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

Another similar DVDR-VHS recorder is being sold at your local Radio Shack
for the same price of $399. The brand is Polariod. Given a choice I would
rather stick with Sansui.
I have a Sansui audio equalizer and video/audio switcher unit. I must say
very good quality... and made in Japan.


" MS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Thanks for answering in more detail this time. More below.
>
> You might be right that the deck mentioned is no good. I haven't seen one,
> and I cannot find many details about its recording capabilities. I would
> like to question a little, if you don't mind, your reasons for thinking
so.
>
> 1. You state unequivocally that "DVD/VCR combo units are garbage". How did
> you come to that conclusion? Did you use one that was no good? Know
someone
> who had one that was no good? What model? (The unit I mentioned is the
only
> DVD recorder-VCR combination I know of, but there are many DVD player-VCR
> combination units, by many different major manufacturers-Sony, Panasonic,
> etc., etc.) All junk? (I would guess that, in a year from now or less,
there
> will be many models from different manufacturers combining a DVD recorder
> with a VCR.)
>
> Why would all such units have "shoddy parts and compromised engineering"?
>
> Because putting both in one unit means they have to compromise on both to
> fit them into one box? I wonder. In electronics these days, more and more
> electronics can fit in smaller and smaller boxes. (We wouldn't have
believed
> 10 years ago the space a 100 GB hard drive can fit in now.) Also, I
wouldn't
> be surprised if the box for such a combo is larger than one for a DVD or
VCR
> by itself. It certainly would have to be large enough in front to
> accommodate the slots for each media, as well as the controls, etc.
>
> Couldn't there possibly be a benefit in recording either way with such a
> combo unit, VHS-DVD or vice versa, in that the signal doesn't have to go
> through cables from one unit to another, two units that might not be
> completely compatible? In this case the signal would go from one media to
> the other in the same box, all the settings would be optimized for
recording
> from one to the other, etc. (Not defending this particular unit, just
saying
> that the general idea sounds good to me.)
>
> 2. I don't know anything about Sansui, you could be correct in saying that
> "now the stuff they make today, or at least for the North American market,
> is pretty much garbage". I am curious, however, as to how you came to that
> conclusion. Have you had Sansui gear that was "garbage"? Do you know
someone
> who has? Or do you assume, when you see a product at a lower price, that
it
> must be "garbage"?
>
> True that it is strange that I could not find a web site for them in
> English. (I assume there must be one, but I could not find it.) However, I
> assume that the product comes with a manual, and that manual tells the
user
> how to contact them for technical support.
>
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 17:16:38 -0800, "                    MS"
> > Sorry I didnt have more time to delve into your question. I am busy.
> > He is my answer.
> >
> > 1.  DVD/VCR combo units are garbage.  Having a DVD recorder in a
> > DVD/VCR combo
> > only adds to what is already an overly complex package composed of
> > shoddy parts
> > and compromised engineering.  In other words, 10 pounds of crap
> > crammed into a
> > 7 pound package.
> >
> > 2.  It's made by Sansui.  A long time ago, that name actually meant
> > something.
> > (Those that own those high power Sansui DC amplifier/receivers know
> > exactly
> > what I'm talking about.)  Now the stuff they make today, or at least
> > for the
> > North American market, is pretty much garbage.
> >
> > Go with the one made by Panasonic.  It may cost more and lack a VCR,
> > but it
> > will be a superior quality recorder overall with better customer
> > support.
> >
> > Regarding customer support, if you can't easily find contact
> > information for
> > the manufacturer in the event that you may have to contact them in the
> > event of
> > a problem, that should be a red flag.  John
>
>