What year did the Magnavox ZV427MG9 &amp; Magnavox ZV457MG9 come out? Also, what is the best VHS DVD recorder to get, I had a Toshiba DVR 620 &amp; it's already ate up my tape.
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I bought this model in the Fall of 2011. Don't know which is the best model as I have not purchased another.
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Thanks. That answers my question about recording off the TV. Do you know if we can view/play VHS tapes using the Toshiba DVR610? Other people have written saying that they haven't been able to do so. Thank you.
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I have the SV 2000 but as I said in the review Magnavox is now made by Funai (not Philips any more) and there are several brands made by one manufacturer. Mine has only one HDMI connection and I'd assume this one has only one as well. Not impressive by today's standards, but this has been a great machine otherwise.
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I asked this question in another discussion but this discussion may be more appropriate:Which DVD format is best for recording on the Toshiba D-R400?DVD-R; DVD+R; DVD-RW; or DVD+RW? If there is info in the manual I don't see it.Thank you.
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I record 6 hours @ slp! The quality is great in my opinion! I record TV shows on my Magnavox DVD recorder! I have never tried the other speeds, but I don't see how they can record much better!
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Thanks for the tips. I ordered the VRDMC5 then went to ebay and searched for the DVS. Found five for sale-only three were new. I purchased on wiht Buy it Now option for $34.95. Am anxious to try both in combination.
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If there's no protection on the VHS tapes do we still need DVS to transfer to DVD?Also what are te previous models? If cheaper I might go for a previous model.
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Thanks. Seems like each of these makes has its quirks. I just gave away on old (4 years) Toshiba DVD recorder that did OK for its time, but the menus were very unintuitive, and the manual was in broken english. I guess I could always pick up a D-R410 at Fry's and if I don't like it, return for the Panny when it's in stock. Fry's also has a Sony RDR-GX360 for the same price as the Panasonic, and it seems to have the same ins/outs and upconversion, but I can only find one user review out there and it was bad. I hear that Sonys are picky about the DVD brand you use, plus they're the "source" for the industry restrictions on recording HD, so I don't want to support them. Thanks. Seems like each of these makes has its quirks. I just gave away on old (4 years) Toshiba DVD recorder that did OK for its time, but the menus were very unintuitive, and the manual was in broken english. I guess I could always pick up a D-R410 at Fry's and if I don't like it, return for the Panny when it's in stock. Fry's also has a Sony RDR-GX360 for the same price as the Panasonic, and it seems to have the same ins/outs and upconversion, but I can only find one user review out there and it was bad. I hear that Sonys are picky about the DVD brand you use, plus they're the... » Read More Thanks. Seems like each of these makes has its quirks. I just gave away on old (4 years) Toshiba DVD recorder that did OK for its time, but the menus were very unintuitive, and the manual was in broken english. I guess I could always pick up a D-R410 at Fry's and if I don't like it, return for the Panny when it's in stock. Fry's also has a Sony RDR-GX360 for the same price as the Panasonic, and it seems to have the same ins/outs and upconversion, but I can only find one user review out there and it was bad. I hear that Sonys are picky about the DVD brand you use, plus they're the "source" for the industry restrictions on recording HD, so I don't want to support them. « Show Less
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Johnny,I am new at camcorders and am looking for something easy to download onto my lab top. I am not very computer savvy so I am hesitant to go the HD route. Any thoughts on the TM90 software? Easy to use? compared to Canon 41 and Sony ? Thanks
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What model VCR/DVD do you have? Most TVs have AV outputs now that you can hook to to record. Are you trying to record from an antenna or a cable box? It's better to buy a VCR/DVD with a tuner already in it. For myself, I bought a separate up-verting DVD player and a separate VHS player as the combos are getting hard to find, and very expensive.
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I am looking to buy a dvd recorder that will record from vhs. I have sooo many videos of family that I want to transfer to dvd in order to preserve them. This tuner vs tunerless thing is confusing me. Can someone explain it to me? I do not have cable tv and do not want it.
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We did find a VCR/DVD combo-Magnavox ZV427MG9. It has worked well for us. Good luck in your search.
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You can record with either the vcr or the dvd mode and you can record your vcr tapes onto dvd discs.. For months, I was using it for only vcr recording, and then decided to catch up with the times and bought some dvd-rw dics. I love the dvd recording now that I'm using it. The only down side, that I see is that you have to re-format the dvd discs before recording again and it takes a while to initialize when you insert the disc in the machine.
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My question is to anyone out there. I'm experiencing the same old problem I've come to expect with DVD players - they eventually - sometimes the next day or two - get to where they refuse to play an increasing number of discs. Present Sylvania VHS/DVD combo has lasted 2 years, but is beginning to skip and refuse more discs. Is this Sony or another player the best bet for playing all discs? Most of the refused discs show no signs of damage to my eyes. Thanks much!
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I have 2 of these cameras. I bought off of ebay 2 Panasonic Omnivision VHS tape recorder/player for around $20 each. I use 8 hrs(EP) premium grade video tapes. Down side is you record only 8 hrs survalence but quality of picture and sound is great.
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Yes, I just bought a Toshiba D-VR610 for my parents last week, and we watched a few VHS tapes without any problems. I was also able to dub them to DVD-R just fine too. Initially I was having problems watching VHS, until I realized that this unit has TWO sets of outputs on the back. Output #1 has a choice of high-quality video outputs like S-Video, Component video, etc., while output #2 has RCA jacks only. At first I thought I could just use the high-quality component output for everything but I was wrong: output #2 works with both the VHS and DVD player, but output #1 only works with DVD. So if you want to use this unit to watch both DVD discs and VHS tapes, you have two options. You can just stick with output #2 for everything (which is what I did for my parents' set). This sacrifices some of the screen quality but it's simple to set up. Or you can use both output #1 and output #2 and route them into two different inputs on your television set and/or home theatre receiver. With that set-up, you'd just have to change the input channel on your TV depending on whether you want to watch VHS or DVD. That way you get to use the high-quality of the DVDs when your TV is receiving from output #1, but also have the option of watching VHS if you switch the TV over to read from output #2. In summary: yes, you can watch VHS tapes, so long as you're using your basic RCA output cables (included) and have them plugged into output #2. Again, the VCR won't play through the other output jacks like S-video, component video, etc.
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I haven't used a Toshiba DVD recorder before but have been using other brands for several years now and just wanted to chime in on the R vs RW issue. I record a LOT of TV for family that chooses to not carry any actual TV channels. They only watch what I record for them. Pretty quickly, I decided to pay the extra to get RW DVDs because that made sense. It turned out to not make so much sense, at least in my experience. I can only re-record on them 5, maybe 6 times, before the start glitching out so badly that they're unwatchable. Some have gone glitchy in less recordings. At the prices I find, it's actually cheaper for me to use the non-rewritable discs. I've had 3 different DVD recorders that all the same problem so it's not brand specific. Anyway, just thought I'd throw that out there. Glad you got your machine working and are enjoying it. :-)