Samsung DVD-V3650 Progressive Scan DVD/VCR Combo

by Samsung

Product Details

Product Manual [2.51mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 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: B0000AXKBL
• Item model number: DVDV3650
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,294 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Samsung's slim, stylish, titanium-finished DVD-V3650 DVD/VCR combo is perfect for all your favorite movies and music. It features VHS recording and playback, high-end component-video DVD outputs, built-in MP3/WMA decoding, and compatibility with JPEG image CDs and Kodak Picture CDs so you can enjoy a slideshow of your digital pictures right on your television. This model also includes front-panel audio/video inputs to facilitate hookup with a camcorder or gaming console.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DVD-V3650 stands ready to deliver the full potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

The VCR delivers digital auto tracking, hi-fi stereo sound, and quasi-S-VHS (SQPB) playback, which lets you view S-VHS cassettes--normally only playable on high-end S-VHS machines--in standard VHS resolution. A handy feature called Jet Picture Search maintains a clear image while whizzing through tapes at seven times normal speed for SP tapes and 21 times normal speed with SLP recordings. Intro scan, meanwhile, locates the start of each separate recording on a tape and plays the first five seconds before fast-forwarding to the next start point. This handy feature simplifies the process of assessing and labeling unmarked tapes (admit it: you have several, at least).

Top-of-the-line component-video outputs (for DVD only) help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring DVD compatibility with nearly any television. The VCR output is composite-video and RF only. A set of left/right analog-audio outputs for both DVD and VCR components channels audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound DVD signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio output for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver.

Another handy feature is EZ View letterbox eliminator, which lets you enjoy full-screen pictures on 4:3 aspect-ratio TVs--even when you're watching widescreen DVDs.

What's in the Box
DVD/VCR combo unit, IR remote control, two AA batteries, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, and warranty information.

Product Description

plays DVD-Video, DVD-R & DVD-RW, and DVD+R & DVD+RW * plays CD, CD-R & CD-RW, MP3 & WMA encoded CD-R & CD-RW * plays digital photo CDs (JPEG) * 27MHz/10-bit video D/A converter * selectable interlaced/progressive-scan component video output(progressive scan requires an HD-compatible TV) * optical and coaxial digital outputs for Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM * composite video out for DVD/VCR; S-video & component video for DVD only * 3D Sound for enhanced 2-speaker sound * designed for use with "Region 1" coded DVDs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

185 of 188 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very impressive all-in-one product, October 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung DVD-V3650 Progressive Scan DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

I received the Samsung V-3650 "One Unit Solution" two months ago as a gift after my old VCR was finally retired. I wanted to hold off on a review until I was able to use the unit for a while, to really know what it can do. I must say that overall, I am very impressed -- the V-3650 is a versatile, feature packed product. As far as the DVD player, it is very solid, with good picture quality and some great features, including a one-touch adjustment of the screen to match your current TV. The on-screen displays are also very good, and they are interactive (i.e. you can pull up a display that shows which track you are on and the time spent on the DVD, and can then highlight each item and manually adjust it).

The VCR is equally impressive. Picture quality is good, and the menus for it, along with some of the features (such as a tape position display) make it very complete.

Overall, I am very pleased with it. It has component and coaxial outputs, and is a progressive scan unit. Some little features make the difference, as well -- I was surprised to even see that it can detect the channel AND television program when using its tuner. My only disappointment is that the VCR only has a one-month timer, but this will be enough for most users. I would recommend the V-3650 to anyone that needs a nicely- designed, one-stop unit for all media needs (it also plays picture disks, CDs, and MP3 disks). Very well done.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, stylish product, but could be better, December 12, 2003

By 

M. Kim (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-V3650 Progressive Scan DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

I just bought this DVD/VCR player since it was onsale. I actually paid about the same price at Bestbuy. The first unit I bought I returned because the VCR made a little buzzing noise when playing a video. Then, I realized that my second unit made the same amount of noise. So, I had to put the DVD/VCR unit in my stand rather than on top of my tv. This reduced the amount of noise I hear from the VCR. Anyways, the DVD player is excellent and shows great pictures. If you use this product for recording at night in your bedroom, don't buy it. But if you use it to watch mostly DVDs and the occasional video, then it's not a bad deal for a decent product.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Samsung DVD-V3650 Suits Us., April 27, 2004

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shak0569 (Gilbert, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung DVD-V3650 Progressive Scan DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

I'm glad I didn't listen to most of the reviews here. If you are just a normal person who isn't expecting to get a $600 Combo Unit for this price, you'll love it.

I purchased a Panasonic Home Theatre system 3 years ago and have had nothing but problems with it. It got so bad, in fact, that we needed to buy a new DVD player because the Panasonic would only recognize ANY DVD about 25% of the time.

Enter the Samsung DVD-V3650. We had an old Phillips/Mag VCR which had its nasty quirks, too. It made sense to get one unit.

I don't care much for the Samsung DVD-V3650's color. But that's not the important thing. I digress. We thought our TV was giving us "Wavy refresh rate things" going up and down our screen, but found with the new Samsung DVD-V3650 we no longer had them.

I like the fact that it has digital audio out jacks (optical and component). When I record a show, I like that I have a 30 second FFW button. I like that I can record and watch a DVD at the same time. Easy set up, yet pretty thorough.

We are very happy with this Samsung. My first with this company.