Sylvania DVR90VE DVD Player Recorder and Hi-Fi VCR Combo

.com Now you can give as good as you get: Sylvania's DVR90VE dual-recording combination DVD recorder and VCR lets you copy VHS tapes to DVD and DVDs to VHS tapes at the touch of a button (except where prohibited by copy-protection technology). Record your favorite television shows and treasured home videos to either videocassette or high-quality, long-lasting DVD-R (write-once) and DVD-RW (rewriteable) discs. THis unti requires the use of 4x DVD-r discs. The DVR90VE can not ecord to higher speed discs such as 8x discs. The recorder's built-in NTSC TV tuner and onscreen user interface permits up to eight timer recordings over a one-year period, with its six DVD recording speeds providing between one hour and an amazing 10 hours of content on each single-sided 4.7 GB recordable DVD. You can even select and compile the best footage to commit to disc: the recorder's handy editing features include auto playlist creation, project titling, title deletion and editing, and scene deletion. The DVR90VE's versatile playback features include progressive-scan video outputs and support of MP3 CDs so you can easily shift your digital music enjoyment from the den to the living room. A variety of video and audio inputs--including front-panel composite- and S-video connections for fast, temporary hookups--grant connection to virtually all televisions and home theater components. Whether your living room is

Highlights: DVD player/recorder with built-in 4-head, hi-fi VCR; 8-event, 1-year programming for DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs or VHS tape Copy tape to disc or disc to tape (except where copy-prohibited) Composite-video, RF, and S-video inputs Progressive-scan output for seamless, flicker-free images on high-definition and HD-ready TVs Plays MP3 CDs, video mode DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs

What you can expect: DVD player/recorder with built-in 4-head, hi-fi VCR; 8-event, 1-year programming for DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs or VHS tape Copy tape to disc or disc to tape (except where copy-prohibited) Composite-video, RF, and S-video inputs Progressive-scan output for seamless, flicker-free images on high-definition and HD-ready TVs Plays MP3 CDs, video mode DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs

Customer feedback: 3.6/5 average rating.

Customers say: Customers find the DVD player easy to use and hook up, with clear picture quality and good value for money.

Review snippets: Update 04/24/05: Thanks to J. Binder for posting that Funai now offers a firmware upgrade. I've been extremely happy with this unit and the upgrade makes it even better. It now accepts virtually any brand -R disc up to 8X / I've had this dvd/vcr combo for two years. It has been a great dvd player and vhs player and recorder. The problem is the dvd recorder doesn't last long. I have older vcr's and dvd players that still work fine.