Pros & Cons
Pros
Works great for grabbing videos and movies from my dish network dvr and ripping em to dvd. Only draw back is that it has no tuner. I am so glad i opted for hardware that would convert straight to dvd rather than converting to a digital file first.
This is a must have for dummies on this type of thing. It works great and was priced really well. Now the recorder works as advertised.
Cons
One-star rating is being generous. Stopped working after 5 minutes. Just froze and wouldn't do anything. No packing material in magnavox box.
Highlights
Quality
The audio and video quality is very good
Still it is easy to operate and the recording quality is quite good
I kept trying and trying the equipment i was using it with the tv is not exactly a new model
I played back my dvds in a blue ray player and viewed on a hd tv and the quality was pretty good for some old 8mm tapes
Price
The machine was refurbished and cost me 56
Competitiveness
So if you want to record antenna tv you need a separate convertor box i
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I have abused this dvd recorder
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I did a lot of study to determine the best way to transfer tapes to dvd
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I considered the computer method and the dvd method
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With all the mixed reviews of various devices i didnt want to run into issues
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I choose not to go the computer route because of the issues of memory that i was reading about
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I am not that technology minded either and just wanted to get the job done
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Plus i really didnt need to do a lot of editing i only needed to select the scenes from the tape that i wanted to copy
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Didnt notice when we purchased it did not have a cable hookup