| Brand Name: | Samsung |
| Color Name: | Black |
| Built In Decoders: | No |
Product Specifications
Technical Details
- Ultra-slim DVD player/recorder; measures 17 x 2.3 x 9.6 inches (WxHxD)
- Upconverts standard DVD 480p resolution to high-definition 720p and 1080i
- Records to DVD-R/RW discs; plays CD-R/RW discs and MP3, JPEG files; connects to video camcorders for easy editing/recording
- Connections: 1 component out, 1 composite out, 1 S-Video out, 1 Firewire in, 1 RF in, 1 RF out
- Digital optical and digital coaxial audio output for home theater surround sound
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Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Samsung's stylishly black DVD-R135 puts the power, quality, and convenience of digital video recording and playback at your fingertips. The stylish, slender component stands less than 2.5 inches tall but delivers everything from convenient DVD recording (write-once DVD-R and rewritable DVD-RW) to progressive-scan video and playback of MP3 music and JPEG digital-photo files. It's also an "upconverting" DVD player, which boosts the standard 480 lines of resolution from a DVD disc up to a high-def 1080i (interlaced) picture. This unit also offers CM (commercial) advance, enabling you to skip ads from recorded TV programming recorded.
A front-panel DV (FireWire IEEE 1394) input enables you to connect the family video camcorder and edit and record footage directly to a DVD disc--all via a single cable and without losing image quality. The EVQ (Enhanced Video Quality) feature provides sharper images and truer color reproduction for both movies and home videos. EVQ reduces pixel noise produced during digital signal processing, mitigates the cross color phenomenon occasionally produced by separation of Y & C signal.
You can program recording via the timer, or choose easy one-touch recording (initiating playback at 30 minutes and adding 30 minutes with each additional press of the button, up to the available disc time or 240 minutes, whichever is sooner). Chapters are created when you record your favorite TV show or video clips from a camcorder onto a DVD disc. The chapters are automatically created, which eliminates wasted time searching the whole DVD to find the right spot. Up to 99 titles can be recorded onto one disc. With the simple and easy edit function menu, you can delete, copy, rename, and lock, among other things. You can also create a playlist and edit video in a specific sequence.
It offers the following connection options:
- Composite video: 1 out
- S-Video: 1 out
- Component video: 1 out
- Firewire: 1 in
- RF: 1 in, 1 out
- Analog audio: 2 in, 2 out
- Coaxial digital audio: 1 out
- Optical digital audio: 1 out
Tech Talk
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
What's in the Box
DVD recorder/player, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions
Product Description
Samsung DVD-R135 DVD Recorder
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Bad,
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-R135 DVD Recorder (Electronics)
I bought this DVD Recorder mainly because it has the up conversion feature to be used with my 50" Plasma HDTV. I have read mixed articles about whether this works or not as it sounds like you are getting something for nothing with this feature. Well, I can say, it does work, but to a somewhat limited degree. You will not notice a great deal of difference, but any improvement is better particularly after you get accustomed to HD. You can up convert play backs to 480, 720p or 1080i. I have found the 1080i distorts the picture and over brightens bright areas with high contrast. I am happy with the 720p setting, though. It is also does very good job at 480, but a little better with the up converter set higher.
The second feature was it's recording capabilities. This was sort of an extra for me, but since it costs just a little bit more, it seemed nice to have recording capabilities. I was not disappointed with the recording features. In fact, I was somewhat surprised as the copy looked as good as the original. It records only in the DVD-R and RW formats. It does not record in the DVD+R mode, which has really not been a problem since both formats are well supported. The recording feature works like the old VCRs except the picture quality is 100 times better. You can use time recordings on DVD-RW discs and erase and record on them again. This format also allows some editing to remove and relocate material on the disc. There is an instant record feature that has no delay to start recording. The machine works well, is quiet and smooth. The playbacks have been flawless with no glitches so far. The style is pleasant, but not as refined as my previous DVD player. It appears to be a little cheaper built. It is also real light in weight and not conducive to believing there are high quality parts inside. But, hey, we will probably be giving it away before it wears out just as soon as the HD versions become more common. I have one major fault with this machine. As I have read, concerning many other DVD Recorders in this price range, the tuner is weak. In fact it interferes sometimes with my Plasma TV. I am on cable and some of the channels have herringbone interference when the DVD player is on and sometimes even when it is off. I cured this to some degree by using a booster splitter from Radio Shack instead of allowing the DVD player to split the signals. I almost returned this unit for this problem. Overall, I think it is a good purchase. The manual is well written, the control interface is very good, the remote is good, and the picture quality is above average. You may have to deal with the interference, but I solved mine with the powered splitter.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Quality,
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-R135 DVD Recorder (Electronics)
I purchased this product only with the purpose of recording my favorite tv shows, and I can say I am truly satisfied with it. The menus are really user-friendly, and the instructions are very simple and clear, so you just plug it in, configure a couple of features, and you're all set. I don't own an HD TV so I can't really comment on the picture quality, but I have to say, It really delivers for all the basic needs. I highly recommend the DVD-R 135.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed by Samsung,
This review is from: Samsung DVD-R135 DVD Recorder (Electronics)
This seemed like a great buy. And it was except for one big problem: A horrible buzzing in the audio whenever using the DVD recorder's tuner. This means anything I am watching on TV or recording has this ridiculous buzz. Switching back to the TV or VCR tuners, the buzz disappears. I called Samsung and wasted an hour listening to the "techs" read through their scripts trying to troubleshoot. They had NO idea what might be causing the apparent interference. Neither did anyone at Best Buy or Circuit City (then again, most of them can't even tell you the features of the products they are selling) Thinking I might have a defective recorder, I exchanged it for another one. Same problem. The buzz is almost as loud as the television audio.
It's too bad, because the other functions were perfect for my purposes. It made great copies of VHS tapes. And the HDMI up-conversion at 1080i looks great. The recorder looks nice, and a runs very quietly. But, I was forced to return it as I couldn't get any information on how to resolve the tuner issue. I bought a Panasonic DMR-ES25S instead, and it seems to work perfectly in everyway. Up-conversion, TV recording, VHS copies. It's not quite as quiet as the Samsung, but I am already used to it.
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CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission’s digital-television Web site at: www.dtv.gov.
CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission’s digital-television Web site at: www.dtv.gov.
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