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Customer Review: Sylvania model #POS
I didn’t buy mine through Amazon, but I want to take every opportunity to warn people away from the rip-off that is this piece of junk. Like the other reviewer, we began converting VHS tapes to DVDs. We at least got further along than the he/she did, but it eventually stopped recognizing blank DVDs. Well, we thought, at least we still have the DVD player functionality. Wrong. The machine now refuses to play any commercial DVD with copy protection (read: 99% of them).

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Buy Cheap   Sony RDR VX521 DVD Recorder Vcr Combo Sony RDR-VX521 DVD Recorder Vcr Combo CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.’s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission’s digital-television Web site at: htttp://www.dtv.gov.
Customer Review: dont buy this one
Next time I buy ANYTHING from Sam’s Club I will pay for the warranty.
Used to be you could expect reasonable service from a new product–not
anymore. Very light use, just getting to learn how to work the machine
and it started eating VHS tapes, some old and priceless to me. Stupidly,
I thought it was the age of the cassettes. Then it got to eating every single VHS I put in it, even new ones. Tried the “eaten” tapes in several
older VHS machines and they worked just fine, even worked with the crinkled
sections that I rewound. Wonder if this was produced in China for Sony?
Customer Review: Another bad experience
I purchased this VCR/DVD recorder for it’s ability to dub family videos to DVD and to allow my children to watch old movies we have on tape. It began sporadically eating VHS tapes after 6 months of light use. When calling for warranty service (it has a decently long warranty, I will admit-1 year and 180 days P&L-much better than many electronics which offer 90 days), it took over an hour on hold just to get the address of a repair center and a work order number. Seems like they may be sorry for offering that warranty now. Of course you will need to pay to ship your unit in for repair out of your own pocket, not to mention the inconvenience of the shipping and being without a unit you paid good money for. If you purchase it, I highly recommend you keep your receipt and original packaging handy!

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Buy Cheap   Humax DRT400 40 Hour TiVo with DVD Recorder Humax DRT400 40-Hour TiVo with DVD Recorder Humax DVD Recorders with TiVo service - the best way to watch and record TV. This full-feature, 3- in-1 product is a powerful TiVo Series2 DVR, an advanced DVD player, and an easy-to-use DVD Recorder. Because Humax DVD Recorders integrate TiVo service, you’ll never have to struggle with videotape again. Now you can search for your favorite shows and store them directly onto your hard drive. And when you’re ready to get mobile or create an archive, burning a DVD is as easy as using the TiVo service. WishList searches find and record all programs that feature a favorite actor, director, team or topic TiVo Suggestions automatically records shows based on your preferences Smart Recording will detect line-up changes, adjust recording times automatically and even skip reruns Schedule recordings online Inputs - front S-video, composite and IEEE 1394 FireWire Outputs - 2 audio, 2 composite video and S-video Telephone jack, low-speed data port, 2 USB ports and IR blaster Quick, convenient 1-button recording Includes remote control Use of TIVO requires a service subscription - One-time service fee of $299 (good for the life of the recorder) or monthly service fee of $12.95 for TiVo Plus required by TiVo
Customer Review: When it works, it works very well…
When we first got TiVo on the Humax unit I was so excited to be able to ditch my VCR and all that worry about programs rescheduling etc. But my excitement quickly cooled when time and time again, the record to DVD function didn’t work. “Internal error” to me meant something was wrong with the unit so I sent it back to Humax (with a $400 hold on my credit card waiting for the replacement). This was three days into my TiVo membership. Same problem occurred with second unit. Returned that one. Finally, frustrated with the fact that I’d enjoy about 10 minutes of my TiVo in the first three weeks of having it, I caromed back and forth between TiVo and Humax customer service (which holds very limited hours btw) and hit my limit when a Humax customer rep told me my DVDs weren’t “fresh” enough(!?). Now I realize that that Humax likes some DVD-R brands (Sony, TDK, Verbatim and Imation) and spits out others, I can go on and enjoy my service. But Humax needs to be upfront with people about this limitation on an otherwise fine machine.
Customer Review: 0 STARS–UNACCEPTABLE
Purchased DRT400 in December 2005, within 9 months the unit failed. It was within the warranty period and we went through the same process described by other reviewers, charge to your credit card, returned the defective box, and received a REFURBISHED unit for $50. The refurbished unit failed within the first 2 weeks. Received second refurbished unit and it failed the first day. At this point, we demanded that we receive a NEW unit but Humax sent another refurbished unit. We refused delivery from UPS and it was sent back to Humax. Apparently Humax moved their warehouse during December 2006 so it took about 4 weeks for the new unit to ship. We were going to be out of town for the holidays, so I gave them a time frame of when NOT to ship the unit. They shipped it anyway and it sat on my front porch for 1 week. Thankfully it was still there when we returned. New unit worked for 9 months and failed. Even though the unit was NEW it was also a replacement and it only carries a 90-day warranty. Now they want $290 for a REFURBISHED replacement unit. I have kept a log of all the problems, calls, etc. and I asked to speak with a manager to express my frustration and to understand the lack of quality in their product. Going on 3 weeks of phone calls trying to get the unit replaced or the purchase price refunded and they can have the machine. I’m told that I’ll hear from their corporate office within 72 hours–never happened. Called back, I’ll hear back in 2 days, didn’t happen. On the current issue: 7 phone calls, 3 emails, $400 on the machine and $300 for the lifetime TIVO membership–some of the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced.

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Buy Cheap   PIONEER COMSTAR DVR S111B External DVD/CD RECORDER USB 2.0 PIONEER COMSTAR DVR-S111B External DVD/CD RECORDER USB 2.0 Comstar 16x External Double Layer DVD Writer - This external DVD writer from Comstar features support for Double Layer DVD-R & DVD+R discs. Each one of these optional discs can hold up to 8.5GB of data. Perfect for backing up large amounts of data or creating your own home movies onto a single disc. This drive also supports other DVD and CD writing in the following speeds and formats:
Customer Review: Not well put together.
Even though the recording was packed securely in the box, when I used it for the first time the entire front came loose. Since I need the recorder for academic purposes, I could not send it back then wait for another one. Also, there was only one in stock. This time I got had!
Customer Review: Poor Service, all around
I ordered an item that did not work and returning it was an absolute nightmare. I was met with rude emails and I barely got back the money I paid, also having to pay up to $30 to send it back to them the way they wanted it. What a waste of time and money. I’m surprised Amazon works with them at all.

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