Sylvania DVC860D DVD/VCR Combo

by Sylvania

Product Details

Product Manual [638kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 17.1 x 3.9 inches ; 8.2 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: B00008N6XN
• Item model number: DVC860D
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,714 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The DVC860D offers VHS recording and playback as well as the quality and convenience of DVD. From one compact device movies and music are available, including MP3s burned to CDs. A camcorder or gaming console plugs right into the unit's front panel for hassle-free connections. DVD features include Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel digital output, TruSurround simulated surround sound, 2x and 4x zoom, search speeds up to 60x, bookmarking, parental lock, and program and resume play.

The VCR's four-head design ensures smooth slow-motion play (forward and reverse) and clear still-frame images, and the unit records and plays back stereo audio in hi-fi sound. Nineteen-micron heads deliver the clearest possible picture when recording or viewing in EP (extended-play) mode. The VCR also offers an auto-set 181-channel tuner, quasi S-VHS playback (plays but does not record S-VHS tapes), digital tracking, auto head cleaning, one year/seven-event programming, and index and time search.

Inputs and outputs include front and rear audio/video and an RF input for the VCR, combined DVD and VCR audio/video and RF outputs, and for the DVD player, component-video, S-video, and composite-video outputs, as well as one each stereo analog and coaxial digital-audio outputs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, October 31, 2003

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David Hassall (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sylvania DVC860D DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

With this machine you can't go wrong, 100 bucks get's you a VHS and DVD player and tons of other features. I personally love the MP3 playback on this system, no longer do I have to go to the trouble of connecting my laptop to my home entertainment center to play MP3's on surround sound.

Video playback and sound quality are just typical in comparison to other machines, it's nothing fancy nothing shabby. For 100 bucks though you can't ask for more.

This is a must for the movie and music lover on a budget!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Inexpensive Unit, January 7, 2004

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sylvania DVC860D DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

Well this is something new for me -- an electronics review -- but I just had to put in my two cents on this product. I ordered this DVD/VCR combo for the family for Christmas after our ten-year old VCR finally bit the dust. After reading a few glowing reviews and spending less money for this unit than I did ten years ago for the old VCR, I felt like I made a great buy. But shortly after placing the order, the negative reviews started popping up for this item, and I got nervous that I once again I let the penny-pincher in me make an unwise buying decision. Well now the holidays are over, the unit is set up and running and ... (drumroll please) ... it's great! Granted I don't play DVDs like I do CDs, but I have experienced no problems whatsoever. The picture quality is first-rate. It plays Disney and various other movies without problems, though I haven't tried DVD-Rs. The VCR provides high quality images on playback of taped TV-shows, and on our worn-out old kids-videos. It even will timer record on the VCR while the DVD is playing -- what a luxury! Sure it doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles, but at this price what do you expect! My old clunker VCR was cheap and it didn't have a lot of features either, and it outlasted my friends and families fancier units by years. Here's to the Sylvania following in its hallowed footsteps!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, December 6, 2003

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This review is from: Sylvania DVC860D DVD/VCR Combo (Electronics)

The Sylvania DVC860D is a great product and a great value. I have used my DVC860D for 9 months with absolutely no problems. The VHS Deck records and plays back with great quality. The DVD plays all the DVD disc formats that it states it will play. The customer who stated that it would not play all his DVD discs must be attempting to play a DVD-ROM disc recorded on a Panasonic DVD Recorder (DVD-ROM works fine, but Panasonic is the only brand DVD Player that will play the DVD-ROM format discs).