GoVideo DVR4200 DVD-VCR Combo

• Plays DVDs, audio CDs, VHS tapes, and MP3s on CD-R and CD-RW
• Watch a DVD while recording a television program
• Dolby Digital output for easy connection to surround sound systems
• Complete Program Record automatically adjusts tape speed to ensure you record a complete program no matter what tape you use
• Convenient child lock protects the front panel from fingers, toast, and other non-media

The DVD player in this dual deck is OK, on a par with

lower-end budget players. The VCR in this deck is OK, on

a par with lower-end budget VCRs. So far, so fair.

BUT the recorder won't record any DVD that is Macrovision

encoded (which is most of them), so don't expect to use this

as a one stop way to record your DVDs. The DVD player also

doesn't play VCDs or SVCDs. So it has basic functionality,

but little more.

Overall, this is useful for those who want both a DVD

player and a VCR, and who want to save a bit of space. But at

the price you could purchase a better DVD player and a better

VCR separately. So this only makes sense for those who need

to save the space.

David

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My daughter is the *very happy* recipient of this dual deck. She is not exactly an electronics wizard, but she called to say thanks and just bubbled over about how "simple" it was to connect ("really, Dad, I just plugged it in and connected 1 wire and my roommates and I said 'it can't be that simple' but we turned it on and it was like working great"!). She said the remote was "smooth" and the picture quality was "awesome". She also raved about the audio volume the CD player was able to produce and she was "wowed" by its ability to produce this volume cleanly while playing MP3s, ergo becoming, I am informed, the new music center for her dorm room. Anyway, she should remain happy, as GoVideo (& now SONICblue) has been around for quite a while, producing the first dual VCR decks (mostly for copying tapes that were [of course] not copyrighted, such as personal videos) more than a decade ago and since then having greatly expanded their product line, all the while maintaining a pretty good reputation for quality and service and an excellent track record for high value electronics.

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Ordered one USED and quickly realized that the other Amazon reviews were probably written by folks that did the most basic connection you could do (coax in...coax out).

If you have a halfway decent home theatre system and utilize the dedicated DVD and VCR RCA audio outputs using good quality cables (Monster cables or other gold tipped audio cables), the audio is great. Dolby Digital is fantastic and the onboard menu allows you to configure for several different variations.

Easy setup (less than 10 minutes), easy to use, on screen menus are easy to navigate, plays MP3's, great picture, great sound!!

If you want to get an inexpensive unit that will handle DVD and VHS plus also play MP3's (!!!), get one of these!!!

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This product simplifies some of your A/V issues (fewer cables to hook up and one less item to stack in the entertainment center), but wait for a better version to come out from a company that knows what they're doing.

Problems:

DVD playback has digital 'glitches' blackspots and blurs, jumps in dialog.

DVD/CD play has background flutter noise the discs don't spin noiselessly....not great during quiet movies.

CD playback doesn't have much functionality. Play/stop, that's it. No random, continuous play, or other functions you'd expect from a CD player.

$ is cheap, but wait until a better-known company launches a product...

I know it's not the best DVD player on the market but for this price range, you can't go wrong with this unit. I've owned 3 DVD players now (under $$$ and this one has been my favorite. It's simple to hook-up, sounds great with a good A/V receiver, and is very simple to use. Are there better DVD/VHS players out there? Of couse! But in the under $$$ range, this one reigns supreme. The only reason I didn't go with 5 stars is that I feel the instructions are very sparse and a novice may get confused figuring out how to best hook the unit up for best performance. With that said, this unit is as advertised and well worth the price.