Tag : combo player, recorder vhs, sony rdr, vx530 dvd

Company : Sony List Price : $349.99 Amazon Price : $499.91 Used Price : $120.00 Average customer review :

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Product Description

The RDR-VX515 is the perfect combination for your home theatre. This DVD/VCR player has DVD+R DL (8.5GB), DVD+RW/+R, DVD-RW/-R recording compatibility and one button dubbing from VCR to DVD or DVD to VCR. With i.LINK(R) IEEE1394 Interface for DV/Digital8 Camcorders, Progressive-Scan Technology Output for DVD at 480P and VCR Plus+ Timer Recording, the RDR-VX530 combines convenience and advance functionality for your viewing pleasure. It is also play compatible with DVD+R-DualLayer Discs that hold 8.5GB, nearly twice the recording capability of standard DVD discs. One Push Dubbing - DVD to VHS or VHS to DVD Direct One Touch Recording Using i.LINK(R) IEEE1394 Interface found on many digital camcorders for easy transfer DV/Digital 8 Camcorder Control for Editing via i.LINK(R) Interface Built In NTSC Television Tuner Parental Control over children’s viewing habits including Child Lock for Locking the Disc Tray Dolby Digital and dts Decoding Compatible TV Virtual Surround - 3 Surround Modes Remote Commander Remote Control with Multi-Brand TV Control

Customer reviews

AWESOME MACHINE!
I bought this machine sort of biting my lip since I didn’t know much about recorders. I’d have to say that this has been the easiest learning experience when it comes to technology. A child could opperate this machine - and it gives you great picture quality as well. . and for those of you that would like to burn dvds directly from a video camera, this machine can do it so easily that it’ll amaze you. I’d highly recomment this to anyone I know - Sony really did a great job on this product!

500 VHS to DVDs later…still love it!
I’ve had an amazing experience with this unit. Like everyone else, we had a house full of VHS tapes.We wanted to convert our VHS collection to DVD without a computer. The conversion job seemed beyond what I could do. Despite dire warnings about combo units, we bought this one and have had no regrets. Set up was a breeze…the schematic was excellent. 75% of our VHS tapes, even the pre-recorded ones, had no copy protection and they were very easy to dub. In the 6 months it took me to transfer the entire 500 tapes, I had not one problem with the machine. We ran it night and day.

I never thought I’d use the VHS side again but it has come in handy for recording shows that are broadcast with copy protection. Things that are distorted on disc come out fine on VHS.

Now that the gargantuan task of library conversion is done, everyone I know wants to do the same at their house. I have highly recommended this unit to friends and co-workers.

Major Audio Problems
I purchased this product after an exhaustive search four months ago and am very frustrated. Some days, it plays DVDs without any trouble. On days like today, it has major audio glitches which make DVDs unwatchable. I’ll hear a high-pitched whine, tinny/muted sound, or absolutely no sound at all. This does not seem to affect its ability to play VHS tapes. I haven’t even tried to record yet, since I don’t want to waste recordable DVDs and find out there is no sound on those, either. I’m now faced with the prospect of repairing a very new product, which I will have to pay a lot to ship since there is no repair facility in my area. Is this one just a lemon? I know I wouldn’t buy it again if given the chance.

Sony RDR-VX530 DVD Recorder Combo
Easy to use; high quality dvd’s are produced. Highly recommend this product.

Unable to read video store dvds
This machine was unable to load several dvds from my local video store. The same disks played on several other machines, so it was not a disk problem. On the plus side, one touch dubbing did work as advertised, but because of the inability to play commercially produced disks, I returned the machine. I’ve switched to a combination of a combo dvd/vcr player and a separate dedicated recorder (not Sony). Combined, they were only slightly more expensive than the single unit, and stacked, take up only slightly more space.