Samsung DVD-TR520 Dual Drive DVD Recorder

by Samsung

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009A2LQC
• Item model number: DVD-TR520
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,463 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Samsung's DVD-TR520 dual-tray DVD recorder is a great way to share recorded memories with friends or family. With two DVD trays, the DVD-TR520 allows users to copy non-copy-protected material directly from disc to disc. With 4x to 8x speed copy, two hours of content can be copied in as little as 30 minutes, while the digital-to-digital interface ensures superb, high-picture quality every time. The DVD-TR520 records onto either DVD-RAM or DVD-R/RW discs, and it provides a front panel composite AV input as well as Firewire (IEEE 1394) port for connecting a digital video camcorder to the unit for recording directly to disc. It's also compatible with playback of CD-R/RW discs with MP3 and JPEG digital content.

You'll be able to record up to 16-hours of video with a double sided 9.4 GB DVD-RAM disc, and up to 8-hours of images with a 4.7 GB DVD-RAM/-RW/-R disc (depending on the recording mode). You can set your recorder to one of four different recording speeds, each varying in recording quality and length. EP (6 or 8 hour) mode yields the most recording time, LP and SP modes provide less recording time with higher quality recording (between 2 and 4 hours), and XP mode gives you the highest quality recording. If FR mode is selected, the video quality is adjusted automatically so that all video for the scheduled time can be recorded onto the free disc space. Recording features include an auto chapter creator and one-touch direct copy button (for disc to disc recording).

The DVD-TR520 also offers 10-bit 54-MHz DAC and 2D Y/C separating circuitry for high-quality video recording and playback. It provides optical and coaxial digital audio outputs for Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel surround sound, as well as a selectable progressive-scan mode for smoother video with HD-compatible TVs via the component video output. It also offers the following video connections:

• Composite AV (RCA) In: 2
• Composite AV (RCA) Out: 1
• S-Video Out: 1
• RF: input and output (tuner pass through only)

Note: This DVD player is designed to play "Region 1" pre-recorded DVDs only, and internal dubbing of copy-protected DVDs is not possible.

What's in the Box
DVD player/recorder, remote control (with batteries), power cable, AV cable, printed operating instructions

Product Description

Samsung's DVD-TR520 is a powerful new dual-DVD recorder for consumers who want a way to easily share recorded memories with friends or family. With two DVD trays, the DVD-TR520 allows users to copy directly from disc to disc. With 4x - 8x speed copy, two hours of content can be copied in as little as 30 minutes, while the digital-to-digital interface ensures superb, high-picture quality every time. A simple, uncomplicated design lets copies be made literally at the push of a button. This twin-tray recorder is also a top-flight multi-DVD player as well, allowing discs to be played back from either tray. Unit Dimensions - Height 1.1 x Width 7.9 x Depth 5.5 inches

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as it should be, February 20, 2007

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Brett Edward Sherman (Mount Rainier, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-TR520 Dual Drive DVD Recorder (Electronics)

I was hoping to get both a DVD recorder and a DVD duplicator in one. It works okay as a recorder, but it's not a very good duplicator. I've found it doesn't duplicate reliably. About 5% of the time the duplicated discs will not play, especially if the disc is full. It's not the media, since the same media works perfectly on my 3 to 1 tower duplicator. It's better to get a cheaper DVD recorder and a tower duplicator. You can get both for about the same price or slightly more than this DVD recorder.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Response to customer review, December 23, 2007

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Renee Wilson (Upper Marlboro, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-TR520 Dual Drive DVD Recorder (Electronics)

The customer review for SAMSUNG DVD-TR520 DUAL DRIVE DVD RECORDER was very helpful in me determining whether to buy one. I was contemplating on buying a dual drive recorder for the purpose of recording DVD to DVD until I read his/her review. As I read the technical portion of it that this recorder only plays back Region 1, that may be the problem why the copy version does not play. If it copies from a region free DVR & it only records & play back on a Region 1 version, that could be the problem. I had that problem with my portable DVD player. In my research I found that I recorded from a region free disk but my portable recorder would only play back for Region 1 disk. I then had to buy a region free portable DVD player so I could play my recorded DVRs. Thanks to the customer review. Renee W.