Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder, Black by Toshiba
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Digital camera reviews of Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder, Black
Digital camera Review: At last, VHS to DVD made easy.
Summary: 5 Stars
I researched a number of VHS/DVD recorders before selecting the Toshiba. I've been wanting to make a DVD of my son's appearance in 1992 on "Name Your Adventure" with Mario Lopez. When my old VHS player died it was time to pull the trigger. I've found the Toshiba to be fairly easy to use for copying VHS tapes and would recommend it to anyone with those projects in mind. Great price from Amazon and very speedy, free delivery. After making a DVD, I copy it in CD Creator on my PC for quick copies for relatives. And I save a bundle of having commercial copies made of my tapes. Also, copies video camera to DVD, but I haven't tried it yet.Digital camera Review: Ate my VHS tapes after 36 burns
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this product after reading the reviews a year ago. I purchased this product in June of 2009 and it sat in the box for 11 months . . . I was too busy to play with a new toy and read the manual that is thick. I started converting my VHS tapes to +R DVD's around May of 2010, so almost a year after purchase. After about 38 or so burns the player started to eat my VHS tapes on ejection. This happened three times, the first two the tapes came out and no problem. I was able to burn another DVD problem free than went to transfer another tape, a Maxcell tape with a TV recording on it, the player shut off and when I turned it back on and tried to eject the tape it had been eaten by the Tosh1ba gremlins. The tape is currently hanging out of the deck and can not be removed without forcing it. Something is not right if after only 38 transfers the deck starts eating tapes. This deck was never used for viewing VHS tapes, it was bought with only one purpose in mind, transferring my wall of VHS tapes into DVDs. As a teacher, this is really important to me because I have things I can't replace. I decided to look at warranty info and was not happy. Toshiba gives a 90 day warranty on defective issues, than a day 91 to day 365 replace the product for a fee product exchange program. I emailed Toshiba 3 days ago about my problem and got no reply so I called them today. After talking with a customer service rep. and explaining that this product has had very little use was given the option of sending it in for replacement at a cost of $105. Not happy with that I called VISA (1-800-VISA-911) and they would have been happy to replace the product because the double the warranty of a product purchased with a VISA card. Well that would = 180 day warranty so that didn't' work. I'm VERY DISPLEASED with Toshiba at the moment and would warn people to be careful in purchase of this model. Prior to the tape eating issue the deck was operating fine and was pretty ease to use after a few learning curves were over come. The manual isn't bad but could have improvements made to it for ease of using features. Overall I would give this product a 2 out of 5. I'd make sure to buy an extended warranty for a product like this in the future and I'd call VISA if I used a credit card to purchase and even consider their 5 year protection plan for a fee. It seems the companies don't care about the consumer because lets get real, a 90 day warranty doesn't speak much for quality of a product does it. There is a real good economics lesson in this for my students for the upcoming school year and I look forward to teaching it.Digital camera Review: Aug 15,2009 Toshiba DVR620KU- HELP!
Summary: 3 Stars
Does anyone know if this machine will copy a program that has been saved on the COX DVR? so far I can record from the TV directly, a show I am watching, but I can't get it to copy to a VHS tape or a DVD from the recorded list.Digital camera Review: BUYER BEWARE!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this item in March of 2009 by June of 2009 the VCR had quit working. I called Toshiba and was told that because the warranty had run out on the labor I would have to pay $115.00 for the labor (but what they would really do is send a newly refurbished one) and additional $$ for the shipping both ways, which would have brought the cost of this unit to close to $400.00. We used the dvd player all the time but rarely used the vcr player. Now the soapbox........these companies have got to quit producing junk. We spend our hard earned money on high dollar plastic and it works long enough to walk to the garbage can to throw it out. Please reconsider when purchasing this item.Digital camera Review: Bad instructions, good product
Summary: 4 Stars
I have an extensive collection of old tapes that I wanted to convert to DVD. This product does exactly that and does it very well. So yes, buy it.
Its gets 4 stars instead of 5 because the instruction manual is terrible. Expect a bit of frustration when first using it out of the box. Consult these reviews for some helpful tips. That's how I learned to use it.