Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder, Black |  | Brand: Toshiba
Category: CE
List Price: $179.99
Buy New: $147.31
as of 9/4/2010 21:15 CDT details
You Save: $32.68 (18%)
New (29) Used (9) Refurbished (2) from $106.95
Seller: Electronics Expo
Rating:  116 reviews
Sales Rank: 314
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.5
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 17.1 x 4
Auto Finalize with Undo
Bi-directional dubbing
MPN: DVR620
Model: DVR620
UPC: 022265002223
EAN: 0022265002223
ASIN: B001T6K7G6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | DVD and VHS Recorder with two way dubbing | | • | Records -R/-RW, +R/+RW Formats | | • | Playback: MP3, VCD, JPEG, Kodak Pic | | • | DV Input; 1080P Upconversion |
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Product Description
Have both VCR and DVD recording and playback options without the clutter. The versatile DVR620 takes the fuss out of saving your videotapes to DVD and enhances DVD picture quality to near HD with 1080p upconversion via HDMITM.
Combines the convenient recording and playback options of a DVD recorder and a VCR all in one unit.
Multi-format recording and playback provides the utmost in recording media convenience with compatibility with the most popular formats (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW).
Video upconversion up to 1080p resolution via HDMITM takes your current DVDs to a new level, for an amazing viewing experience on today's HDTVs.
One Touch Recording makes recording your favorite show simple. Just connect the DVR620 to your cable or satellite box and you are set to record with the push of one button!
Front DV Input makes it easy to save your precious memories to DVD.
Auto Finalize with Undo simplifies the recording process by automatically finalizing your recording for playback on standard DVD players.
Bi-directional dubbing lets you copy from tape to disc, or vice versa, with the push of one button.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Great VHS/DVD Recorder June 11, 2009
Michael K. Wheeler (Lakewood, OH USA)
350 out of 359 found this review helpful
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.
A good quality and affordable combo unit from Toshiba May 26, 2009
Fishing Fool (On a yacht near Fiji Islands)
230 out of 240 found this review helpful
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 could also record.
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.
Excellent Purchase For VHS to DVD Conversion September 14, 2009
jce1975 (Houston, TX United States)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
Over the past 5 years, I have been looking into solutions for converting about 60 VHS tapes to DVD. All of these VHS tapes contain video footage of my family when I was 20 years younger and I have been worrying about how long these tapes would last. After some research, I decided that I needed an easy way to convert these videos even though I would be giving up some extra features. My only goal at this time... get these videos digitized.
After reading the reviews of the Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder, Black, I was a little uncertain if this was the right product, but made the purchase anyway. Since the purchase 1 month ago, I have converted 59 of the 60 VHS tapes to DVD. The Toshiba has worked like a champion! The one tape that failed to convert to DVD was due to the film actually coming off one side of the cassette. I will have to open it up and tape it back on and then try again.
As for some of the complaints I have read, I also think that having an eject button for the VHS tape on the machine would be nice. I will be extra careful not to lose the remote otherwise the machine will probably become useless and any tape left inside the machine will be stuck.
Overall, I couldn't be happier with its performance.
Toshiba DVR620KU - Best For Converting VHS Tapes to DVD March 22, 2010
E. Dearmon (Colorado Springs, CO USA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I bought this unit STRICTLY FOR CONVERTING my huge tape collection to DVD. I previously purchased a Sony but it stopped working, after converting only about 40 tapes. So I purchased this Toshiba unit to replace it. This Toshiba has worked GREAT, and so far I have converted over 200 VHS tapes to DVD, with absolutely no problems. 2-Hr VHS tapes in SP mode will fit perfectly on a DVD+R blank disc by recording in DVD SP mode.
One word of warning: the Mode Select button is directly below the VCR selection key, which is used a lot. If you press the Mode Select button accidentally, you may change the DVD recording speed easily without noticing. I must have done this, and discovered after converting 5 tapes that they were Converted in EP mode (less quality) rather than SP that I wanted, but now I am more careful and occasionally purposely press that button to insure that I am still set for SP mode DVD recording. If less quality but more space is wanted, you could use the EP mode to record 2 - 2Hr tapes onto one DVD, but the DVD picture & sound quality will be at lesser quality than the original VHS tape(s).
Overall, if converting VHS to DVD is all you are looking for, this unit will deliver quality DVD copies, and is a more reliable unit than the Sony products. Actually, once you set the unit up with your preferences, you only have to press the DUBBING button to record each 2-hr VHS tape to a blank DVD. Remember to FINALIZE your DVD after recording, so that it will play on other units. You should also use DVD+R, not DVD-R, since Toshiba recommends and supports only the "+" format discs. Toshiba has excellent tech support, and they actually speak good English.
The space reduction of DVD vs. VHS is fantastic, and by converting old tapes to DVD, you are preserving them for the future, as VHS tapes have a tendency to eventually decay beyond usable condition.
I will never buy another Sony product.
FANTASTIC September 14, 2009
C. Neff
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I PURCHASED A RATHER EXPENSIVE VCR COMBO SOME TIME AGO AND WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK. I TOOK IT BACK TO BEST BUY. WAITED FOR A FEW MONTHS AND WHILE SEARCHING AND REVIEWING THEM; I FOUND THIS ONE. THE PRICE WAS PERFECT AND WHEN YOU GET IT HOME YOU WILL BE REMARKABLY SURPRISED AT ALL THE THINGS IT DOES AND HOW EASY IT IS TO PROGRAM, COPY YOUR TAPES TO DVDS, ETC. WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS UNIT. YES I WOULD.
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