Insignia NS-DRVCR - DVD/VCR combo Review
I've used this recorder (the VCR and the DVD recorder both) for months now and I absolutely love it. Flawless recording, fantastic playback, and perfect recording. My other DVD recorders (a Centrios and an RCA) had so many issues they weren't woth keeping. The other reviewer may have had a bad unit, but needlessly insulting LG as "low end c**p" isn't very helpful.br /br /Remember to use rewriteable DVDs to make nice custom menus for your recordings. You'd be surprised how many editing options you have for your recordings.
Insignia NS-DRVCR - DVD/VCR combo Feature
- Record TV, movies or music to DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW
- 4-head hi-fi VCR provides stereo sound and outstanding picture quality in both SP and SLP recording speeds
- Progressive-scan video output maximizes the picture quality when used with a digital TV or monitor
- Plays DVD, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD+R DL, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, JPEG, DivX and XviD formats, plus VHS tapes
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Well it lasted until 2009 ... - Leblon Lad - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sadly, I must concur with the majority here... My Insignia lasted until late last year and then stopped playing any DVDs. I put it aside for a while and since I have 4 other DVD players, I let it sit. I tried it again in April, and amazingly it played for 2 months and then I started hearing whirring and grinding noises. I think that this is just a cheaply made unit that LG wouldn't even put it's name on. I have several other LG DVD players, one which has lasted over 5 years and another which is still playing very well for more than 3 years. I also have a 47" LG LCD which is working well. I guess we have to stick with the brand names... Into the trash it goes, unless I can find a new DVD drive to place inside. The problems as has been stated before is finding a way to mount the drive as the original drive has a non-standard plastic case with splayed mounts.
Buyer Beware - Nathan H. Kemp - Washington, District of Columbia USA
I'm not sure if this model is even sold in stores these days but if it is consumers should stay far away. Its a pretty looking machine and delivers pretty graphics on the screen. Its dubbing process is also thankfully simple. The problem I had with my purchase though is that it stopped functioning. br /br /Less than six months after my purchase the DVD side of the machine stopped working. Anything from home made DVDs to top shelf DVD movies purchased from stores would not play in the machine. I tried my best to fix it but nothing I did worked. What was so strange about all of this was that I had probably not even used the DVD side of the machine 20 times before it broke down. A year and a half later the DVD player still doesn't work.br /br /To make matters worth about five months ago the VCR portion started showing problems of its own. Now its unusable too because it eats any tape I place inside. I should point out I have multiple machines and therefore I don't put too much wear and tear on any of my VCR, DVD and DVD/VCR units. Back during the 90s and early 2000s when I taped more television programs, I would use my VCRs in a given week far more than I ever used this Insignia unit. Two of those VCRs are still in working condition in fact. The VCR of the Insignia DVD/VCR unit is not. You do the math. br /br /This is the only unit to have ever given me problems. Maybe I had been lucky all this time and perhaps my luck ran out when I picked up a faulty Insignia unit. But when I see that three of the previous five reviews make similiar claims that I have just made, I tend to lean towards the conclusion that this Insignia product is flawed and untrustworthy. Save your money and spare yourself some grief by passing over this device.br /br /
Apr 11, 2010 02:46:04
