Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder, Black
DVD/VHS Recorder
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Toshiba DVD/VHS Recorder
I’ve burned several DVDs on this recorder, but they don’t play on other DVD machines… only on this one. Now I just use it as a player.
I purchased this as a gift so I wasn’t able to test out all of the features but I did get to test out the basic ones. First of all the recording quality is very good from the DVD recorder. In XP mode there is no difference in quality between the actual broadcast vs the recording. It looks identical.
The image quality of DVD playback is also good. I did not test this unit with a HDTV so I don’t know what the upscaling is like but assume it is at least as good as competing models. The VCR can record too.
The unit’s exterior design is elegant and simple and doesn’t look cheap. It’s not as tall as it looks in the pictures. The front bottom half is a door that flips down to reveal more buttons. The door has a shiny clear finish. This unit is very easy to operate out of the box, it doesn’t require much tweaking to do basic functions. The remote is nice too with lots of functions.
The only thing that you should know before you buy this unit is the fact it DOES NOT have a built-in tuner so keep that in mind. You will need to connect a separate tuner, cable box, VCR etc. to record OTA broadcasts. Since it has no tuner, you cannot simply hook an antenna straight into this unit to record broadcasts.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid product
I have used this product extensively for about 2 months, recording over 100 shows. I have yet to use the VHS to DVD dubbing function.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product and Great Price
After buying a piece of Phillips crap from Walmart and having it die TWICE (both times replaced for free which is all I can say good about it or Walmart) we decided to spend a…
I have used this recorder over the last three months to copy all my home VHS tapes to DVD. Previous reviews of other Toshiba VHS/DVD recorders complained about problems with created DVD’s playing in other devices. Also complaints of complicated manual instructions and complicated remote controls. I have found this new recorder to be easy to use. The manual is somewhat complicated but easy to follow once you try a few recordings. The remote control was easy to use. There is one HDMI output cable for both DVD and VHS replay. The quality of the replay in standard play speed is good for my recorded DVD’s. The quality of store bought DVD’s was excellant. The upconvert to 1080 is a good feature. The price was great. Bravo to Toshiba.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great VHS to DVD….
I have about 100 vhs that are taking up too much space…. even old bad vhs are playing stable enough to record to the DVD….
It is important to note that this recorder does not have any tuners, limiting its usefulness.
Whether this is right for you, depends on how you are going to use it. If you just want to transfer VHS tapes on to DVD, then this would be OK.
If you want to record high definition DVDs you will need a separate digital tuner that has component video outputs.
For over the air HD, you digital tuner will need to have component video outputs.
For cable, you will need a digital tuner box. Many cable stations offer free digital boxes, but most of these only have a composite video output.
Most dish systems have component outputs.
But, in any case, you have to be watching the channel you are recording.
I prefer a DVD recorder with digital ASTM and QAM tuners. With these, you can take direct digital signals from either over the air, or directly from a cable and record high definition DVDs.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Broken as Received
I have no real issues about the recorder being broken at receipt. The DVD drawer wouldn’t open. The real problem was that to get it fixed Toshiba wanted us to pay to ship it…
3.0 out of 5 stars
Aug 15,2009 Toshiba DVR620KU- HELP!
Does anyone know if this machine will copy a program that has been saved on the COX DVR? so far I can record from the TV directly, a show I am watching, but I can’t get it to…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy To Use
I purchased this unit last month, and just set it up last week, so it’s a little early to review (ask me in a year!).
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly Recommended
I purchased this Toshiba DVD/VHS combo primarily because I am not ready to give up on my VHS collection.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Works great but the manual …
I bought his primarily to convert VCR tapes to DVDs. It does a good job with that once you get over the hurdle of the poorly done manual.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good product
The unit does a nice job in recording to the dvd. Haven’t had a chance to record to the vcr or to use the dubbing from vcr to the dvd.