Samsung DVD-VR375/DVD-VR375A Tunerless DVD Recorder VHS Combo

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 16.9 x 3.1 inches ; 9.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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: B001TK3D40
• Item model number: DVD-VR375A
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,265 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #17 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > DVD-VCR Combos

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Samsung DVD-VR375A recorder has selectable up-conversion to 1080p, delivering crisp, distinct pictures and high-quality sound. A JPEG photo album helps you capture still images of your favorite shots, and keep them organized in one place. One-touch live recording allows you to instantly capture whatever comes on, so you never miss a moment.

Product Description

This versatile unit records both DVD discs and VHS tapes, delivering crisp pictures and high-quality sound. Transition those VHS family videos to DVD. Samsung's DVD-VR375 provides up-conversion to 1080p and an easy recording feature to help you immediately master the process.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

210 of 219 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best copier, May 19, 2009

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M. Bruzgulis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-VR375/DVD-VR375A Tunerless DVD Recorder VHS Combo (Electronics)

We were looking for a VHS / DVD player recorder that would enable us to copy our family's vacations and the childres lives as they grew from our VHS taped onto DVD's. Samsung gave us the opportunity to do just that. We now have a collection of disc's that our whole family can enjoy for years. This machine performes beautifully. it's also possable to copy VHS tapes from DVD disc. What more could we ask for.

78 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Inexpensive Recorder, June 24, 2009

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J. M. Bryant "Jim B." (Irving, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung DVD-VR375/DVD-VR375A Tunerless DVD Recorder VHS Combo (Electronics)

Since there are few to no choices in reasonably priced DVD/VCR recorders containing an ATSC digital tuner, I purchased three of these Samsung DVD-VR375 recorders and matched them to three Channel Master digital converter boxes.

I bought them expressly to record over the air TV programs on DVDRWs so that I could record programs for my wife. I already was using two Magnavox units for this purpose and had a group of dedicated DVD+RWs which allowed me to record, erase and re-record more programming.

I was disappointed to find that the preferred disk for these Samsungs are DVD-RW blanks which required setting up another group of formatted disks. For my purposes, they had to be formatted in the Video(V) format. There is a VR format used for data and/or other purposes.

I find that they do a credible job of recording my DVDs (I didn't buy them for the VCR recording function) as long as you limit the recording time to two hours. Any time beyond the two hours and the resolution gets really soft. On the other hand, recording an HD program, then playing it back using the HDMI outputs to the TV so that it takes advantage of the unit's upscaling capability results in a very good looking picture though no DVD, regardless of how recorded, will record actual HD.

Since my recording needs are pretty basic, the setup and use was pretty much intuitive which is good because the User Manual could use a good rewrite. Some of the more advanced capabilities of these units including non-video uses would require careful reading of the user manual.

One other negative is that, after a recording has been viewed and is ready to be erased, it is a two-step manual operation which is not clearly explained in the User Manual. I have all units preset to finalize the recordings upon completion since they will always be played in another player-only machine. To get it ready to re-record, you must manually unfinalize the disk and then manually erase the titles.

All in all, though not perfect, they do record as well as one should expect from a budget recorder and, so far, after learning the correct procedures, have worked reliably. The only mishaps have been user induced.

Jim B.

155 of 166 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Better Buy It With a Warranty, June 7, 2009

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M.W. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung DVD-VR375/DVD-VR375A Tunerless DVD Recorder VHS Combo (Electronics)

I loved my DVD Recorder when I got it home and set it up. I recorded some VHS tapes to DVD with absolutely no issues. And the picture quality was GREAT (and I LOVED the HDMI cable set-up option)! But, suddenly, you cannot see the picture on the VHS tapes...you can hear sound, but no pictures. I called Samsung (I didn't buy a warranty with the machine...unfortunately!) and they were very nice. They extended my included labor warranty (it was still under warranty for parts) and sent me a packing lable to ship it back to them, which I did. It was returned to me in a couple of weeks, and wouldn't you know? The stupid VHS picture goes out AGAIN! I hadn't watched five minutes of a tape when the picture disappeared! I call Samsung, again, and they send me another shipping label (I had to ask for it this time...there were no more offers from their Customer Service Reps. When I told them that the machine was broken again, already, they actually asked ME what I wanted THEM to do!). I mail it off, and get it back three weeks later. Again the stupid thing dies (it made it through one video, this time). The DVD portion of the machine still works great...but if I had have wanted a DVD Player, I would have bought one, and at a MUCH cheaper price! I cannot get a hold of Samsung, now, but I say: Buyer Beware! Do NOT trust Samsung's products to be high quality and do NOT expect them to stand by them when they die! Buy a warranty with their products or buy some other brand!