more button pushes and it's copied. The only thing left to do is finalize the disc so that it can be played on other players, but that is also easy. I just made some brief notes from the manual the first time I did it and that expedited the process.
This is a high quality VHS tape recorder/player, DVD recorder/player with up converted output through HDMI for a reasonable price. Highly recommended.
Digital camera Review: DONT BUY FROM SUPERFAST !!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I never was able to use the DVD recorder. I ordered a used one from SuperFast and it arrived with a AA Battery crammed in the VHS side of the machine and the machine would not work. When I contacted them to return it. I was told no problems, but not given an address or instructions for its return. So when I recontacted them. I received a message telling me they were closed for vacation until July 30, 2009. So I contacted them 1st week of August and now they have blown me off. SUPERFAST IS A RIP OFF!! AND SHAME ON AMAZON FOR NOT HELPING GET MY MONEY BACK FROM THESE ROGUE VENDORS!!!