Samsung DVD-V8500 DVD/VCR Combo

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18 x 9.4 x 3 inches ; 7.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009A2L4Y
• Item model number: DVD-V8500
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,394 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #100 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > DVD-VCR Combos

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Samsung DVD-V8500 combo unit lets you enjoy both your VHS and DVD libraries with one component. The hi-fi VCR offers MTS decoding, four video heads, three VHS recording settings (SP, SLP, and auto), auto tracking adjustment, and quasi S-VHS playback. The DVD-V8500 also offers a wide spectrum of playback formats, including DVD movie, CD audio, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, and JPEG. Additionally, you can view photos directly from your digital camera's memory card with the multi-format card slot on the front of the unit, which is compatible with Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, SmartMedia, Multimedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), CompactFlash, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card, and miniSD. It also includes front-panel AV inputs, enabling you to connect a digital video camcorder for easy recording to VHS tape.

The DVD-V8500 also offers 10-bit 54-MHz DAC 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 (480i/480p for DVD only). 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)

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

Product Description

Samsung has added to their best-in-class Combo line with DVD-V8500 player. The DVD-V8500 also supports a 10-in-2 multi-card reader for digital photo viewing that accepts virtually every popular format of memory card, including SD, Compact Flash, Mini SD, XD, MMC, Smart Media, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro. EZ View Letter Box Eliminator enables the elimination of the black letterbox bars of 4:3 TV screens with the push of a button on the remote control.Progressive Scan Output allows superior non-interlaced images to be sent to the latest Digital Television receivers. The smooth, 480P progressive scan image eliminates blur or distortion, bringing new realism to DVD Movies and DVD video selections. DVD Player and 4 Head HiFi VCR 10-in-2 Multi Card Interface Slot: 10-in-2 Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Smart Media, Multi Media, Secure Digital Card, Compact Flash, Micro Drive, XD Picture Card, Mini SD, Memory Stick Duo 82mm Slim Design 4 Head HiFi VCR Front A/V Input Supports WMA, MP3 Picture CD and JPEG View

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

82 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice for a combo, July 13, 2005

By 

J. Flick "flickbeast" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-V8500 DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

I was looking for a good DVD player, but am still holding on to the VCR idea and love my tape collection. I know for the hardcore DVD viewer, this would not be considered, but was great for me. The instruction manual is easy to use. Installation was easy. However, in order to hook it up to an HDTV, you need an extra set of cables (not included). The remote is easy to use. I am unable to set this up to my cable remote, as the codes I entered did not work. No big deal, the Samsung remote is easy to use. I would recommend this model to anyone buying a VCR/DVD combo.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sounds great, but VCR doesn't work as advertised, October 28, 2005

By 

Mr Triscuit (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Samsung DVD-V8500 DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

I thought my unit was broken when I first
hooked it up, because switched to VCR it still
showed the "blue greeter" screen for DVD. I
heard somebody else had this experience with
the S-Video, so I tried Composite Video
(yellow RCA) - same story. Only when I
hooked up the RF-out jack (yuck!) could I
see the VCR video. Oddly, I could hear
the audio on Line-Out, I just couldn't use
either of the Video jacks for Line-Out. I
thought my unit might be broken, so I
called their customer support.

After hanging up on me several times, they
eventually said you can only view the VCR
on RF-out. Since I have Tivo, I don't need
to hook up my Cable to the VCR - I just want
to watch tapes. So my cable is already
hooked up to my TV/Tivo. I could hook up
the RF-out to a 2nd RF-in on my TV, but who
wants to switch back and forth between
RF-in jacks on my TV, and maybe leave it
in the wrong state and mess up a Tivo
recording? Time to send it back. Note the
User manual mentions nothing of this. It
makes it sound like S-Video should work for
everything.

I'm still not certain my unit isn't simply broken or
misconfigured. Why would Line Out switch the Audio
if it can't supply the video?

But their Tech Support won't listen or help, and tells me this
is how it's supposed to work. Sheesh.

If somebody has a different experience, please share it, because
if it actually *worked* I'd give this unit 5 stars.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Samsung DVD-V8500 DVD/VCR Combo, September 23, 2005

By 

Q. Campbell "Herbal Books & Technology" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-V8500 DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

The best feature is the ability to plug your memory card in and view all those digital pictures! I have been shopping for a long time, reviewing Consumer Reports, Amazon, Epinions.com, etc. Like many, we have a plethora of old VCR tapes or camcorder tapes that need a VC player. Setup is easy, batteries for the remote included and color coded cables too. You may want to pick up a S cable. Codes are included to make this remote work on your TV. In our setup we have a cable tv, dvd recorder and now this beauty!