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Customer Reviews
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Not built to last
This is the first of this type device that didn't last but just over a year. Very poor return on investment. The DVD would usually kick it out with message "cannot play disc, please remove." So I bought this to give the Playstation 2 a rest from playing DVDs but at least that always played them. I would not recommend this to anyone if you want one that lasts and plays DVDs for you. It now has completely stopped working, I think I bought this in January of 2007. Wow bummer.
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GARBAGE!!!
Maybe I happened to get a "lemon", folks, but my unit was JUNK! Brand-new unit --- right outta the box as it was shipped to me from Sears --- yet it damaged (scratched and creased) the one tape I loaded into it, it balked (ground and squealed, scratched and creased the tape) wherever there was a slightly worn/damaged section of tape, whereas other VCRs sailed right on through those spots, no problem. And it didn't automatically reverse at the end of the tape, either --- it just sat there and ground and ground till it finally shut off, and then it wouldn't do a thing (rewind, fast-forward, play, etc.) till I actually ejected the cassette (and I saw that the end of the tape had been scratched and creased by the machine while it was sitting there grinding instead of automatically reversing and rewinding as it was supposed to) and then re-inserted it. I was actually afraid to try any more tapes in it for fear it would damage them, too! I took the unit back to Sears the next day.
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Poor Performace
I purchased this unit to go along with a Samsung 46 inch 1080 LCD, for several reasons. 1 was to get the best performace Samsung recommened it for upconverting dvds, but the most important reason was that they claimed that the remote was completely compatable for the tv and dvd/vcr, totally not true the dvd player remote works with nothing on the tv except for volume, and the tv remote barely works with the most basic dvd functions. Keep in mind that both units were purchased at the same time and were created by Samsung. The worst part is that the dvd player skips and the movie freezes approxmately every 15 to 30 seconds on alot of movies, yet these movies work fine on all other dvd players.
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Samsung DVD-VCR Combo
For the price ,I recommend it. Great little product. I sure wish America could still build em like this for this price. At this point I could start talking about lawyers and unions but lets stick to this product. America can't build em, and Samsung can. They make a great flat panel tv also. I recommend this Samsung product.
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not a bad unit if you have HDMI inputs on your TV
Was helping a friend update his home theater system over the weekend. His older plasma supports 720p and 1080i but only has AV and component inputs, no HDMI. He had an older DVD player and VCR so was only using AV inputs, but he did have a surround sound receiver & speakers (yeah he hooked it up by himself and didn't understand you don't get HD or surround sound via the older AV connections). We found the V9700 and it sounded perfect as an inexpensive upgrade for his system.
Some specs on the V9700.
-DVD player (only, will not record DVD's) upconverts DVD's to 480p, 720p or 1080i.
-AV, component and HDMI video outputs.
-Has both digital optical and digital coaxial audio outputs for 5.1 sound, as well as the older white/red stereo outputs.
-Does not have a TV tuner, can only record VHS via line-in inputs.
The V9700 hooked up easily but quickly found out some unpleasant aspects to this unit.
-Component outputs will only upconvert to 480p, not 720p or 1080i. The latter two are only done via HDMI. So it was useless for him since his TV doesn't have HDMI inputs.
-VCR output is only via the AV lines, not via HDMI or component outputs (or digital audio outputs), so you will have to use a standard AV yellow/red/white cable to watch VCR.
My complaint with it is there is no reason why they can't upconvert the DVD signal to the component outputs. My cable TV box outputs 1080i via component and it looks great. I guess I am a little mad on this negative feature as it was a fight to get his TV off the wall mount to hook up the component cables!
Also be forewarned that the default digital audio output is set to PCM (found on the DVD setup screen). It needs to be set to bitstream to get 5.1 sound. Seems kinda silly they would do this, as if you are using the digital audio outputs then you probably have a system that supports 5.1 sound!
Other than that the unit worked fine, it played DVD's and video tapes without any issues.
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Speaking of Mini DisplayPort, here's another entry from Apple in the shipping hall of shame. They're shipping the five-inch Mini-DiplayPort-to-DVI adapter in a box that's bigger than the MacBook's. Check out the waste.
As Kevin notes, it might seem nitpicky, but when you compare this to how much Apple boasts on the MacBook's green packaging, it is kind of jarring: