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Product Description:
Get the best of both worlds when watching and recording movies. This handy player lets you record and watch both VHS tapes and DVDs, so you don't have to spend lots of money on separate players. One-touch, two-way dubbing makes recording a cinch, as does the easy on-screen user menu. Features include: VCR/DVD recorder for DVD-R/RW recording and playback One-touch, two-way dubbing Hi-Fi VHS recording and playback Plays DVD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3 formats Up to 10 hours recording time Easy on-screen user menu Component video output S-video input and outputs Audio/video input and outputs Digital audio output Dolby Digital surround sound Parental lock Remote control |  | | | |
Rating:  - What are the others complaining about??
By L. Lucrezi (Pennsylvania)
I have had this product for a couple of years and I have never had any of the problems the others are talking about. As far as noisy, the only time I hear anything is when it rewinds VHS tapes.
A friend of mine has recently asked me if I had a machine which could copy VHS to DVD, and I told her yes, and that I\'d check it out. we have used Sony DVD-R discs, 4.7 GB/ 1-16x discs, they work great. You have to make sure when you are trying to copy onto a DVD, that they are compatible with the machine, this machine is a DVD-R, DO NOT USE DVD+R discs, they will not work. You have got to read the manual and you too can recopy VHS to DVD\'s as easily as I have. and don\'t forget to finalize the disc when done, this apparently is what allows you to view the disc on other machines.
I\'m happy with my player/recorder, WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT!!!! Rating:  - RECORD? NOT! BARGAIN? NOT!
By Carolyn Anderson (Florence, MS)
I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO RECORD ON THIS MACHINE. I FINALLY GAVE UP AND WAS JUST USING IT TO PLAY DVDS AND VCR TAPES. WELL GUESS WHAT, I USED IT ON 09/14/09 WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT ON 09/16/09 WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT AGAIN IT WAS \'DEAD IN THE WATER\'. FOR NO APPARENT REASON THAT I CAN SEE THERE IS NO POWER TO THE UNIT. THE DISPLAY IS DEAD AND IT WILL NOT TURN ON. THE POWER CORD DOES NOT HAVE ANY BREAKS IN IT AND I HAVE TRIED PLUGGING IT INTO ANOTHER OUTLET. I HAVE NOT MOVED IT OUT OR AROUND IN MY CABINET SINCE I SET IT UP 2 YEARS AGO. I CHECKED THE PLUG AND OUTLET TO SEE IF MAYBE THERE WERE MARKS FROM WHERE IT MIGHT HAVE SHORT-CIRCUITED. IT LOOKS THE SAME AS ALWAYS. GUESS IT\'S WHAT I GET FOR BUYING SOMETHING OFF OF WAL-MARTS CLEARANCE ISLE, EVEN THOUGH I PAYED $132.00 FOR IT. IT FEELS LIKE A RIP-OFF ESPECIALLY SINCE I ALREADY HAD A DVD AND SEPERATE VCR PLAYER. I ONLY BOUGHT IT TO RECORD. Rating:  - Not the greatest copier out there, but ok...
By ChibiNeko (Whereever I go, here I am.)
I refrained from commenting on this until about a year of usage had past. While this wasn\'t bad for the price I paid (around $80 or so) it just kinda left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
The good part is that for the price I paid, I am getting my money\'s worth out of it. It copied my home movies to DVD fine enough, but there\'s no way to get a DVD copied onto a VHS. (I tried for a friend of mine who wanted a VHS copy for a family member who didn\'t have DVD.) The set plays just about every DVD I\'ve put into it & it\'s very handy for watching the multiple VHS tapes that I still have lingering about the house.
The bad thing about the copying process is that it\'s a pain in the butt to get the button mashing down. It\'s been about half a year since I\'ve copied anything & I have to admit... I don\'t even remember the button combination anymore. The unit is also very noisy- I\'ve taken to unplugging it because at random times the unit seems to start up & start \"whirring\" as if it was playing or loading up a DVD. (I\'ve heard these things wear out fast, so this is probably the case.) I\'ve never owned a DVD player that would make those noises before.
Ultimately, I was dissapointed with this unit. Looking back, I kinda wish that I\'d saved up a little more & gotten a more quality unit. If not for my unplugging it occasionally, I get the impression that the unit would have worn down by now. As a cheap-ish alternative to more expensive units, it\'s ok enough but most users will feel sorta gypped. Rating: - DO NOT BUY, JUNK
By Jay Adamek (WI)
I bought one of these units in Sept 2006 and there is no discs available
for them as they need a 4x only speed which is not available. I called
EMERSON ELECTRONICS 3 times and finally got a reply that they won;t record
on dvd\'s that are rated 16x which all dvd blanks can today ,even if they
say 8x. FORGET ABOUT EMERSON. Trust me, I am out $250.00
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