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Zenith XBV442 Progressive-Scan DVD/VCR Combo

by Zenith
3.3 out of 5 stars 22 customer reviews
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  • Plays DVD-Video, CD, MP3/WMA (CD-R/CD-RW), JPEG CD, and VHS cassettes; onscreen MP3 file and folder navigation simplifies track access
  • Coaxial and optical digital audio outputs route Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround sound to a compatible A/V receiver
  • Component-video, composite-video, S-video terminals and RF output
  • Hi-fi stereo VHS performance with 19-micron video heads for clear recordings in EP mode
  • Measures 16.9 x 3.8 x 11.5 inches (W x H x D)
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  • Brand Name: Zenith
  • Model Number: XBV442

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Technical Details

Brand Name Zenith
Item Weight 11.8 pounds
Product Dimensions 10.2 x 3.1 x 16.9 inches
Item model number XBV442

Additional Information

ASIN B00023CFC6
Customer Reviews
3.3 out of 5 stars 22 customer reviews

3.3 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #50,396 in Home Theater (See top 100)
#39 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > DVD-VCR Combos
#50 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > VCRs
#407 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > DVD Players & Recorders
Shipping Weight 11.8 pounds
Domestic Shipping This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
International Shipping This item is not eligible for international shipping. Learn More
Date First Available April 21, 2004

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5.0 out of 5 starsNot bad.Not bad at all Zenith....
By Bad Willow on December 2, 2004
During late November 2004,I looked at all the major brands for a combo.I looked at Panasonic,Sony,Toshiba,JVC,Samsung and Magnavox to name a few.The horror stories I read on Amazon.com were not kind.At that point,I decided to take a chance on this model by Zenith.I knew Zenith made great TV's so I gave them a try.Glad I did.As long as it did what the company said it could do I was happy.It has ALL of the latest features and a really good picture.
On the vcr side,after dealing with "high speed rewind/fast forward" for three years,it was refreshing to see things slowed back down to normal.

Altogether I would highly recommend this one.It's well built,setting it up is exactly like hooking up a VCR.
Not bad.Not bad at all Zenith...
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat for the price
By Kolbasik on January 14, 2005
I bought this DVD/VCR after painful 3 weeks of exhaustive research on Amazon, Circuitcity.com and Epinions.com. It seemed like there is no perfect candidate as far as combos are concerned, but this model was the highest rated among the alternatives.

Don't fool yourself, though. Keep in mind that you are buying a piece of high-tech video equipment for under $100. The first one I bought had defective sound performance, whereas one channel made a cracking noise. I wasn't shocked or awfully upset for reasons above. I took it back to the store and got it exchanged. So far, I am happy with its performance and quality of both DVD and VCR components. Sony's and Hitachi's are twice as expensive, but based on the reviews I read they are not worth even half of their prices.

Pros:

- Reasoanable features, some hot-buttons available on the remote

- Nothing super-fancy that always confuses housewifes and teenagers (I am pretty tech-savvy, but I get frustrated with too many options and buttons)

- Quality of playback and recording

- Price

Cons:

- Fast-forward and rewind are slower on VCR than I would desire.

- The most upsetting drawback: the "universal" remote only works with certain models of TV's (LG, Goldstar, Zenith and two or three others). You would think, for the 21st century technology, it will at least be compatible with Panasonic or Sony. Now I have to have a second remote (my TV remote) to adjust volume and other TV options, something I hate and don't use anywhere else in the house.

Still, I would give it an "A", or 5 stars, for the value.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat once you get a working one!
By L. Wimberley VINE VOICE on February 27, 2005
I spent a good few days doing research on DVD/VCR combos on amazon.com since so many people seem to have problems with Sony and Panasonic models. I found the Zenith model seemed to have the least number of bad reviews so I went to Circuit City and bought it (for the same price as Amazon had it, but this way I could forgo shipping costs)

That being said, I got home and hoooked it all up... and had the SAME exact problem as Kolbasik wrote abought a few entries below. The one sound channel made a horrible crackling noise. Obviously this a fault in production. Yes, it played the audio, but theres was high pitched static throughout it. So, it was another trip to Circuit City and I exchanged it.

