Sony SLV-D380P DVD/VCR Tunerless Progressive Scan DVD/VHS Combo Player

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 16.9 x 3.4 inches ; 7.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000NDO744
• Item model number: SLV-D380P
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (102 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,875 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #22 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > DVD-VCR Combos

Product Description

Sony's SLV-D380P simplifies your home theater by combining a VCR and DVD player, all in one component! Now you can enjoy your VHS tapes and DVD library using the same player. It's a full featured VCR allowing you to record your favorite shows, while watching a DVD. Auto clock and Audio/video Input recording makes archiving your favorite TV shows easy. Pop-in the VHS tape,turn on source component, press record, and voila! The front A/V inputs add convenience when you simply want to quickly view those newly recorded videos from your camcorder. The DVD player portion of the component plays standard DVDs, CDs, and MP3s. It has all the bells and whistles of a Sony DVD player like progressive output (480p), Precision Drive 3, Fast/Slow Playback with Sound and other features to ensure you only get the best audio and video quality. This combo DVD/VCR player is a must have for every home!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

129 of 134 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine product , reasonably priced, August 10, 2007

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George Woodward "gman0417" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony SLV-D380P DVD/VCR Tunerless Progressive Scan DVD/VHS Combo Player (Electronics)

I got this to replace my old dvd vcr combo. I wanted the multi read dvd player for my home made dvd's. As an added bonus it also reads jpeg disks. As to all the negative reviews, I read all of them found them to be without merit. Every complaint was that the vcr had no tuner. I have a satellite box and if I wish to tape programs I use the satellite to do so. However I have no need for this as I have a dvr with my satellite service. To those who objected to the absense of a tuner, why would you purchase this product not knowing what that meant? Besides, in 2009 when the broadcasters switch to digital, everyone will need a separate digital tuner anyway.

137 of 144 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent DVD player., August 31, 2007

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Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony SLV-D380P DVD/VCR Tunerless Progressive Scan DVD/VHS Combo Player (Electronics)

DVD players can be so unstable, hit and miss, unreliable and short-lived that the machine may be worth the price for that feature alone. It's played every disc and doesn't even stick. There are disappointments, however. This Sony unit's remote control will not operate my Sony TV, which was purchased two years ago. More aggravating is the jumpy picture on all of my commercial VHS tapes when I play them with the Sony. (Note that S-video out and component video out capabilities apply only to the DVD player, not the VHS half.) Fortunately, I've got a really cheap Sylvania VHS player that blows this one away, and by stacking the practically generic machine on top of the Sony combo player and employing three remote controls, I'm able to achieve the desired result for which this machine was manufactured.

Still, somehow it's just not the same.

[Later: One problem I've noticed with the DVD player is the rapid movement of the tray. On some occasions, it's closed so hard the DVD has become dislodged, forcing me to hold the tray back to prevent it from slamming shut.]

79 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great, but..., July 23, 2007

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Sishya (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony SLV-D380P DVD/VCR Tunerless Progressive Scan DVD/VHS Combo Player (Electronics)

Until DVR's are more uniform, we decided to replace our broken VCR with another. We do have cable, and at first were really impressed with the quality and quiet of this unit. HOWEVER...when we tried to play a tape we'd previously recorded on another machine, we found out that the Sony can't adjust the tracking for tapes recorded on other VCRs, if they were recorded in SLP, the fastest speed that uses the least tape. So our old movies are unplayable, and the only way to record on our older Panasonic to be able to play it on the Sony is to record in SP, thus getting only 2 hours on a 120 tape. Anything longer will be cut off. So forget about a movie or baseball game.
A very bad feature on a very good machine.