Customer Reviews

GoVideo DDV9556 Dual Deck Hi-Fi VCR

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I recently purchased the Go-Video DDV9556 Dual Deck VCR for home use. I was looking for the ability to quickly and easily splice scenes from one video to another without additional expensive editing equipment. This unit does it all and with great ease. I am very impressed! The "sync" editing (on the fly) works great, as does the 8 scene automatic editing. With the on-screen titler, you can even label scenes. It is very easy to switch between decks for viewing. You can even watch video from one deck while recording TV on the other. The controls are very intuitive on both the console as well as the remote. I can't say enough about how pleased I am with this unit. The only complaint I have is that there are only RCA OUT (audio/video) jacks on the rear of the unit (in addition to coax (cable) in/out) - the RCA IN jacks are located only on the front of the unit. Aside from this one engineering deficiency (the only reason for 4 instead of 5 star rating), the unit is sensational!

This dual VCR is one of the best video purchases we've ever made. So easy to use and set up and it makes copying tapes a breeze. The picture quality and sound is very good too. The only negative I can think of is the auto eject on the remote; when you push stop twice the tape ejects. Although that's easy enough to live with.

We've had ours about two years and had no tracking or picture problems at all. Still works like the first day. The reviewer with the tracking problem must have gotten a lemon; there're out in all products.

We kept seeing this out at the ballgames and my friends and I kept thinking how great of an idea it was so I finally went out and bought one. It doesn't let down at all. One-button auto recording makes incredible copies and being able to watch a movie while recording something off TV is just so useful. I highly recommend.

When this VCR is working properly, it's a great product. Unfortuantely, it didn't work properly for very long after I bought it. I have had severe problems with the vertical hold on tapes played or recorded on deck 2. Any tape copied on to deck 2 comes out unwatchabel on any other VCR due to the completely unsteady picture produced and tapes played on deck 2 also looks poor. No amount of head cleaning or tracking adjustment fixes the problem. I contacted the company via e-mail yesterday and have yet to receive a response. If I am able to get this problem fixed, this will be a great VCR, but if not, I will be very disappointed.

We have only had our Go-Vidio Dual Deck VCR since August of 2000. After about 1 month..the 2nd deck started tracking extreamly bad. We have used the "auto" tracking and "manual" tracking and it does not seem to work. Also, We have tried to use a head cleaner on the 2nd deck...It still tracks extreamly bad...I've been very unhappy with this purchase..I've tried to call for help and all I get is a recording that says all the people are on other lines and to call back...I've done this repeatedly and never get anything but this recording...Where do I go for help?!!!!!

I have had my Go Video for about 2 years - it works like a charm. It makes very good copies and is soooo easy to use. My Brother is on his second Go Video - he bought the 1st one ages ago when they cost a fortune and were quite unique. Have wanted one for years and finally the price is within reach.

I have had this VCR for a few years now without any problems. In response to the previous review, The reason you cannot watch recordings clearly on other VCR's is that you have to make sure that the "other" VCR has the same SP/SLP modes. If you are trying to watch a video that you taped in SLP on another vcr that only plays and records in SP then you are going to have trouble viewing it clearly on anything other than a VCR that can handle various play and record modes.

As a cable-box user, I had a major problem with the recorder. The ads fail to mention that if you're using a cable box, you cannot record one program and watch another program at the same time. It has to do with using only a single tuner. I only found this out after contacting the company directly. By the way, the 800 number is worthless. They never return your calls. However, they do respond to emails, fairly promptly. The other features work well, which prompts my 3 stars.

I've had this VCR for about 10 years and it still works like a charm!! My main uses for it have been as a reciever for surround-sound, to make and copy tapes and to watch tapes. I've never really gotten into the more technical stuff, but what it CAN do is amazing!! Since I've bought it, DVD's have taken over, but there is seemingly always a need to have a VCR.....I have several tapes that are just NOT available on DVD. So if ya gotta have a VCR, this is the way to go!!

There is a secret to copying "real" tapes.....all you have to do is use a piece of tape to cover the notch in the videotape. To figure it out, look at a recordable tape while looking at the "real" tape, you'll notice the difference. On a recordable tape, there is a plastic piece that you can pop off to make the tape un-recordable (so as not to accidentally tape over it or whatever). "Real" tapes have this same notch. Just cover it with tape and the VCR will then recognize it as a recordable tape. This works for most tapes, but not all. There are some that apparently have another form of protection.

This really isn't the worst product I've ever gotten, but it has it's annoyances. My primary VCR tapes in LP, which I use frequently. However, trying to dub a tape in LP is horrible. If you put it in SP, it has this horrid red tint across the entire picture. If you put it in SLP (like the manuel suggests), it's almost unwatchable. And it also does not do well with SLP programs that either came from another VCR or are rather old. SP to SP is perfect though. I've also cut the ends of programs I'm dubbing off after pausing the tape to edit out commercials because the tape goes back 3-5 seconds. But it has come in quite handy and is easier than trying to hook up two VCRs together.