Customer Reviews

Toshiba D-VR5 DVD Player/Recorder with VCR

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This unit has so many features it will take me a month to try them all. The most noticeable feature so far is ease of use. Transfer from VHS tape to DVD requires only a few inputs on the remote, the same is true to tranfer digital camera video onto DVD. This is still a new unit for me but I'm very impressed. Recording a tv show is straight forward and to be expected from any recorder so rest assured it works well as a basic recorder.

I know it's typical of many electronics to come with little or no documentation, but the Toshiba manual that comes with this unit is fairly pitiful.

One warning: it won't allow you to monitor the dubbing process if you use an HDMI cable to connect this DVR to your TV. Switching in and out of HDMI mode is laborious and just an issue of bad design. I havent figured out a workaround yet but I'm sure I'll find one eventually.

I also respectfully disagree that the dubbing and recording process are easy and instinctive. This is a good unit once I spent a long weekend figuring out how to make it do what it says.

EXACTLY what I was NEEDED! This is no toy! There seems to be some negative
comments due to the Lag-Time between the time that you turn on the recorder,
and when it opens the tray: --- Patience, Grasshopper! --- this machine does so
much more!

IT'S A COMPUTER! Allow it to go through it's boot-up process, after which the
responses are just as fast as any other DVD Player It's a tool, you need to read
the manual throughly but once you understand the concept, it's very simple.
AT LAST! I can transfer my MASSIVE VHS Library! Unfortunately some had al-
ready begun to degrade. BACK & FORTH!!!! Far Out! VHS to DVD & Vice Versa!

Aside from the ability to handle the newest blank media (includ. RAM & DOUBLE
SIDED Disks) the best part is being able to record off my TV! It's every bit as easy
to record multiple 5 minute segments of a newsreel, or a 6 hour congressional
meeting at the touch of a button as it had been on my old VCR.

TV, VCR, Now DVD-R <--- All TOSHIBA! ;) I just keep coming back!

Tried both watching DVDs and transferring from VHS to DVD. Player worked extremely well in both instances. However, I must agree with earlier reviews that instruction manual could be clearer and more user-friendly. Hookup was easy for me because I just transferred cables from old one to new one but I would have hated for this to be my first one and have to rely on manual.

This DVD player works pretty well with a couple of exceptions. I bought it because I wanted to have a player/recorder that could read any disc. It does read more media types than my other player, but not HD.

Also, one little annoying thing: it takes a good long time to get the disc tray to open after you turn it on...not sure why.

So if you don't mind waiting to load your disc and you don't need to play HD discs than this is a good machine.

Performs well in converting VHS format tapes to DVDs. Quality of picture in very good.

* Excellent turnaround on purchase Delivery!
* Simple setup!
* Excellent results so far!
* Priced right!!

This device is excellent for converting old home VCR tapes into DVD format

I wanted a dual purpose device with VCR and DVD capabilities. I especially wanted something that would record DVD's. I like the DVD features that are available. Personally, I am pleased with my purchase. The problem is getting my wife to fully utilize all of it's capabilites. She wants it very simple. She is just not into anything technical.

I bought this as a scratch and dent. It was fairly inexpensive, but I was worried it wouldn't work with the new digital changes coming up. Some feedback was that the instructions to install were difficult. Mine did not come with instructions, so I downloaded them off the web. I'm am totally technically challenged, but I CAN READ!! I had it hooked up in about 10 minutes (back and forth to the computer) We've had no problems with it, and if it doesn't work in 2009, OH, WELL!!!