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Product Specifications
Technical Details
- Double-azimuth 4-head hi-fi VCR
- Easy recording via VCR Plus with C3 programming
- Auto clock-setting system
- Universal TV/VCR remote included
- Direct Satellite System (DSS) control
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Product Description
Amazon.com Review
Does reading a large manual simply to stop that annoying VCR clock from blinking "12:00" scare you? If so, you're not alone. We found salvation in the simplicity of the Toshiba M685 VCR, which contains a unique self-setting clock feature. Once connected to your local broadcast signal, the VCR can read a data stream in your signal that automatically sets the clock display.
Of course, this 4-head VCR does more than tell the time. The M685 displays a picture as sharp as other midpriced VCR models. Impatient viewers will appreciate the unusually quick fast-forward and rewind, which work at about 150 times the speed of real-time viewing. While some units tend to be fairly noisy during the fast-forward and rewind process, the M685 is exceptionally silent.
Still, the greatest strength of the M685 is in its simplicity. This model integrates VCR Plus with C3 programming, which allows you to record your favorite programming with relative ease. To use the feature, you enter in a PlusCode for your desired program. These are the numbers found printed within TV Guide's program listings. Cable and Direct Satellite System (DSS) users will appreciate the remote control, which is compatible with most cable and DSS set-top boxes. Other significant features include automatic digital tracking and front-panel audio-video input. In addition, the unit's on-screen setup guide supports multiple languages (English, Spanish, and French).
Pros:
- Simple clock-setting and programming features
- Compatible with most cable and DSS set-top boxes
- Good quality audio and video
Cons:
- No frame-advance or slow-motion feature
Product Description
M685; 4-Head, Hi-Fi, ProDrum, XDS, DBS Control, Dual A/V, Hi speed, VCR+C3
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Value,
By A Customer
This review is from: Toshiba M685 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR (Electronics)
I bought this VCR listening to all the wonderful things people have said about Toshibas VCR. They have special technology in all of their VCRs for better veiwing. Combined with monster cables this VCR produced crystal clear video and great Hi-Fi sound. I have one complaint, but a small one. On most other VCRs, if you leave a movie paused long enough, it will just stop the movie. On this VCR after that amount of time, it would just continue playing the movie. This problem is easy enough to cope with by pressing the stop button if you are going to be away for an extended period. Good Value, great buy. Remember, for the best audio/video buy monster cables to interconnect your TV to VCR.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
unimpressed, I am returning it!,
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This review is from: Toshiba M685 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR (Electronics)
With such excellent reviews of this VCR I did not expect any problems...unfortunatly I was wrong. The VCR boasts a cable box controller that is supposed to "bounce" off your walls to control the box. This feature did not work with my standard cable box unless the box teetered off the side so its sensor was directly over the VCRs sensor (whickh is placed on the left top corner of the VCR instead of the middle). The setup and program features are archaic and the remote buttons are awkwardly placed.
9 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An outstanding gadget,
By A Customer
This review is from: Toshiba M685 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR (Electronics)
The first VCR which truly communicates faultlessly with a DSS box. An amazing product.
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Important Information
Legal Disclaimer
CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission’s digital-television Web site at: www.dtv.gov.
CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission’s digital-television Web site at: www.dtv.gov.
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