What I did notice, however, is the model I had with the audio problem was manufactured in August of 2004. The working model I was given as an exchange was manfuactured in Spetember of 2004, so maybe whatever flaw in the audio was fixed? You can't find out when it was made unless you open up the box and look at the back of the unit itself, but it's something to think about.

As for the working DVD/VCR player itself, it works great! The only qualm I have is that it does not automatically format DVDs at times. If you are watching a 16:9 widescreen format, it will sometimes leave it at full screen or at the wrong format of 2.35:1 which will either make everything squished or everything stretched out looking. Not a huge issue since you can easily go into the menu and change the screen format, but I just find it a little odd it doesn't do it automatically from time to time like my old DVD player did.

The video quality is excellent, and the same goes for the audio.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsvery bad experience
By T. Li on February 28, 2005
The first one I bought had a static noise on the dvd player, So I brought it back to bestbuy, and changed a new one. After a month, the VHS part is broken --- not exactly broken, but blurred badly, on every tape, even brand new one -- Then the picture disappeared on the dvd player, I can only hear the voice ( the voice is great), but no picture anymore. I tried to call Zenith ( bestbuy won't take care of it anymore, because I bought it over a month) 2 times, everytime after 20 minutes waiting, I was asked to leave telephone number and expecting them to call back, of course, no one called back. I decided just throw it away and buy a no-Zenith brand.
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2.0 out of 5 starsFixing the audio static
By T. M. McComb on August 22, 2005
Someone was kind enough to add a note under a similar product (the XBV443) that if you use the remote control (instead of the front panel) to do the on/off and play, the audio static disappears. This turned out to be completely correct, and fixed the loud static I was getting on the left channel.

That said, while this is a "satisfactory" solution, having this problem at all on a new player seems rather ridiculous. Anyway, I mainly wanted to post about the fix, since I'm sure any of you with audio problems are as frustrated as I was. (And we're not talking subtle here... it's as loud as the signal.)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

as described

Published 11 days ago by gubb
5.0 out of 5 starsGREAT - Still works after 4 yrs

I decided on writing this review after I needed a replacement for the remote. Well my son finally wrecked the remote and after about 1 yr of his direct use it still functions... Read more

Published on October 6, 2008 by Kenny
2.0 out of 5 starsits good except for one thing

this is really a good DVD/VCR player combo but the thing is. it made my dvd skipped. but that was only one DVD/VCR the other ones my relatives had doesnt make them skip? Read more

Published on March 18, 2007 by Seifer
2.0 out of 5 starsDVD crashed!

Bought this to save space, it ended up taking up space in the garage and being useless after less than a year. Read more

Published on January 14, 2007 by P. S
2.0 out of 5 starsLimited life span

Bought this a year ago, Barely used it. And then it just stopped working...

try something else!

Published on December 12, 2006 by Daisy Chainsaw
3.0 out of 5 starsFine 2/3 of the time

Bought this in late 2004.

I experience the static problem about every third time I use it. My fix is to turn the unit off and on, and the machine operates normally. Read more

Published on January 23, 2006 by Daniel Limbach
1.0 out of 5 starsShould have listened to the bad reviews...

This VCR/DVD really is a bad one. I read mixed reviews on Circuit City's website, but still went ahead and bought it b/c the price was low and it was for my kids' playroom. Read more

Published on December 24, 2005 by M. Wilson
1.0 out of 5 starsMore VHS Problems Here, Too!!!

As several others here have mentioned, we've had our combo unit less than one year. Received it as a Christmas gift last year and then in October the VCR portion broke. Read more

Published on November 28, 2005 by Chaseman
2.0 out of 5 starsGreat when it works, not so much otherwise

Last December I bought two of these combos: one for myself and one for my girlfriend. We both needed something with a coax output, and this was the only combo I could find that... Read more

Published on November 26, 2005 by Lee Gaiteri
4.0 out of 5 starsA decent Combo

I bought the unit 6 month ago and I am quite pelased with overall performance.

I like the fact that it has an analog stereo output (handy when converting VHS tapes to a... Read more

Published on August 22, 2005 by Oso77

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