Samsung DVD-VR350 - VCR Recorder & DVD Recorder Combination
Samsung DVD-VR350 - VCR Recorder & DVD Recorder Combination
Able to record on both DVD and VHS tapes, the DVD-VR350 from Samsung allows you to unclutter your living room! This 2 in 1 device will give your VHS tapes a new lease of life and will also play your DivX films. Compatible with dual-layer DVDs, the DVD-VR350 comes with an extensive connection system, including 2 scart sockets to connect your other video devices. With its two-way recording (DVD-VHS-DVD) and simplified recording modes, the DVD-VR350 is a very-easy-to-use device! ?
Customer Review: No Freeview problems with mine
Got the full range of freeview progams on offer - no problems with the setup - simple. Have now deleted the list down to a sensible choice.
Customer Review: misinformation
samsung dvd-vr350 as not got freeview as stated,contacted samsung they say freeview products start sr or sh
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Amazon Price: ?108.88
Used Price: ?82.99
Customer Review: Adequate basic recorder
I was looking for a second entry-level -R/RW recorder, having already got a Funai 2737 (which does the job fine). Decided to try the Toshiba as it had the benefit of Chase Play. In actual fact, this Toshiba seems to be the same underlying chassis as the Funai, with a different (somewhat more attractive) fascia. All rear ports and the user interface are all identical. The only difference is the addition of chase play. If you are drawn to this machine because of this feature then beware. Chase play can only be used when recording in quality setting of long play, or lower. This is tolerable on a small screen TV, but the quality when viewed on a large screen is barely acceptable, more or less making chase play a feature you will never use anyway. Apart from that, the unit looks and works fine, however, it might be worth considering the Funai and saving yourself ?25.
Customer Review: Not a bad machine, just too noisy
This machine has some very good points, but its too noisy to be used in a living room. Ours was RMAed. On the plus side: - Discs are initalised quickly, you can be recording on DVD-R within 20 secs. - The menu system is clear and easy to use - The DVD playing machanism is very quiet, you can’t hear the disc spinning at all - The DVD-R disc recorded played perfectly in Pioneer DVD (Dv464), Argos in Car DVD and PC. - It can play CDs of Jpegs. However the downsides out weight these good features: - Its very noisy, there is case fan at the back, that is always on when the recorder is. Watching Planet Earth with the DVD recording is, unconfortable, there is a constant whiring. Its 3 or 4 times noisyer than my AV reciever and I thought that was noisy! - remote control is “boxy” and square, hence unconfortable in the hand. - DVD-R take a LONG time to finalise, over 20 Mins. - It cannot play DVD-R discs of photo JPEGs burnt on my PC, that my Pioneer DVD player plays fine. Hence only 3 stars I’m afraid ….
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Not only does the DVDR3480 record to DVDs, it archives videos thanks to its i.Link input! The DVDR3480 also plays DVDs and displays other multimedia formats on your television via its USB Direct port, including MP3, DivX and JPEG files. It?s compatible with the latest DivX Ultra format and even reads dual-layer DVD discs. Plus, it comes with a host of compression modes and an improved recording time. The DVDR3480 is a state-of-the-art recording unit that will add a touch of class to any HiFi system!?
Amazon Price: ?74.94
Used Price: ?54.99
Customer Review: OK, not great
Pros: records and plays a wide range of formats. eighty quid or thereabouts, so the price is fine. Cons: Remote control and menu system are far from intuitive. Machine seems slow - both to respond to the remote and to do things. No freeview. The occasional whirring noise which suggests that it won’t last forever. Conclusion: If you want a low cost DVD recorder from a well known brand name, to last you until the analogue switch-off, then this might be for you. But … you might do better to spend more and get something better. If you just want something to replace the VCR - just to record and watch stuff on your own TV - there are better products elsewhere. I should add that also I have a freeview hard disc recorder (PVR) which sells for about ?50 more that this, and is intuitive, very easy, faster, and can record and play back two different things at the same time. So I may have been spoiled !
Customer Review: Not impressed
For anyone thinking of buying this, I would re-consider. I’m inclined to agree with the “buggy” comment above. Response to the remote control and menu selection is slow and … well … unresponsive. I’ve now erased 2 complete discs by mistake because menu selections didn’t happen when I expected them - then did happen when I didn’t. It regularly cycles round & round “please insert recordable disc”, even when a brand new disc has been inserted. It has twice randomly selected channels to “skip” on the channel list. The most annoying thing is that in disc menu it claims you have 1 hour 20 minutes available recording time …then it stops recording after 30(or whatever). Don’t know for sure, but suspect this is connected to it trying to fit with previously recorded spaces. Whatever the reason it’s annoying and wastes time (mine and the disc’s). Given the chance to do-over, I wouldn’t buy this again and I’m about to contact Philips about my disatisfaction with the item. On a slight plus side, picture quality through the unit is good, BUT I think it affects the tuning on one of the terrestrial channels. So not a complete positive. Hope this helps.
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The DR275 DVD/DivX player/recorder archives your favourite films and TV programmes onto DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs. The DR275 has 5 different recording speeds for variable recording times. In play mode, the DR275 has excellent audio/video quality thanks to the progressive scan and 3D Surround Sound. Connectivity-wise, the DR275 includes a frontal audio/video input and 2 scart sockets. The DR275 DVD/DivX player/recorder lets you build your own user-friendly digital video library.
Amazon Price: ?83.38
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Access all your digital TV channels and record up to 425 hours of programmes with the DVD-SH855 DVD player/recorder.Samsung has equipped this device with a Freeview tuner and a 250 GB hard drive, so you?ll never run out of memory to record. You can programme this player to record your favourite programmes, which you can watch later without having to rewind or fast forward through adverts!The DVD-SH855 has an HDMi connection to preserve sound and image quality during transmission, so your DVD and DivX films appear perfectly restored on your TV screen.The DVD-SH855 player from Samsung is also equipped with 2 SCART sockets and a DV input to connect to and transfer data from your camcorder.
Amazon Price: ?233.53
Used Price: ?184.99
Customer Review: I wish I read these comments before I bought one!
As so many people have discovered this unit is RUBBISH. It is very difficult to use (complicated by the fact that the Samsung TV and DVD remotes look so similar!). I can reiterate everything everyone else has said. My main problem is that my unit will not record from Digital without freezing juddering - and worst of all - making a horrendous noise straight from the bowels of Satan. It will be going back on Monday. Avoid. My Samsung LCD TV however is awesome. No faults whatsoever.
Customer Review: Is it just me ?
I tried to setup this machine for a friend last night and hit 2 problems. First is that it doesn’t appear to allow “series recording”. Second is that after recording, the title doesn’t appear to be placed in the program library, just the date and time of recording. This may be because I just did an instant recording however I would be interested to know if it does actually store the titles of timer-recorded items, imagine the difficulty of looking through 400 hours worth of library and trying to remember when something was recorded. I have a Sony RDRHXD970 and it’s a dream compared to this !!
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