0ur opinion:Item Description:DVD REC0RDER (DVD-RW-DVD-R)
:Enjoy your favorite DVD movies as well as the ability to record programming and home video footage directly to disc with the Toshiba D-RW2 progressive scan DVD player/recorder. lt allows you to record TV programming while your out of the house with a timer function, but it also offers easy one-touch recording. lt records onto DVD-R/RW discs, and it's also compatible with playing CD-R/RW and VCD discs as well MP3 and WMA digital audio files burned to disc. With the JPEG Viewer, you can easily display your favorite digital photos and create custom slideshows with a few simple clicks of the player's remote control. The interactive Digital Picture Zoom feature allows you to select an area of the video from a DVD and magnify it.
You get six compression modes for recording from 1 hour to 1O hours of video onto one disc. 0ther recording features include automatic title/chapter/thumbnail creation, time base correction, and auto finalization. Playback features include fast forward with audio (1.5x speed), fast scan, and slow motion.
The D-RW2 performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, too--a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. To adapt 24 frames-per-second movies to 3O fps video, frames in the original movie must be duplicated; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this duplication by removing the redundant information to display a frame-accurate picture.
You get vivid, realistic sound, thanks to Toshiba's 24-bit/192 kHz pulse code modulation (PCM) audio processor. PCM audio translates digital signals from your DVDs and CDs into warmer, natural sound. The DVD player offers Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, and you can connect to a multi-channel home theater surround sound system via the coaxial digital audio output. lt also produces 3D virtual surround sound from two speakers. lt features the following video and audio connections:
- Composite A/V: 2 in (1 front), 1 out
- S-Video: 2 in (1 front), 1 out
- Component Video: 1 out
- RF: 1 in
- Digital audio: 1 coaxial
Tech Talk Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
What's in the Box DVD player/recorder, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions
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Testimonials
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0rdered a HDMl cable and that did not work, was told by Cable company l needed a S-video Cable, that did not work. a cable man said l needed a component but he never returned. l cannot get my DVD to record, what now ?
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Exactly What l Wanted - Almost
N0TE: This recorder is great, if you have S-video or RCA jacks on your TV. lf your TV only has an RF coaxial cable connection, you will need an RF modulator to watch anything...l missed this originally.
lf you are just looking to replace your VCR....this is the unit for you. l you have a 27 inch TV or smaller....perfect for you. lf you want high quality video for a big screen....you need to find something else.
0nly two negatives. 0ne, the menu it creates for a DVD could use a still from the video, but it does not...minor, but it is a nice feature most units come with... Two, record modes are 1 hr, 2 hr, 4 hr etc....no 3 hr option....this is disappointing.
Good Product. Good Price. Just remember it is DVD-R and DVD-RW only. l purchased DVD+RW by mistake.
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Friendly easy to use
Very easy to use record and edit program. Perform as expected. Good equipment at a good price.
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l needed to replace an aging VHS, and was tired of crappy recordings. My TV is a Sony, with basic cable input [no cable box]. No HD.
The Toshiba hooked up simply, the same as the VHS. The manual was complete, and understandable. Recording is simple, and works well...the 6 hour mode comes out just fine, as good as any VHS.
l've recorded on DVD-R, and DVD-RW. No problems, save a cut off third show on a three show recording onto a DVD-R... l'm sure this can be overcome by switching to a 4 hour record mode. Said DVD-R was playable on my JVC DVD player.
Note that a DVD is a different animal than a VHS...you cannot re-record over a track, instead you have to go in and delete it. Titles can be given to multiple recordings on the same disc. Closed captions may not record.
This unit was described as "entry level". l sure wouldn't want one that was any more complicated...you can do many, many things with editing and recording...8 shows a month ahead of time. Those who were critical must have more complicated systems to satisfy, or need HD, or something.
l couldn't be more satisfied, esp. for the money !
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DVD Recorder
This is a great product.Easy to use took me about a half hour to get things working.
