RCA DRC8060N DVD Recorder with Commercial Advance

by RCA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 15 x 19.4 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0009IO6NK
• Item model number: DRC8060N
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,782 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

RCA/Thompson (DRC8060N) DVD Recorder

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent DVD recorder, January 1, 2006

By 

V. Simeonov (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA DRC8060N DVD Recorder with Commercial Advance (Electronics)

I have been using the RCA DRC8060N for about 8 months. After hundreds of hours of recording (including the entire 2006 FIFA World Cup), I am convinced that the overall quality, versatility and value of this DVD recorder are very good. The following are the pros and cons of purchasing it:

PROS:
- Excellent quality of recording on the 1-, 2- and 4-hour settings. The 6- and 8-hour recordings are a bit fuzzy but this is understandable. The manual gives a list of disk brands that RCA recommends. Stick with Philips or Sony for best quality.
- Ability to record on double-layer disks, which essentially doubles the recording capacity.
- Full complement of connectivity options - HDMI, component, S-video, composite, coaxial. I use S-video from the satellite receiver to the DVD recorder and again S-video from the DVD recorder to the TV. As an option, the S-video is below HDMI and component, yet the picture from DVDs or live TV is perfect. The unit also has both analog and digital audio outs.
- A typical RCA product in the sense that it can be used as the centerpiece of a home entertainment system, all components of which can be interconnected.
- Also a typical RCA product for its clean and utilitarian styling. If you want a DVD recorder that is lit like a Christmas tree, you are better off with a Sony, Panasonic or Toshiba at a 30% premium. The better quality myths are just that since all electronics companies manufacture their products in the same cheap labour markets.
- Straightforward controls and overall ease of use. If you know how to use a VCR then you already know how to use it.
- Comprehensive but not technically overwhelming manual.
- Uncluttered remote, which has been truly universal for my entire system, down to the punch-through control of the surround sound receiver/amplifier.
- Upconverts 480p input (i.e. DVD) to a choice of 720p or 1080i output. Late-model TVs can do that but my preference is that the upconversion to the native resolution of the television set is done by the DVD player.

CONS:
- The DVD recorder emits some noise and heat, a lot like a DVD drive of a PC. The levels, however, are too low to cause an inconvenience.
- Cannot delete a chapter (or some of the chapters) of a recorded title. Such a feature would have been very helpful in deleting commercials from a recording, in order to save some space on +RW disks.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work as represented, October 23, 2006

By 

Ellen Mayer "PASSITON" (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA DRC8060N DVD Recorder with Commercial Advance (Electronics)

What a rip off. Unreliable:schedule a program to be recorded and don't count on it; moreover, when that happens the DVD becomes unusable for future recording. The so-called commercial advance NEVER worked on any of the recordings that I was able to make; and, yes, it was properly set up to do that. The whole unit "seized up" 2 or 3 times, when I had to unplug and then set up again (fortunately their were instructions for that "possibility"). Consequently, I have a machine that effectively functions only as a DVD player

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Commercial Advance, June 27, 2006

By 

MyPenName (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA DRC8060N DVD Recorder with Commercial Advance (Electronics)

+ Commercial advance works great

+ Had no problems with DVD+R media

- Was able to record only once on +RW, but would not finalize nor playback.

- Fast forward if painfully slow. Maybe 4x max. or you can manually skip forward 30 seconds with a button. But press the button very often.