Re: Sansui DVD-Recorder-VCR combination unit--any good?

I really doubt what other have said about this topic by trashing the idea of
DVDR-VHS combo units. I frankly find this rather appropriate if you have a
lot of VHS tapes to dupe into DVDR. However, when all that is done, the VHS
slot seemed rather redundant say two years down the road when DVDR with hard
disk coupled with DVD popularity will very likely replace all VHS uses.. VHS
will be another Beta tape story...

If you want a longer term solution, yes, by all means get a DVDR stand alone
unit (preferably pay a bit more for the hard disk DVDR models). All you
gotta do is to add a VHS VCR deck to the dupe setup, then later trash the
VCR completely.

As for Sansui, they are relatively not that well known in the market
anymore. But I do not think that they produce lousy products. Buy one and
try it out with your own DVDR disks. Record a few VHS tapes and see how it
goes. If not happy, just return it to Sears for a refund. No questions
asked.

I myself have a Philips DVDR unit that was bought for $399. I am quite happy
with duping all my video tapes into DVDs, though I find Philips, like almost
every European manufacturer, seems to give consumers a very complicated on
screen setup and menuing system. But one get around that, everything is a
breeze. I cannot imagine a Japanese manufacturer like Sansui will fall into
this trap. I can expect them to design their products with simplicity as the
key so that everyone can be a no-brainer using it.

In short, take a test drive yourself with teh Sansui unit, buy it, test it,
like it, keep it. If you don't like it, US consumer protection laws allow
you to return for a full refund from your neighborhood Sears store for a
complete refund.


" MS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> At Sears, for only $399, less than other stand-alone DVD recorders.
>
> I saw one at a Sears store, and then looked up to find more info on the
> Internet, and could only find info on the Sears web site at:
>
>
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=ELEC&pid=05757103000
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/wwxe
>
> Doesn't give much info on the DVD-recording part.
>
>
> In fact, I could not find a web site for the manufacturer, Sansui
> Electronics, in English, only one in Japanese, which I cannot read. Anyone
> know of an English web site for that company, to find out more about this
> product?
>
> I suspect they might make it only for Sears, as I could not find any other
> online retailer selling it. Even a Google search, leading to the usual
tons
> of price compare sites, all lead to Sears.
>
> Why am I interested in perhaps getting a consumer stand-alone DVD
recorder,
> when I already can do that with my computer, having a video capture device
> and DVD burner? Because, it would seem to be a much easier way to do it
with
> a consumer model, could be programmed to record any time, wouldn't tie up
my
> computer, etc. Of course not the same editing capabilities, but one
usually
> doesn't do much editing in recording from TV.
>
> Why one with a VCR, when I already have a VCR? For one thing, this unit's
> price is less than those without a VCR, such as the Panasonic models. And,
> it would be an element of convenience to have both in one unit, less units
> to hook up and wires to connect them, less AC plugs to go in the wall,
less
> separate remote controls, etc. For recording VHS-->DVD or DVD-->VHS it
might
> be simpler to have both in one unit, especially since it sells at a lower
> price than the other stand-alone DVD recorders.
>
> However, I don't know if it's as good a unit as other DVD recorders. I
don't
> see much in the specs at the link above about its DVD recording features.
Is
> there something I missed. Could anyone tell more from looking at the link
> above? Anyone know of other links? Anyone actually tried one of these
units?
>
> I guess if one waits a year or two there will be many more models of DVD
> recorders, including in combination with VCRs, and the prices will drop a
> lot. Perhaps I should wait, and just use my computer for now. But this
> Sansui model is tempting. Anyone know anything more about it?
>
>