subject: Read this review on the Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder before you buy! [print this page] Read this review on the Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder before you buy!
Have you got a stack of precious VHS tapes that are losing their quality and you desperately need to transfer them onto DVD? Well here is one of the greatest products you can find. Enter the Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder. This DVD VHS player recorder works GREAT and can convert VHS tapes to DVD in abundance, unlike some other DVD/VHS recorders that break after 5 recordings.
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.
Product 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
Technical Details
Auto Finalize with Undo
Bi-directional dubbing
Here is what a satisfied customer had to say about the Toshiba DVR620 DVD/VHS Recorder:
Michael K Wheeler - Great VHS/DVD Recorder
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.
